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Building materials
Any material used for or during the construction of buildings.
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specifications or specs
Building materials; Concrete
A narrative list of materials, methods, model numbers, colors, allowances, and other details which supplement the information contained in the blue prints. Written elaboration in ...
spring steel
Building materials; Concrete
A high alloy metal that will spring back to its original shape after being formed or bent into another shape. It is often used to manufacture flexible forms.
slump test
Building materials; Concrete
A test to determine the plasticity of concrete. A sample of wet concrete is placed in a cone-shaped container 12" high. The cone is removed by slowly pulling it upward. The slump ...
spalling
Building materials; Concrete
The chipping or flaking of concrete, bricks, or other masonry This condition due to the over use of salt, numerous freeze/thaw cycles, improper drainage or venting or an inferior ...
spall
Building materials; Concrete
A fragment, usually of flaky shape, detached from a larger mass by pressure, expansion from within the larger mass, a blow, or by the action of weather.
slurry
Building materials; Concrete
A mixture of water and such finely divided materials, such as Portland cement, slag, or soil in suspension.
slump loss
Building materials; Concrete
The amount by which the slump of freshly mixed concrete changes during a period of time after an initial slump test was made on a sample.
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