Concrete

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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slump cone

Building materials; Concrete

A metal mold in the form of a truncated cone with a top diameter of 4?, a bottom diameter of 8?, and a height of 12?, used to fabricate the specimen for a slump test.

efflorescence

Building materials; Concrete

The process by which water leeches soluble salts out of concrete or mortar and deposits them on the surface. Also used as the name for these deposits.

dry topping

Building materials; Concrete

A concrete surface treatment, such as color, hardening, or antiskid, which is applied to a concrete slab by shaking on a dry, granular material before the concrete has set and then troweling it in.

concrete contraction

Building materials; Concrete

The shrinkage of concrete that occurs as it cures and dries.

concrete finish

Building materials; Concrete

A description of the smoothness, texture, or hardness of a concrete surface.

concrete finishing machine

Building materials; Concrete

A portable machine with large paddles like fan blades used to float and finish concrete floors and slabs. A large power-driven machine mounted on wheels that ride on steel pavement forms. These ...