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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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 ...