Sexy Concrete

How sexy can a concrete be?

its seductiveness ?---check
sleek finish ? ---check
its slenderness ?--- check


Yea right ! For the past few months, we were required to build a sexy concrete beam where u gotta ensure

it's sexily shaped

and

strip it end of the day ~!


The funny part of the class was, our lecturer did told us that we need to touch it, feel it then love it ....... admire the sexiness of concrete. I know it may sound lame to guys ... but that's the main intention to name it as sexy concrete beam !

That's the part of my structure and construction course which weigh 20%. To tell the truth, I've never been experience in making a concrete beam or don't even know how's a beam is built in real life. Surprisingly it was my virgin experience ever where I have to know how to handle a hammer, screws, concrete mix ...etc ..... Despite all these were men's work, still, I enjoyed the whole making process and had thrilled of fun !!! tra-la-la

We were provided few pieces of plywoods for each group and to figure out how to make a stable, non-leakage formwork. It's the most important part for all stages where the formwork must be able to sustain over 100 kgs of concrete once it's fully formed and harden. And of coz not forgetting to install the 'backbone' for the concrete which is the reinforcement bar.

At the tramshed with my fellow team mates
(p/s:pardon me for my incredibly tired, pale look, lack of sleep all the time)

Stripping Session

The color of the concrete beam may look a bit of uneven, but no joke, its surface was perfectly smooth I can tell ya.

Time to test the concrete !!!

As a result, our beam didn't crack and yesh !! We scored 20/20 !!
Oh well... it seemed that every group did extremely good as well... tee hee....

Last and not least ....
us with the sexy concrete beam ~!