Caruth Concrete Pumping

The posts that supported a home's weight using the post-in-ground early foundation system could only go as deep into the earth as the person could dig, leading to a shallow foundation that didn't always anchor the home well.

The Burj Khalifa office tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is built out of concrete and is the tallest building in the world. Much of the height is due to a spire that sits atop the building. However, the Burj Khalifa has about 160 floors that can be used in commerce, compared to 102 stories in the Empire State Building in New York City.

Concrete is considered the most natural-disaster-resistant material for building, and more than 55,000 miles of U.S. highways are paved with concrete. It is also better on gas mileage with heavy truck, which get almost 20 percent more mileage on concrete than on asphalt.

The deepest foundation in the world can be found under the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur. The foundations were poured for 54 continuous hours and used over 470,000 cubic feet of concrete.

When sand and water were added to primitive concrete mixtures of gypsum and limestone, mortar was created. This enabled major advancements in construction for ancient civilizations, as the mortar allowed the stones and brick to adhere to one another.

Did you know that aggregates comprise 75% of concrete by volume? Aggregates serve several functions in the final concrete product, improving the formation and flow of the cement paste and enhancing the structural performance of the concrete.