Assertion: concrete's material | /r/AtLocation | concrete mix
Facets:
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
value: to give specific characteristics
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Inorganic materials that have pozzolanic or latent hydraulic properties, these very fine-grained materials are added to the concrete mix to improve the properties of concrete (mineral admixtures), or as a replacement for Portland cement (blended cements).
text: Sometimes other materials are added to the concrete mix to give it specific characteristics not typical with plain concrete mixes, making the concrete less brittle, stronger, more durable, a better insulator, or less likely to suffer freeze-thaw damage.