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Tiles
Any of various thin slabs or bent pieces of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or wall.
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dry pack
Building materials; Tiles
Concrete or mortar mixtures deposited and consolidated by dry packing.
dry packing
Building materials; Tiles
Placing of zero slump, or near zero slump, concrete, mortar, or grout by ramming into a confined space.
density
Building materials; Tiles
The ratio of the mass of a body to its volume, or the mass per unit volume of the substance. When G. G. S. Units are used, the density of a substance is numerically equal to the specific gravity of ...
distressed edge
Building materials; Tiles
A marred or faded bordered stone conveying an antique or used look.
double bullnose
Building materials; Tiles
A type of trim with the same convex radius on two opposite sides.
crazing
Building materials; Tiles
The cracking which occurs in fired glazes or other ceramic coatings due to critical tensile stresses.
