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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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Nebraska is roughly rectangular, except in the northeast and the east where the border is formed by the irregular course of the Missouri River and in the southwest where the state of Colorado cuts out a squared corner. The land rises more or less gradually from 840 ft (256 m) in the east to 5,300 ft (1,615 m) in the west. The great but shallow Platte River, formed in W Nebraska by the junction of the North Platte and the South Platte, flows across the state from west to east to join the Missouri S of Omaha. The Platte and the Missouri, together with their tributaries, give Nebraska all-important water sources that are essential to farming in this agrarian state. Underground water sources are also widely used for irrigation. The river valleys have long provided routes westward, and today the transcontinental railroads and highways follow the valleys.
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