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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placement

Building materials; Concrete

The process of placing and consolidating concrete. A quantity of concrete placed and finished during a continuous operation. Also, inappropriately referred to as pouring.

A mixture of Portland cement, pea gravel, and water. It is ordinary concrete without the sand. Because of the absence of sand, the void space is between 15% and 30%, which allows water to percolate ...

pitch

Building materials; Concrete

The amount of angle or slope used in concrete flatwork to disperse water.

pitch-in

Building materials; Concrete

A curb and gutter profile designed to accept water into the flow-line of the gutter. It is also referred to as wet-curb.

pining

Building materials; Concrete

Development of relatively small cavities in a concrete surface, due to phenomena such as cavitation or corrosion.

peeling

Building materials; Concrete

A process in which thin flakes of matrix or mortar are broken away from concrete surface. Caused by adherence of surface mortar to forms when forms are removed, or to trowel or float in portland ...