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1Concrete — This article is about the construction material. For other uses, see Concrete (disambiguation). Outer view of the Roman Pantheon, still the largest unreinforced solid concrete dome.[1] …
2Concrete degradation — may have various causes. Concrete can be damaged by fire, aggregate expansion, sea water effects, bacterial corrosion, calcium leaching, physical damage and chemical damage (from carbonation, chlorides, sulfates and distilled water). This process …
3Water tank — Towers, featured in Kuwait City Water tank used in Municipal W …
4Concrete canoe — Coed sprint race at 2008 National Concrete Canoe Competition in Montreal, Quebec A concrete canoe is a canoe made of concrete, typically created for an engineering competition. In spirit, the event is similar to that of a cardboard boat race make …
5Reinforced concrete — is concrete in which reinforcement bars ( rebars ), reinforcement grids, plates or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen the concrete in tension. It was invented by French gardener Joseph Monier in 1849 and patented in 1867.[1] The term… …
6concrete — [kän′krēt΄; ] also, and for vt.1 & vi.usually [, kän krēt′] adj. [ME concret < L concretus, pp. of concrescere: see CONCRESCENCE] 1. formed into a solid mass; coalesced 2. having a material, perceptible existence; of, belonging to, or… …
7Concrete densifier — A concrete densifier is a chemical applied to a concrete surface in order to fill pores, increasing surface density. Chemical densifiers are used on polished and non polished concrete to reduce dusting and wear; on polished concrete surfaces… …
8Concrete slump test — A tester performing a concrete slump test. The concrete slump test is used for the measurement of a property of fresh concrete. The test is an emprical test that measures the workability of fresh concrete. More specifically, it measures the… …
9concrete — [[t]kɒ̱ŋkriːt[/t]] ♦♦♦ concretes, concreting, concreted 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N n Concrete is a substance used for building which is made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, and water. The posts have to be set in concrete... They had lain… …
10Types of concrete — There are many types of concrete, variations of installation, composition, finish and performance characteristics. A highway paved with concrete …
