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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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Hydraulic cement
Building materials; Concrete
A variety of cement engineered to harden under water (ASTM 219).
Hydration
Building materials; Concrete
The chemical reaction that occurs when cement is mixed with water. A concrete slab needs to completely hydrate prior to the application of paints, coatings, and flooring materials.
Lift-slab construction
Building materials; Concrete
A building method for multi-story site-cast concrete buildings that casts all the slabs in a stack on the ground and then lifts them up the columns and welds them into place.
Marl
Building materials; Concrete
A calcareous clay, containing approximately 30 to 65 percent calcium carbonate (05003), found normally in extinct fresh wafer basins, swamps, or bottoms of shallow lakes.
Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC)
Building materials; Concrete
Exceptionally lightweight precast concrete with high thermal qualities and fire resistance, suitable for cutting with ordinary hand tools. The mix design is composed of Portland cement, sand or ...
Angle float/trowel
Building materials; Concrete
A trowel with two surfaces meeting at right angles. An angle float is used for finishing plaster or concrete in an inside corner.
Asphalt expansion joint
Building materials; Concrete
Premolded felt or fiberboard impregnated with asphalt and used extensively as an expansion joint for cast-in-place concrete.
