{"id":2063,"date":"2016-09-08T01:12:14","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T16:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/?p=2063"},"modified":"2023-02-27T17:32:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T08:32:17","slug":"indispensable-materials-series-part-2-cement-backbone-modern-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/features\/engineering-construction\/2016-09-indispensable-materials-series-part-2-cement-backbone-modern-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Indispensable Materials Series Part 2: Why Cement Is the Backbone of the Modern World"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2063\" class=\"elementor elementor-2063\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c281c4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c281c4a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70566b7b\" data-id=\"70566b7b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4119ace elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4119ace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><em>Note: This is the latest in a series of articles on the Samsung C&amp;T Newsroom that will examine several key materials, looking at how these are being utilized by a variety of sectors, including the trading, technology and construction industries.\u00a0<\/em><em>Previously in this series, Samsung C&amp;T Newsroom has explored the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/indispensable-materials-series-part-1-cant-live-without-copper\/?ckattempt=1\">importance of copper in the modern world<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><p>Cement is the dependable, resilient pulp of construction. Its name is often used interchangeably with concrete, but the former is actually an ingredient of the rock-like composite.<\/p><p>In the modern world it has become ubiquitous, due largely to the material\u2019s often-underrated complexity. With well over half of the planet now living in cities, demand for cement continues to increase, and the UN forecasts that by 2050, 66 percent of us will live in urban environments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49689af elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49689af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready01-1-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzk3MDEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTZcLzA5XC9yZWFkeTAxLTEtMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready01-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39701\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready01-1-1.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready01-1-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready01-1-1-1024x514.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ba6b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56ba6b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mohammed Imbabi, Director of the Centre of Innovative Building Materials and Technologies at the University of Aberdeen explains, \u201cThe only other material that we use more of is water. So it should not be surprising if I say that cement is an essential material for civilization as we know it.\u201d<\/p><p>As a core material for building everything from residential blocks to roads and other infrastructure, it forms the glue of heavy industry and the construction business. Understanding it allows us to comprehend how the present functions \u2013 and how the future will come into being.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ed246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68ed246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From the Pantheon to the Industrial Revolution<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f8ddd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f8ddd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>People have been experimenting with cement since antiquity, but before the Romans, few cultures utilized it on a large scale. The Romans made a form of concrete using cement strained from volcanic ash, building the foundations of sites like the Pantheon and the Colosseum.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-596a845 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"596a845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready02-1-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzk3MDIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTZcLzA5XC9yZWFkeTAyLTEtMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready02-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39702\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready02-1-1.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready02-1-1-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready02-1-1-1024x433.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6392d8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6392d8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However, it was not until the 19<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Century that modern cement first saw the light of day. Leeds, England was pretty much at the heart of Britain\u2019s Industrial Revolution. And it was here that an inventive stonemason named Joseph Aspdin first created Portland cement, so-called because its color resembled the distinctive stone from the Isle of Portland, off the southern coast of England.<\/p><p>Incredibly, Aspdin first formed this cornerstone of the blossoming Industrial Revolution in his kitchen by heating up ground limestone and clay to form the material. His innovation has stood the test of time \u2013 even today, Aspdin\u2019s kitchen concoction is the material\u2019s basic template.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e11b18b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e11b18b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Miracle of Cement<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-757d86e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"757d86e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready03-1-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzk3MDMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTZcLzA5XC9yZWFkeTAzLTEtMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready03-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39703\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready03-1-1.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready03-1-1-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready03-1-1-1024x433.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-465b641 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"465b641\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The most important characteristic of cement is the liquid-to-stone reaction that allows it to harden and take shape. This transition has been studied and analyzed by researchers around the world, and many have claimed it is this unique ability that makes the material so indispensable. Whereas brick and wood are harder to shape and transport, cement can be transported to sites in powder form and blended on-site in a mixer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c239f64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c239f64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Concrete Creativity<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cb89d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cb89d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some of the most famous modern buildings in the world are made from concrete, including the Opera House in Sydney and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.