Building materials

Building materials

Any material used for or during the construction of buildings.

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water stop

Building materials; Concrete

A synthetic rubber strip used to seal joints in concrete foundations walls. Weep Screed A tool used to drain moisture from concrete.

water-reducing agents

Building materials; Concrete

A material that either increases workability of freshly mixed mortar or concrete without increasing water content, or maintains workability with a reduced amount of water; the ...

vibration

Building materials; Concrete

Energetic agitation of freshly mixed concrete during placement by mechanical devices, either pneumatic or electric, that create vibratory impulses of moderately high frequency ...

waterproof

Building materials; Concrete

A material or surface that is impervious or unaffected by water in its liquid form; will repel water in it's liquid form but may not necessarily be vaporproof.

water-cement ratio

Building materials; Concrete

The ratio of the amount of water, exclusive of that absorbed by the aggregates, to the amount of cement in a concrete mix. Typically expressed as percentage of water, by weight in ...

vicat apparatus

Building materials; Concrete

A penetration device used to determine the setting characteristics of hydraulic cements. Visqueen A 4 mil or 6 mil plastic sheeting often used for construction coverings.