M100 concrete

Concrete M100 - a type of lightweight concrete, which is mainly used for concrete preparation. It is used primarily before pouring monolithic slabs or the foundation of a building, as well as in road construction.

Today, concrete is considered the most common material in construction. And it does not matter whether it is about building a skyscraper or building a foundation for a small country house - it will be necessary.

But in different cases different concrete will be needed. It is usually divided into classes and brands. All of them differ in their characteristics and are used for different purposes. For something, a rather low level of strength will be sufficient, and for another structure, the strength must necessarily be increased.

M100 - one of the many brands. In many ways, the brand will depend on the ratio of components that are used during manufacture.And all because of the change of this ratio will change the quality characteristics. However, the cost of different brands is also different. M100 is considered one of the most simple. Due to this, the price for it will not be very high. At the same time, the scope of application of this material is also quite limited. So do not assume that for a small price you can get everything at once.

• Used when installing curbstone, because there is no need to ensure the strength of the underlying layer. Due to the fact that this surface is used exclusively by pedestrians, the pressure on it is not very large.
• It can also be used as a spreading layer for roads with low traffic intensity.
• To carry out the preparatory work to create the foundation for the foundation. Often used in this area because of its low prices.

But for the rest of the construction industry, this brand does not fit very well, because it really can not withstand high loads. This is his only drawback, which does not allow too often to use this material.

This mixture is often called "skinny." And not without reason. This is due to the fact that the amount of cement in the mixture is minimal. It is enough solely to bind the filler particles. Also in the mixture is crushed stone. It can be gravel, granite, calcareous.

If we talk about the ratio of the components of the mixture, it can be noted that it will most often be approximately like this: 1 / 4.6 / 7, in accordance with cement / sand / crushed stone. Due to the low demands placed on concrete itself, the quality of the components does not have to be very high. In the manufacture of virtually no use of additives.

M100 concrete itself does not differ in high frost resistance. It can sustain no more than fifty freeze-thaw cycles. Water resistance is also not very high - W2.