Building materials

Building materials

Any material used for or during the construction of buildings.

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slope

Building materials; Concrete

The incline angle of a sidewalk or road surface, given as a ratio of the rise (in inches) to the run (in feet).

slip forming

Building materials; Concrete

The process of simultaneously extruding and finishing concrete pavement, curb and gutter combinations, median barriers, and like applications using a paving machine.

slag

Building materials; Concrete

A non-metallic waste product developed in the manufacture of pig iron, consisting basically of a mixture of lime, silica and alumina, the same oxides that make up portland cement, ...

slab on grade

Building materials; Concrete

A type of foundation with a concrete floor that is placed directly on the soil. The edge of the slab is usually thicker and acts as the footing for the walls.

slab

Building materials; Concrete

Concrete pavement that would be found in driveways, garages, and basement floors.

sieve analysis

Building materials; Concrete

Determination of the proportions of particles of granular material lying within certain size ranges on sieves of different size openings.

shrinkage

Building materials; Concrete

A reduction in volume of concrete prior to the final set of cement, caused by settling of the solids and by the decrease in volume due to the chemical combination of water with ...