Some concreting practices in Kuwait villas need improvement

A case study consisting of two types of concrete making and placing methods in Kuwait housing, using ready-mixed concrete and site-mixed concrete, wer e investigated. The strength development and the water penetrability of the se concretes were monitored. The analysis of results indicates that the ini tial cost savings realized by employing on-site concrete-making practices l ead to a less durable concrete. If a comparable quality of site-mixed concr ete is required, the savings in material cost would be nominal, if any.