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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Face forms

Building materials; Concrete

Concrete forms that are used to create a desired curb profile. They attach to the curb and gutter form set up by hooking to the clips of the division plate. Face forms are designed based on the ...

Faced concrete

Building materials; Concrete

To finish the front and all vertical sides of a concrete porch, step(s), or patio. Normally the "face" is broom finished.

Faced concrete

Building materials; Concrete

To finish the front and all vertical sides of a concrete porch, step(s), or patio. Normally the "face" is broom finished.

F numbers

Building materials; Concrete

The specification of the degree of flatness that a slab or floor must have. The degree of flatness of a concrete floor is extremely critical for warehouse or manufacturing plant floors here ...

F numbers

Building materials; Concrete

The specification of the degree of flatness that a slab or floor must have. The degree of flatness of a concrete floor is extremely critical for warehouse or manufacturing plant floors here ...

The rapid development of rigidity in a mixed Portland cement paste, mortar, or concrete without the evolution of much heat. This rigidity can be dispelled and plasticity regained by further mixing ...

Fineness modulus

Building materials; Concrete

An index of fineness or coarseness of an aggregate sample. An empirical factor determined by adding total percentages of an aggregate sample retained on each of a specified series of sieves, and ...