(24) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION-The term institution of higher education' has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Constituent Materials of Concrete. Concrete is a composite material consisting of a binder, which is typically cement, rough and fine aggregates, which are usually stone and sand, and water. These comprise the constituent materials of concrete.
A ceramic material is an inorganic, non-metallic, often crystalline oxide, nitride or carbide material. Some elements, such as carbon or silicon, may be considered ceramics. Ceramic materials are brittle, hard, strong in compression, weak in shearing and tension.