<\/p><p>Samsung C&amp;T has developed specialty concrete products tailored to its various construction projects, such as\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.secc.co.kr\/eng\/html\/tech\/tech_study02.asp\">fire-resistant concrete, antibacterial concrete and low-shrinkage concrete.<\/a>\u00a0The world\u2019s tallest building,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/why-tourists-cant-get-enough-of-the-worlds-tallest-building\/\">the Burj Khalifa<\/a>, was built by Samsung C&amp;T using high-early strength concrete, which accelerated the overall construction process.<\/p><p>The company also used high-pressure blowing technology during the construction of the Burj Khalifa. This allowed concrete mix to be pumped up an astonishing (and record-breaking) 600 meters. Builders also used a process allowing them to automatically elevate the formwork that shapes the building\u2019s frame. These two advances allowed them to lay out an entire floor every three days without encountering any kinks \u2013 a world record in construction speed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6a60ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6a60ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready04-1-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzk3MDQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTZcLzA5XC9yZWFkeTA0LTEtMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready04-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39704\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready04-1-1.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready04-1-1-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready04-1-1-1024x871.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bcd3e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bcd3e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Grounds Keeper<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d813db7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d813db7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another important way cement is used is in land reclamation projects. Deep cement mixing, a method that sees constructors inject cement into the ground for stabilization, helps prepare new land for the building process.<\/p><p>This method will be used for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/samsung-ct-wins-deep-cement-mixing-works-hong-kong-three-runway-system-project\/?ckattempt=1\">Samsung C&amp;T\u2019s Three Runway System project at Hong Kong International Airport<\/a>. The company\u2019s work will consist of improving the soft ground located below the sea, and the procedure will minimize seabed contamination and noise pollution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c56c53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c56c53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready09-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzk3MDUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTZcLzA5XC9yZWFkeTA5LTEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready09-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39705\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready09-1.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready09-1-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready09-1-1024x433.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9801c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9801c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Special Formwork<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca2c5a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca2c5a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Technological advances in construction are becoming more common than ever, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.designboom.com\/technology\/tu-eindhoven-concrete-3d-printer-06-28-2016\/\">3D and free-form printing have changed the traditional form-and-pour process<\/a>. This allows builders to make detailed changes to concrete. These new systems produce a more varied range of shapes, colors and sizes, expanding the construction possibilities yet further.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2016\/05\/19\/ron-culver-joseph-sarafian-fabric-forms-cast-concrete-robotic-arms-construction-method-of-the-future\/\">Fabric-cast concrete is another recent innovation<\/a>. With molds made of Lycra, this method is fast, sustainable and can even be controlled by robotic production. The flexible molds allow the concrete to take on dramatic forms with digital alteration, and its drying time is only 45 minutes.<\/p><p>It does not stop there. Now there is\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2015\/05\/14\/tech\/bioconcrete-delft-jonkers\/\">self-healing bioconcrete<\/a>, invented by microbiologist Henk Jonkers of the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Jonkers addressed cracks and leaks by infusing bacteria into concrete, making it active, and thus repairing the material when water starts seeping in.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1dc704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1dc704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready06_2-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzk3MDYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTZcLzA5XC9yZWFkeTA2XzItMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready06_2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39706\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready06_2-1.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready06_2-1-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/ready06_2-1-1024x433.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55e8961 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55e8961\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Solid as a Rock<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2cdd18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2cdd18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0Cement and concrete have been around for centuries, yet as new technologies sprout up, novel uses for it \u2013 and ways to improve upon it \u2013 are being discovered all the time.<\/p><p>The material helps us revolutionize the way we create our surroundings on an almost constant basis \u2013 and it seems that as our need for it continues to diversify, so will our knowledge of how to improve on it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note: This is the latest in a series of articles on the Samsung C&amp;T Newsroom that will examine several key materials, looking at how these are being utilized by a variety of sectors, including the trading, technology and construction industries.\u00a0Previously in this series, Samsung C&amp;T Newsroom has explored the\u00a0importance of copper in the modern world. 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