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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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capillary space
Building materials; Concrete
In cement paste, any space not occupied by anhydrous cement or cement gel. Air bubbles, whether entrained or entrapped, are not considered as part of the cement paste.
carbonation
Building materials; Concrete
1) Reaction between the products of Portland cement (soluble calcium hydroxides), water and carbon dioxide to produce insoluble calcium carbonate (efflorescence). 2) Soft white, chalky surface ...
casting
Building materials; Concrete
Pouring a liquid material, or slurry, like concrete, into a mold or form whose physical form it will take on as it solidifies.
casting bed
Building materials; Concrete
A permanent, fixed form, in which permanent pre-cast concrete forms are produced. . . Cement, Portland (ASTM C150) A powdery substance made by burning, at a high temperature, a mixture of clay and ...
cement content
Building materials; Concrete
A quantity of cement contained in a unit volume of concrete or mortar, ordinarily expressed as pounds, barrels, or bags per cubic yard.
cement gel
Building materials; Concrete
The colloidal gel (glue like) material that makes up the major portion of the porous mass of which hydrated cement paste is composed.
cementitious
Building materials; Concrete
Having cement-like, cementing, or bonding type properties. Material or substance producing bonding properties or cement-like materials.
