Ayi, matope owuma sali ofanana ndi simenti, ngakhale simenti ndi imodzi mwazinthu zofunika kwambiri pakusakaniza matope owuma. Simenti ndi chomangira chomwe chimagwiritsidwa ntchito kugwirizanitsa zinthu zina, monga mchenga ndi ma aggregates, kupanga konkire. Kumbali ina, matope owuma ndi zinthu zosakaniza za simenti, mchenga, ndi zina zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito pomanga zosiyanasiyana, monga matabwa, kupaka pansi, pulasitala, kupaka, ndi kutsekereza madzi.

Kusiyana pakati pa simenti ndi dothi lowuma kuli pakupanga kwake komanso momwe amagwiritsidwira ntchito. Simenti imagwiritsidwa ntchito ngati chomangira popanga konkriti, pomwe matope owuma ndi osakanikirana osakanikirana a simenti, mchenga, ndi zowonjezera zina zomwe zimapangidwa kuti zisakanizidwe ndi madzi pamalopo musanagwiritse ntchito. Kusakaniza kwa matope owuma kungakhalenso ndi zowonjezera zowonjezera, monga laimu, polima, kapena fiber, malingana ndi ntchito yomwe mukufuna.

Mwachidule, pamene simenti ndi imodzi mwazinthu zofunika kwambiri pakusakaniza matope owuma, matope owuma ndi osakaniza a simenti, mchenga, ndi zina zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito pomanga zosiyanasiyana.