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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Fine aggregate

Building materials; Concrete

Aggregate passing the 3/8-in. Sieve and almost entirely passing the No. 4(4. 76 mm) sieve and predominantly retained on the No. 200 (74 micron) sieve(ASTM125).

Fine aggregate

Building materials; Concrete

Aggregate passing the 3/8-in. Sieve and almost entirely passing the No. 4(4. 76 mm) sieve and predominantly retained on the No. 200 (74 micron) sieve(ASTM125).

Fibrous

Building materials; Concrete

Admixture Special fibrous substances of glass, steel, or polypropylene that are mixed into concrete to act as a reinforcement against plastic shrinkage cracking.

Fibre reinforced concrete

Building materials; Concrete

A variant of concrete that is produced by adding fibres made of stainless steel, glass, carbon or polypropylene to the mixture.

Fibre reinforced concrete

Building materials; Concrete

A variant of concrete that is produced by adding fibres made of stainless steel, glass, carbon or polypropylene to the mixture.

A mixture of sand, rock, crushed stone, expanded materials, or particles that typically compose 75% of concrete by volume. Aggregates improve the formation and flow of cement paste and improve the ...

Air content

Building materials; Concrete

The amount of entrained or entrapped air in concrete or mortar, exclusive of pore space in aggregate particles, usually expressed as a percentage of total volume of concrete or mortar. A controlled ...