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26 Cards in this Set
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One of the oldest manufactured building materials used as a mortar Ang plaster by all the early civilizations |
Lime |
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The carbonates decompose into carbon dioxide, which is expelled, and calcium oxide (CAO) is called... |
Quicklime |
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What is the process called when mixing the quick lime before it can be used? |
Slaking or Hydration |
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What is it called when the lime has now become calcium hydroxide? |
Slaked Lime or Hydrated Lime |
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Used as an ingredient of a hard finish coat for two to three cement coats. |
Hydrated Lime |
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A type of lime which will set under water. |
Hydraulic Lime |
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Like lime, it was used as plaster by the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. |
Gypsum |
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It means for both the raw material and calcined products. |
Plaster |
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First developed by the Romans by mixing slaked Lime with Pozzolona (volcanic ash). |
Cement |
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It is obtained by a finely pulverizing clinker produced by calcining a proportioned mixture of argillaceous. |
Portland Cement |
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A proportioned mixture of cement, aggregate and water. |
Concrete |
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A fine concrete with less than 6mm is known as? |
Mortar, Stucco or cement plaster |
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Fine aggregate and a large aggregate of more than 6mm in size produces... |
Concrete |
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When strengthened by embedded steel, it is called... |
Reinforced concrete |
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When without reinforcement, it is called... |
Plain or mass concrete |
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What is the hardening concrete called? |
Setting |
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It consists of crushed stones, gravel or other inner materials of similar characteristics. |
Course Aggregates |
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Such as cinders, blast furnace slag, expanded shale or clay, perlite, vermiculite, and sawdust. |
Special Aggregates |
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Smaller than 6mm in size, consist of sand, stone screenings or other. Inert materials. |
Fine Aggregates |
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Used for measuring consistency of a concrete mix. |
Slump Test |
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Substances added to cements, mortars, and concrete for the purpose of improving or imparting particular properties |
Admixtures |
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Metallic aluminum powder |
Aerocrete |
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Encasing structural steel |
Gunite |
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Chemical foam is added |
Porete |
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Processed concrete with lightweight aggregate |
Haydite |
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It must be done on a water tight platform |
Hand mixing |
