Cement and Concrete Terminology

anchorage Atterberg limits autoclave axis batch beam blast-furnace slag bond calcium calcium sulfate cement paste cement-See Cement chemical clinker coarse aggregate coat column composed compression concrete member concrete or mortar concrete surface concrete-Concrete concrete-See Concrete cracks crete curing deformation device Expansive cement finish flat formwork fresh concrete freshly mixed concrete grout hardened concrete heat horizontal hydrated hydraulic cement layer lightweight liquid load longitudinal material maximum ment metal mineral mixer mixture Modulus of elasticity moisture mold mortar or concrete particles pavement pile pile-A placed concrete plaster plastic portland cement post-tensioning pozzolan precast concrete pressure prestressed concrete produced ratio refractory reinforcement-Reinforcement reinforcing bars resistance rock sand shape shear shotcrete shrinkage sieve silicate slab slump solid specific gravity specified steel strength stress structural member subgrade sulfate temperature tendons tensile tensile stress tension terrazzo tion usually vertical vibration voids volume wall weight wire