Difference Between Concrete, Concrete Slabs and Concrete Lanes?
I'm on Street Complete and I'm trying to differentiate between Concrete, Concrete slabs, and concrete lanes. There's a walkway that's just a normal concrete walkway, I didn't know there were so many designations for this.
You're only supposed to use slabs (plates) if they were pre-made. If it was poured (whether in one batch or multiple), the wiki says it should be just "concrete".
concrete: Portland cement concrete, forming a large surface, typically cast in place and may have predetermined breaking joints. For pre-fabricated plates, please use concrete:plates or concrete:lanes if you know how the concrete is laid out and one of these tags fits.
edit: Tbh most people probably don't realize this, I probably mistagged some myself. I assume even advanced software would treat "concrete" and "concrete:plates" equally, perhaps giving some special treatment for "concrete:lanes".
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That thread has a top answer with a grand total of one vote on it, I wouldn't take it as consensus on anything.
Concrete that is poured in one piece usually has visible lines. They're placed there after the fact or when the concrete is wet to control how it cracks as it settles. That doesn't mean it's separate plates. The cuts normally aren't full depth.