Concrete vs. Mortar: What's the ACTUAL Difference?
History of Simple Things
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Concrete and mortar may look almost identical, but they serve very different purposes in construction. So what actually separates concrete from mortar?
It's a simple difference that explains a lot about how buildings, walls, foundations, sidewalks, and other structures are put together.
Timestamps
00:03 Introduction
00:58 A Brief History of Concrete and Mortar
02:12 What's Actually in Concrete and Mortar?
03:27 The Real Difference
04:38 Why You Can't Substitute One for the Other
05:39 The Cement Confusion
06:30 The Simple Way to Remember It
#Concrete #Mortar #Construction #ConstructionMaterials #Engineering #Architecture #Building #CivilEngineering #HistoryOfSimpleThings
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Concrete vs. Mortar: What's the ACTUAL Difference?
History of Simple Things
18,657 views
Concrete and mortar may look almost identical, but they serve very different purposes in construction. So what actually separates concrete from mortar?
It's a simple difference that explains a lot about how buildings, walls, foundations, sidewalks, and other structures are put together.
Timestamps
00:03 Introduction
00:58 A Brief History of Concrete and Mortar
02:12 What's Actually in Concrete and Mortar?
03:27 The Real Difference
04:38 Why You Can't Substitute One for the Other
05:39 The Cement Confusion
06:30 The Simple Way to Remember It
#Concrete #Mortar #Construction #ConstructionMaterials #Engineering #Architecture #Building #CivilEngineering #HistoryOfSimpleThings
Mortar has no stones in it. Mortar is just a “sticking agent” to stick one brick to the next. If you remove the mortar and hit it gently, it will break. It has no actual “strength.”
When you add stones, your “hit” has to pass down the concretes and zig zag between the stones and this creates a much longer path and the stones do not crack. It is actually the stones that produce the strength. Even a huge block of mortar falls apart at the slightest tap.
Colin Mitchell