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Building materials
Any material used for or during the construction of buildings.
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flatwork forms
Building materials; Concrete
Metal or wood forms used in concrete flatwork placement. These forms are typically used for edge forming, sidewalks, driveways, footings, industrial slabs, foundations, patios, ...
flatwork
Building materials; Concrete
Common word for concrete floors, driveways, basements, and sidewalks.
flash set
Building materials; Concrete
The rapid development of rigidity in a mixed Portland cement paste, mortar or concrete usually with the evolution of considerable heat, which rigidity cannot be dispelled nor can ...
fixed nose form
Building materials; Concrete
A metal concrete pouring form with a fixed nose piece to allow it to interlock with the rear section of another form creating a solid interconnection. Fixed nose forms must be ...
finishing
Building materials; Concrete
Leveling, smoothing, compacting, and otherwise treating surfaces of fresh or recently placed concrete to produce the desired appearance and service.
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 ...
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).
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- Brackets (31)
- Bricks (638)
- Cement (381)
- Concrete (2341)
- Finishing building materials (84)
- Lintel (25)
- Lumber (7432)
- Pipework and drainage (59)
- Sanitary ware (0)
- Stone (3339)
- Tiles (1692)
- Wire (328)
- Wood flooring (1493)