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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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paving forms

Building materials; Concrete

Heavy duty metal forms used in the placement of concrete for concrete roadways, commercial driveways, intersection entrance and exit ramps, and airport work.

paving machine

Building materials; Concrete

A self-propelled piece of construction equipment that forms and finishes concrete simultaneously.

blaine fineness

Building materials; Concrete

The fineness of granular materials such as cement and pozzolan, expressed as total surface area in square centimeters per gram, determined by the Blaine air-permeability apparatus and procedure.

bar support (BAR CHAIR)

Building materials; Concrete

A rigid device of formed wire, plastic, or concrete, used to support or hold reinforcing bars in proper position during concrete operations.

barrel

Building materials; Concrete

A unit of weight measure for Portland cement, equivalent to four bags or 376 pounds.

batch

Building materials; Concrete

The quantity produced as the result of one mixing operation, as in a batch of concrete.

batch box

Building materials; Concrete

A container of known volume used to measure the constituents of concrete or mortar in proper proportions.

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