asbestos-cement wallboard
1asbestos cement — noun : a hardened mixture of asbestos fibers, portland cement, and water used in relatively thin slabs for shingles, wallboard, and siding * * * a compound of asbestos fiber and Portland cement formerly used for various nonstructural building… …
2wallboard — /wawl bawrd , bohrd /, n. material manufactured in large sheets for use in making or covering walls, ceilings, etc., as a substitute for wooden boards or plaster. [1905 10; WALL + BOARD] * * * ▪ building material any of various large, rigid …
3Asbestos — For other uses, see Asbestos (disambiguation). Fibrous asbestos on muscovite …
4Magnesium oxide wallboard — (10 mm thickness) Magnesium oxide more commonly called magnesia is a versatile mineral that when used as part of a cement mixture and cast into thin cement panels under proper curing procedures and practices can be used in residential and… …
5CertainTeed — Corporation Type Subsidiary Industry Building Materials Founded 1904 Headquarters Valley Forge …
6drywall construction — a type of construction in which the interior wall is applied in a dry condition without the use of mortar. It contrasts with the use of plaster, which dries after application. The materials used in drywall construction are gypsum… …
7USG Corporation — Infobox Company company name= USG Corporation company company type= Public (nyse|USG) foundation= 1901 location= Chicago, Illinois, USA key people= William C. Foote, CEO industry= Industrial goods products= Building materials revenue= $5.72… …
8Vermiculite — Infobox mineral name = Vermiculite category = boxwidth = boxbgcolor = caption = formula = (MgFe,Al)3(Al,Si)4O10(OH)2·4H2O color = Bronze Yellow habit = Clay, scaly, aggregate system = Monoclinic twinning = cleavage = Perfect fracture = Uneven… …
9Transite — The Transite, that is produced today, is a completely fireproof composite material and a non asbestos product. [http://www.bnzmaterials.com/trans.html Transite HT] , and [http://www.bnzmaterials.com/trans1000.html Transite 1000] , are currently… …
10Philippines — /fil euh peenz , fil euh peenz /, n. (used with a pl. v.) an archipelago of 7083 islands in the Pacific, SE of China: formerly (1898 1946) under the guardianship of the U.S.; now an independent republic. 76,103,564; 114,830 sq. mi. (297,410 sq.… …
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