General Requirements Of Good Quality Concrete

A good quality concrete must be strongest, thickest, workable and most economical when it's prepared. Following requirements should be considered to supply the simplest quality concrete:

• Use well graded, hard and sturdy aggregates.
• Use sufficient quantity of cement to realize required water tightness and strength.
• Mix the concrete thoroughly for recuperating homogeneity.
• Keep the water-cement ratio as minimum as possible.
• Compact the freshly placed concrete to get rid of air bubbles and voids.
• Cure the concrete properly a minimum of for 28 days.
• Maintain the concrete temperature above the melting point until it becomes hard enough.

If we fulfill all the above requirements then we will easily produce a quality concrete