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Concrete
Referring to an artificial, stonelike material used for various structural purposes, that is made from the drying and hardening of cement.
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Mud slab
Building materials; Concrete
A base slab of low-strength concrete from 2" to 6" thick placed over a wet sub-base before placing a concrete footing or grade slab.
Mortar board
Building materials; Concrete
A mason's hand tool used to hold small amounts of material that is typically being applied to a vertical surface with a hand trowel. The mortar board is a square flat piece of wood or metal with a ...
Backfill
Building materials; Concrete
The replacement of excavated earth into a trench around or against a basement crawl space foundation wall.
Bag
Building materials; Concrete
A quantity of Portland cement; 94 pounds in the United States, 87. 5 pounds in Canada, 112 pounds in the United Kingdom, and 50 kilogrammes in most other countries. Different weights per bag are ...
Non-air-entrained concrete
Building materials; Concrete
Concrete in which neither an air-entraining admixture nor air-entraining cement has been used.
Mule
Building materials; Concrete
A hand-held or machine mounted device used to shape concrete by dragging or pressing it over the form boards. This device is commonly used in curb and gutter work.
Non-agitating unit
Building materials; Concrete
A truck-mounted unit for transporting ready-mixed concrete short distances, not equipped to provide agitation (slow mixing) during delivery.
