Building materials

Building materials

Any material used for or during the construction of buildings.

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fly ash

Building materials; Concrete

The finely divided residue that results from the combustion of ground or powdered coal, transported from the firebox through the boiler by flue gases. Fly ash contains ...

floating wall

Building materials; Concrete

A non-bearing wall built on a concrete floor. It is constructed so that the bottom two horizontal plates can compress or pull apart if the concrete floor moves up or down. A ...

float

Building materials; Concrete

A tool (not a darby), usually of wood, aluminum, magnesium, rubber, or sponge, used in concrete or tile finishing operations to impart a relatively even but still open texture to ...

floating

Building materials; Concrete

The operation of finishing a fresh concrete or mortar surface by use of a hand float or bull float smoothing and bringing water to the surface, preceding troweling when that is ...

flexural strength

Building materials; Concrete

A property of a solid that indicates its ability to withstand bending.

flexible forms

Building materials; Concrete

Metal forms used to form radius shapes such as islands, serpentine sidewalks, curved curbs, parking lot turnouts, and similar applications. They are made from spring steel and are ...

ultimate strength

Building materials; Concrete

The maximum resistance to loads that a structure or member is capable of developing before failure occurs, or, with reference to cross sections of members, the largest axial ...