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{{Infobox Keyword | tag = concrete | name = Concrete}}
{{Software Database Keyword | tag = concrete | name = Concrete}}


An artificial stone made by mixing some cementing material with an [[aggregate]] composed of hard, inert particles of varying size. Usually the cementing material is [[Portland cement]], and the hard, inert particles are [[sand]] and [[broken stone]], water being added to make the [[cement]] active.
An artificial stone made by mixing some cementing material with an [[aggregate]] composed of hard, inert particles of varying size. Usually the cementing material is [[Portland cement]], and the hard, inert particles are [[sand]] and [[broken stone]], water being added to make the [[cement]] active.

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An artificial stone made by mixing some cementing material with an aggregate composed of hard, inert particles of varying size. Usually the cementing material is Portland cement, and the hard, inert particles are sand and broken stone, water being added to make the cement active.