fine aggregate
31troostite — troostitic /trooh stit ik/, adj. /trooh stuyt/, n. a microconstituent of hardened and tempered steel, consisting of a very fine aggregate of ferrite and cementite. [1900 05; named after L. J. Troost (d. 1911), French chemist; see ITE1] * * * …
32ballast — [ baləst] noun 1》 a heavy substance, such as gravel or lead, placed in the bilge of a ship to ensure its stability. ↘a substance carried in an airship or on a hot air balloon to stabilize it. 2》 gravel or coarse stone used to form the bed of… …
33no-fines — /ˈnoʊ faɪnz/ (say noh fuynz) noun concrete made without fine aggregate such as sand …
34cast stone — noun Etymology: from past participle of cast (I) (mold) : a concrete building block with a face formed to resemble natural stone * * * a concrete with a fine aggregate, used to imitate natural stone. [1920 25] …
35no-fines concrete — noun Etymology: no fines, from no (II) + fines : porous concrete made without the use of fine aggregate …
36recrusher — (ˈ)rē+ noun Etymology: re + crusher : a rock crusher for producing fine aggregate for concrete by crushing again material which has already been crushed …
37no-fines — no finesˈ noun Concrete from which the fine aggregate (ie sand) has been omitted • • • Main Entry: ↑no …
38Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… …
39Low-temperature thermal desorption — NOTE: This article is largely taken verbatim from the EPA s How to Evaluate Alternative Cleanup Technologies for Underground Storage Tank Sites . cite web last = first = authorlink = coauthors = date = url = http://www.epa.gov/OUST/cat/lttd.htm… …
40building construction — Techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures. Early humans built primarily for shelter, using simple methods. Building materials came from the land, and fabrication was dictated by the limits of the materials and… …
