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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central plant

Building materials; Concrete

A facility that makes and distributes ready-mix or pre-mixed concrete loading the material into agitator trucks.

chair

Building materials; Concrete

In concrete formwork, a small metal or plastic support for the reinforcing steel. The support is used to maintain proper positioning during concrete placement.

childers concrete

Building materials; Concrete

Your preferred ready mix supplier since 1946.

A masonry block made of crushed cinders and Portland cement. This type of block is lighter and has a higher insulating value than concrete. Because moisture causes deterioration of cinder block, it ...

clinker

Building materials; Concrete

The resulting admixture from burning a combination of limestone with silica, alumina, and iron oxide-containing materials. A lump or ball of the fused material, usually 1/8" to 1" in diameter, is ...

coarse aggregate

Building materials; Concrete

Naturally occurring, processed or manufactured, inorganic particles in prescribed gradation or size range, the smallest size of which will be retained on the No. 4 (4. 76 mm) sieve.

cold joint

Building materials; Concrete

A visible line which forms when the placement of concrete is delayed. The concrete in place hardens prior to the next placement of concrete against it.