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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Drying shrinkage

Building materials; Concrete

A decrease in the volume of concrete upon drying.

Durability

Building materials; Concrete

The ability of concrete to resist weathering action, chemical attack, and abrasion.

Concrete block

Building materials; Concrete

A concrete masonry unit, most often hollow, that is larger than a brick.

Blaine test

Building materials; Concrete

A method for determining the fineness of cement or other material based on the permeability to air of a sample prepared under specified conditions.

Blanket

Building materials; Concrete

Insulation sandwiched between sheets of fabric, plaster, or paper facing, used for protecting fresh concrete during curing.

Bleeding, bleed water

Building materials; Concrete

A form of segregation in which some of the water in a mix tends to rise to the surface of freshly placed concrete. Bleeding is caused by the settlement of the solid materials within the mass. ...

Blended cement

Building materials; Concrete

A hydraulic cement consisting of a uniform blend of any of the following: granulated blast-furnace slag and hydrated lime; Portland cement and granulated blast-furnace slag; Portland cement and ...