Glass chip lithocrete and method of use of same

A method of producing surface seeded exposed particulate concrete having a generally flat exposed particulate surface suitable for flooring applications, the exposed particulate surface comprising a material reactable with a hydrolyzed alkali silica to form an insoluble silicate structure, the method comprising the steps of:

• preparing a subgrade to a desired grade;
• pouring a concrete mix over said subgrade;
• screeding said concrete mix to a desired grade and forming a top surface thereof;
• finishing the top surface of said concrete mix with a float to seal said top surface and disposing a quantity of cement/fines derived from said concrete mix at said top surface to form an upper surface of cement/fines concrete paste;
• broadcasting a quantity of particulate of a potentially reactive material upon said concrete paste, the particulate having a mean diameter of less than three-eighths of one inch upon said top surface and reactable with said hydrolyzed alkali silica;
• mixing said quantity of particulate into said quantity of cement/fines concrete paste with a float to form an exposed surface of a depth of a mixture of surface-concentrated particulate and cement/fines concrete paste;
• applying a surface retarder uniformly over said exposed surface of said surface-concentrated particulate and cement/fines concrete paste;
• washing surface films from said exposed surface;
• curing said concrete mix and paste to form cured mix and cured paste;
• washing said exposed surface to remove surface residue therefrom;
• and
• applying a chemical treatment of hydrolyzed alkali silica solution uniformly over said exposed surface in a quantity sufficient to penetrate only the depth of the surface-concentrated particulate and cement/fines concrete paste.