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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site-cast concrete

Building materials; Concrete

Concrete that is poured and cured in its final position at a construction project.

shotcrete

Building materials; Concrete

Mortar or concrete conveyed through a hose and projected pneumatically at high velocity onto a surface.

settlement

Building materials; Concrete

Sinking of solid particles in grout, mortar, or fresh concrete, after placement and before initial set.

shake-on hardener

Building materials; Concrete

A dry powder that is dusted onto the surface of a concrete slab before troweling to react with the concrete and produce a hard-wearing surface for industrial uses.

The time required for a specimen of cement paste, mortar or concrete, prepared and tested under standardized conditions to attain a specified degree of rigidity with particular reference to initial ...

set retarders

Building materials; Concrete

Agents used to delay or slow down the setting of concrete.

set

Building materials; Concrete

A term used to describe the stiffening of cement paste; a condition reached by a concrete, cement paste, or mortar when plasticity is lost to an arbitrary degree, usually measured in terms of ...