Concrete imagination
Material for high-tech concrete is considered more from the heyday of ancient Rome, when it was discovered that adding volcanic ash makes it water-resistant. In addition, the Romans knew that the introduction of the structure of concrete structures horsehair adds great resistance to compression, and adding blood increases frost. At a later time, researchers have learned to make concrete for a variety of properties, for example, developed additives that give concrete structure conductivity. Our contemporaries is not sitting idly by. Their development differs, as a rule, high and sometimes eccentricity. Yes, American Bill Price of the University of Houston is very ambitious plans: he intends to create a transparent (or, to be exact, gauzy - look through it you can not) concrete. The idea first arose in the mind of Dr. Price, when he saw the architecture of the CPA concert hall, completely made of transparent materials, and thought over the possibility of real implementation. Needed technology that makes concrete transparent. According to a scientific idea is not so foolish as it seems at first sight. Concrete is a mixture of three components: a large part krupnochastichnoy mixture (eg, gravel), fewer melkochastichnoy mix (sand) and the connecting agent, or cement, to obtain solid composition. Therefore, theoretically creating transparent concrete must be very difficult when using plastic or glass particles of different sizes and of a transparent adhesive. For the second year Dr. Price experimenting with concrete, but until you reveal the secret, which is working ingredients. We know, however, that for strengthening structures learned to use the clear plastic fittings. Testing of initial samples showed that the structure of transparent concrete is no less traditional. Here are just a century oyit it will be long again in five more. The researcher hopes that a transparent concrete will soon be a reality. His imagination is drawn at home with windows of arbitrary shape in the bent walls, the city that shine from within. Discussing the idea with experts and other interested persons, Price notes that it makes them a fresh look at things, is unfeigned interest and enthusiasm. If the idea of transparent concrete was not a tremendous itself, the Doctor price would decide how, using the existing equipment and technology, mingle, and create a transparent transport concrete. However, the possibility of new material is so unique that you can come to terms with the fact that construction will vidlytysya immediately in the correct form. In addition, Price sought to make clear the concrete environmentally friendly material that can be adapted as it is - a very difficult task. While among architects and designers information on the work of Dr. Price melting extends primarily from the mouth to mouth. Specialists interested in developing and trying to find out when the concrete becomes available transparent materials. It is possible that this will happen a few years. Despite the fact that until the investigation is far from complete, is Price is preliminary talks with leading manufacturers of concrete. While he continues to grind technology and expects approval for limited use of his brainchild in the construction of kilometers from home in San Antonio, Texas. Ludmila Alekseeva