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Building materials
Any material used for or during the construction of buildings.
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dispersing agent
Building materials; Concrete
An admixture capable of increasing the fluidity of pastes, mortars, or concretes by reduction of interparticle attraction.
dowel
Building materials; Concrete
A cylindrical piece of stock inserted into holes in adjacent pieces of material to align and/or attach the two pieces.
dowel-bar reinforcement
Building materials; Concrete
Short sections of reinforcing steel that extend from one concrete placement into the next. They are used to increase strength in the joint.
dry concrete
Building materials; Concrete
Concrete that has a low water content, making it relatively stiff. The effects are a lower water-cement ratio, less pressure on forms, lower heat of hydration, and a consistency ...
dry pack
Building materials; Concrete
A low-slump grout tamped into the space in a connection between pre-cast concrete members.
dry shake
Building materials; Concrete
A concrete surface treatment, such as color, hardening, or antiskid, which is applied to a concrete slab by shaking on a dry, granular material before the concrete has set and ...
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