Building materials

Building materials

Any material used for or during the construction of buildings.

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hydrogenesis

Building materials; Concrete

Another term for condensation. The term is especially applied to base and soil substrates under highway pavements where the barometric pump causes the inhalation of humid air, ...

hydraulic cement

Building materials; Concrete

A variety of cement engineered to harden under water (ASTM 219).

hydration

Building materials; Concrete

The chemical reaction that occurs when cement is mixed with water. A concrete slab needs to completely hydrate prior to the application of paints, coatings, and flooring ...

high reactivity metakaolin (HRM)

Building materials; Concrete

Refined form of an ASTM C618, Class N (natural) pozzolan. A high performance, mineral admixture, similar in performance to silica fume. The pure white powdered form will not ...

hot load

Building materials; Concrete

Construction slang used to describe ready-mix concrete that has begun its hydration process while still in the delivery drum of the agitator truck. Hydration causes heat build up ...

honeycomb

Building materials; Concrete

An area in a foundation wall where the aggregate (gravel) is visible. Honeycombs can be usually be remedied by applying a thin layer of grout or other cement product over the ...