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These bricks are made out of desert sand, but are as strong as concrete
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Cement sand substitute made directly from seawater, electricity and CO2
This strange white paste might not look like much, but it might help solve the sand shortage, while making the cement ...
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Ask the Builder: The secret trick to match brick mortar
The powdered cement and lime are the glue that holds the sand together and allows the mortar to bond to each brick (or concrete block, stone or other masonry unit). Common sense tells you if you ...
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What’s the Difference Between Concrete, Cement, Mortar and Asphalt?
Take out the crushed rock from concrete mix, leaving only sand and cement, and you have mortar. Masons use mortar to hold bricks and concrete blocks together. Tilers employ a type of mortar called ...