Tropical Concrete

Tropical Concrete (TC) is dedicated to the manufacturing of ready-mix concrete. The plant counts with two batch plants, each one with a capacity of 500 cubic yards of ready-mix concrete per day. The company has a fleet of 15 mixing trucks for the delivery of ready-mix concrete. TC delivers ready-mix concrete to the cities and towns of Hatillo, Camuy, Quebradillas, Isabela, Aguadilla, San Sebastian, Lares, Arecibo, Utuado and Barceloneta.

The group of civil engineers at TC can design ready-mix concrete mixes that can have different characteristics; such as:

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About Concrete

Concrete is an artificial engineering material made from a mixture of Portland cement, water, fine and coarse aggregates, admixtures, and a small amount of air. It is the most widely used construction material in the world. Concrete is the only major building material that can be delivered to the job site in a plastic state. Other desirable qualities of concrete as a building material are its strength, economy, and durability.

The key to achieving a strong, durable concrete rests in the careful proportioning and mixing of the ingredients. A concrete mixture that does not have enough paste to fill all the voids between the aggregates will be difficult to place and will produce rough, honeycombed surfaces and porous concrete. A mixture with an excess of cement paste will be easy to place and will produce a smooth surface; however, the resulting concrete is likely to shrink more and be uneconomical. A properly designed concrete mixture will possess the desired workability for the fresh concrete and the required durability and strength for the hardened concrete.