Ready-mixed concrete
The very many ready-mixed concrete plants in the United Kingdom are able to supply to all but the most isolated […]
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Portland blast-furnace cement
This {cement} is more resistant to the destructive action of sulphates than ordinary Portland cement and is often used for
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Sulphate resisting Portland cement
This {cement} has a reduced content of aluminates that combine with soluble sulphates in some {soils} and is used for
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Materials for damp-proof membrane
The materials used as {damp-proof membrane} must be impermeable to water both in liquid and vapour form and sufficiently robust
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Soluble sulphates
There are water soluble sulphates in some soils, such as plastic clay, which react with ordinary cement and in time
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Damp-proof Membrane
{Concrete} is spread oversite as a solid base for floors and as a {barrier} to moisture rising from the ground.
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Materials for underfloor insulation
Any material used as an insulation layer to a solid, ground supported floor must be sufficiently strong and rigid to
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Damp-proof courses
The function of a dpc is to act as a barrier to the passage of moisture or water between the
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Material for damp-proof courses above ground
It is convenient to group the materials used for dpcs as flexible, semirigid and rigid. Flexible materials such as metal,