Concrete: From the Ground Up
Larissa Theule
This nonfiction book examines concrete’s ingredients, history, and uses across continents and centuries. It explains that concrete combines stone, sand, water, and cement, then traces changing recipes from a floor in Turkey dating to 9600 BCE to Incan construction at Machu Picchu. Later examples include the Berlin Wall, Sydney Opera House, buildings in Japan and Azerbaijan, bridges, dams, streets, and skyscrapers. The account also covers John Smeaton’s underwater-hardening recipe and the development of steel-reinforced concrete.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
