Concrete encounter

Today I was able too see how cement and water are mixed together in order to create concrete. Through this process, we learned there must be a balance of cement and water to create concrete that will dry at the correct speed. Its interesting how the Romans were the first to use concrete as a building material, and it's still something we often use today. It's a very easy manipulated material, and is quite easy to carve and create ornamental pieces out of it as well.  I filled a glove with this concrete and it became a solid form shortly after class. It was also became very warm while it was curing, which was surprising, and exciting because of how cold funkhouser was this morning. Concrete is the single most widely used material in the world and has been important in structures from the time of the Romans up until today.