Building materials

Building materials

Any material used for or during the construction of buildings.

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elastic shortening

Building materials; Concrete

The shortening of a member in pre-stressed concrete which occurs on the application of forces induced by prestressing.

sieve

Building materials; Concrete

A metallic sheet or plate, woven wire cloth, or similar device, with regularly spaced openings of uniform size, mounted in a suitable frame or holder for use in separating ...

yield

Building materials; Concrete

The amount of concrete produced by a given combination of materials, the total weight of ingredients divided by the unit weight of the freshly mixed concrete; also, The cubic test ...

workability

Building materials; Concrete

The ease with which a given set of materials can be mixed into concrete and subsequently handled, transported, placed and finished with a minimum loss of uniformity.

wetting agent

Building materials; Concrete

A substance capable of lowering the surface tension of liquids, facilitating the wetting of solid surfaces and permitting the penetration of liquids into the capillaries.

yard of concrete

Building materials; Concrete

One cubic yard of concrete is 3' x 3' x 3' in volume, or 27 cubic feet. One cubic yard of concrete will pour 80 square feet of 3. 5' sidewalk or basement/garage floor.