Building materials

Building materials

Any material used for or during the construction of buildings.

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exposed aggregate finish

Building materials; Concrete

A method of finishing concrete which washes the cement/sand mixture off the top layer of the aggregate - usually gravel. It is often used in driveways, patios and other exterior ...

extension chute

Building materials; Concrete

An additional chute used by a concrete contractor to extend the length of the existing chutes from a ready-mix concrete truck. They are frequently used to pour floors.

adsorption water

Building materials; Concrete

Water held on surfaces in a material by either physical and/or chemical forces.

aggregate

Building materials; Concrete

A mixture of sand, rock, crushed stone, expanded materials, or particles that typically compose 75% of concrete by volume. Aggregates improve the formation and flow of cement ...

air content

Building materials; Concrete

The amount of entrained or entrapped air in concrete or mortar, exclusive of pore space in aggregate particles, usually expressed as a percentage of total volume of concrete or ...

air entraining agent

Building materials; Concrete

An addition for hydraulic cement, or an admixture for concrete or mortar which entrains air in the form of minute bubbles in the concrete or mortar during mixing usually to ...