Concrete
Concrete was a building material created by the addition of gravel to cement. (TV: Destiny of the Daleks) It was a material that hardened over time. (TV: The Twin Dilemma)
Reinforced concrete was a strong building material which was difficult to break through. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks, The Brain of Morbius) On Inferno Earth, ferrous concrete was also strong when combined with steel plating and asbestos sheeting. (TV: Inferno)
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Concrete was invented by the Roman Empire, (COMIC: Quite Interesting) though Ace McShane noted that "they didn't have concrete" in the 8th century. (TV: Battlefield)
The Fourth Doctor called concrete an indicator of civilisation on the mysterious planet on which they'd landed. (TV: Destiny of the Daleks)
When Tom Mordley was buried in a golden coffin, it was sealed with concrete. (PROSE: Silver-Tongued Liars)
In the year following the Sycorax invasion of Earth, the Abzorbaloff died when Elton Pope broke his limitation field, causing him to be absorbed by the Earth under the concrete paving stones of London. Using his sonic screwdriver, the Tenth Doctor was able to restore Ursula Blake's life essence as she had been the last of the Abzorbaloff's victims, allowing her to survive as a face embedded in a concrete slab, living in Elton Pope's flat. (TV: Love & Monsters [+]Loading...["Love & Monsters (TV story)"], PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (2007 reference book)"])
A car factory in Arcopolis was made of diamond-reinforced type five space concrete. (PROSE: The Eyeless)
