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Building materials
Any material used for or during the construction of buildings.
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plasticizer
Building materials; Concrete
A material that increases the workability or consistency of a concrete mixture, mortar or cement paste.
plastic consistency
Building materials; Concrete
Condition in which concrete, mortar, or cement paste will sustain deformation continuously in any direction without rupture.
pitch-out
Building materials; Concrete
A curb and gutter profile designed to direct water away form the curb. It is also known as a dry-curb or spill-out curb.
plane of weakness
Building materials; Concrete
The plane along which a structure under stress will tend to fracture; may exist because of the nature of the structure and its loading, by accident or by design.
plain concrete
Building materials; Concrete
Concrete without reinforcement, or reinforced only for shrinkage or temperature changes.
placing
Building materials; Concrete
The deposition, distribution, and consolidation of freshly mixed concrete in the place where it is to harden. Also, inappropriately referred to as pouring.
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