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Concrete
Referring to an artificial, stonelike material used for various structural purposes, that is made from the drying and hardening of cement.
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tamper
Building materials; Concrete
An implement used to consolidate concrete or mortar in molds or forms. A hand-operated device for compacting floor topping or other unformed concrete by impact from the dropped device in preparation ...
superplasticizer
Building materials; Concrete
A concrete admixture that makes wet concrete extremely fluid without additional water. These agents perform the same function as a plasticizer, but are composed of different materials.
super flat floor
Building materials; Concrete
A concrete slab finished to a high degree of flatness according to recognized systems of measurement.
sulfate resistance
Building materials; Concrete
Ability of cement paste, aggregate, or mixtures thereof to withstand sulfate attack.
sulfate attack
Building materials; Concrete
Deleterious chemical and/or physical re-action between sulfates in ground water or soil and certain constituents in cement, which result in expansion and disruption of the concrete.
stucco
Building materials; Concrete
A Portland cement mortar material that can be applied to the surface of any building or structure to form a hard and durable covering for the exterior wails or other exterior surfaces.
