accelerating admixture
An admixture that speeds the setting and/or the early strength development of hydraulic concrete.
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concrete
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acceleration
1. The rate of change of the velocity of a moving body. 2. The rate of change, esp. the quickening of the
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absolute volume
1. Of a granular material, the total volume of the particles, including the permeable and impermeable voids, but excluding the spaces between the
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Abrams law
A statement applying to given concrete materials and conditions of test: For a mixture of workable consistency, the strength of concrete provided by
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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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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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Water-cement ratio
The materials used for making concrete are mixed with water for two reasons. Firstly to cause the reaction between cement
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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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Bitumen sheet
Sheets of bitumen with hessian, fibre or mineral fibre base are spread on the concrete oversite or on a blinding