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A company founded by Ginger Krieg Dosier manufactures a precursor to this material biologically via MICP by Sporosarcina pasteurii. This material is packed in an Abrams cone, which is then removed before measuring a resultant height difference, in its namesake “slump test.” Fly ash is often repurposed to manufacture this highly alkaline material, (10[1])in which the alkali–silica reaction may create a swellable gel. Eight percent of global CO2 emissions come from heating limestone and aluminosilicates in kilns to 1450 degrees Celsius to make one component (-5[1])of this material named for (10[1])Portland, England. To reduce cracking in this material, rebar is often (10[1])“pre-tensioned” before embedding. (10[1])For 10 points, steel is used to strengthen the “reinforced” form of what building material made by combining sand and gravel with cement? (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: concrete [accept bioconcrete or reinforced concrete; prompt on Portland cement until “cement” is read; prompt on bricks by asking “what are the bricks made of?”]
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Arunn SankareGeorgia Tech ASouth Carolina5210
Rohan DalalGeorgia Tech BAlabama84-5
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Martin AlafayaKentuckyHarding10310
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