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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water stop

Building materials; Concrete

A synthetic rubber strip used to seal joints in concrete foundations walls. Weep Screed A tool used to drain moisture from concrete.

water-reducing agents

Building materials; Concrete

A material that either increases workability of freshly mixed mortar or concrete without increasing water content, or maintains workability with a reduced amount of water; the effect being due to ...

Energetic agitation of freshly mixed concrete during placement by mechanical devices, either pneumatic or electric, that create vibratory impulses of moderately high frequency that assist in evenly ...

waterproof

Building materials; Concrete

A material or surface that is impervious or unaffected by water in its liquid form; will repel water in it's liquid form but may not necessarily be vaporproof.

water-cement ratio

Building materials; Concrete

The ratio of the amount of water, exclusive of that absorbed by the aggregates, to the amount of cement in a concrete mix. Typically expressed as percentage of water, by weight in pounds, to the ...

vicat apparatus

Building materials; Concrete

A penetration device used to determine the setting characteristics of hydraulic cements. Visqueen A 4 mil or 6 mil plastic sheeting often used for construction coverings.