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Concrete has gained visibility in the last few years as a "new" material and is showing up in a variety of applications including countertops and interior floors as well as foundations, driveways, and patios. In fact, in addition to being strong and extremely durable, concrete is a versatile, environmentally friendly, and cost effective building material.
There are four main types of concrete: ready mix, pre-cast, masonry and cement based minerals. Ready mix is the most common form. Nearly three-fourths of all concrete used is batched at local plants and delivered in the familiar trucks with revolving drums. Pre-cast is a concrete product cast in a factory setting. A major benefit is the tight quality control at the factory. Masonry is manufactured concrete. It is best known for its conventional 8 x 8 x 16-inch block. Last are the cement-based minerals. These contain properties like concrete, but are not actually concrete. This category includes mortar, grout, terrazzo, soil cement, and roller compacted concrete. Other products in this category include flow able fill and cement treated bases.
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Ranking third among the U.S. states in area, California has a diverse topography and climate. A series of low mountains known as the Coast Ranges extends along the 1,200-mi (1,930-km) coast. The region from Point Arena, N of San Francisco, to the southern part of the state is subject to tremors and sometimes to severe earthquakes caused by tectonic stress along the San Andreas fault. The Coast Ranges receive heavy rainfall in the north, where the giant cathedrallike redwood forests prevail, but the climate of these mountains is considerably drier in S California, and S of the Golden Gate no major rivers reach the ocean. Behind the coastal ranges in central California lies the great Central Valley, a long alluvial valley drained by the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers. In the southeast lie vast wastelands, notably the Mojave Desert, site of Joshua Tree National Park
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