Decorative Concrete with the Addition of Highly Dispersed Organogenic Calcite (Chalk) in the Landscape Architecture of the Modern City

Abstract

One of the main components of urban design and landscape architecture that shapes and emphasizes the urban environment are small architectural forms. These elements of landscape architecture are used outdoors, so the material is influenced by a variety of atmospheric phenomena (temperature fluctuations, insolation, etc.). The results of the experiments showed that increased water resistance rates reduce the degree of exposure of the aggressive liquid medium, in particular sulfate and magnesium surface and groundwater, and frost resistance create conditions for the operation of these samples outdoors. The whiteness of the obtained results indicates that the obtained composition of concrete can be used as decorative with the addition of colored pigments.