Concrete

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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Concrete

Energetic agitation of freshly mixed concrete during placement by mechanical devices, either pneumatic or electric, that create vibratory impulses of moderately high frequency that assist in evenly ...

Workability

Building materials; Concrete

The ease with which a given set of materials can be mixed into concrete and subsequently handled, transported, placed and finished with a minimum loss of uniformity.

Wetting agent

Building materials; Concrete

A substance capable of lowering the surface tension of liquids, facilitating the wetting of solid surfaces and permitting the penetration of liquids into the capillaries.

Yard of concrete

Building materials; Concrete

One cubic yard of concrete is 3' x 3' x 3' in volume, or 27 cubic feet. One cubic yard of concrete will pour 80 square feet of 3. 5' sidewalk or basement/garage floor.

Wet screeds concrete

Building materials; Concrete

Strips placed beforehand at the proper elevation to act as height guides when pouring a concrete slab.

Vapour pressure

Building materials; Concrete

The pressure exerted by a vapour that is calculated based upon relative humidity and temperature. The higher the humidity and higher temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, the greater the vapour ...

Unit water content

Building materials; Concrete

The quantity of water per unit volume of freshly mixed concrete, often expressed as gallons or pounds per cubic yard. This is the quantity of water on which the water cement ratio is based, and does ...