Concrete

Concrete

Referring to an artificial, stonelike material used for various structural purposes, that is made from the drying and hardening of cement.

Industry: Building materials

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Pump mix

Building materials; Concrete

Special concrete used in a concrete pump. Generally, the mix has smaller rock aggregate than regular concrete mix.

Plain concrete

Building materials; Concrete

Concrete without reinforcement, or reinforced only for shrinkage or temperature changes.

Placing

Building materials; Concrete

The deposition, distribution, and consolidation of freshly mixed concrete in the place where it is to harden. Also, inappropriately referred to as pouring.

Placement

Building materials; Concrete

The process of placing and consolidating concrete. A quantity of concrete placed and finished during a continuous operation. Also, inappropriately referred to as pouring.

Delayed vibration of concrete that has already been placed and consolidated. Most effective when done at the latest time a running vibrator will sink of its own weight into the concrete and make it ...

Reinforced concrete

Building materials; Concrete

Concrete reinforced by the addition of steel bars making it more able to tolerate tension and stress.

Refractory concrete

Building materials; Concrete

Concrete suitable for use at high temperatures, as in wood burning ovens for pizza. Calcium-aluminate cement and refractory aggregates are normally used for the manufacture of this product.