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Old 08-26-2014, 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Warren Kiefer View Post
Actually it is concrete the truck was hauling.. Cement is the bonding agent that holds the sand and stones together. Sorry, but a retired highway engineer cannot let this go uncorrected.
Correct! I have always thought of it as cement is the dry stuff and concrete is what you have after you add all the other ingredients. Hope the driver was not injured in this mishsp.
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