| Rendered inaccessible by the structure or finish of the building.
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| A load which acts at one point or small area of a structure or member.
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| A device that uses reflective surfaces to concentrate the suns rays onto a smaller area, where they are absorbed and converted to heat energy.
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| 1.The strength of a solution. 2. A concentrated mass or thing.
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| Having a common center or axis.
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| An implement or device used in the formwork, pouring, spreading, or finishing of concrete surfaces.
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| A substance added to concrete to aid in imparting color, control workability, help in waterproofing, control setting, and to entrain air.
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| A horizontal structural member which transversely supports a load and transfers the load to vertical members, made of a composite material consisting of sand, coarse aggregate, cement and water.
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| Precast concrete blocks, with or without tie wires used to support bars above the sub-grade or to space bars off vertical forms and above horizontal forms.
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| The act or process of demolition of a concrete block structure.
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| A hollow concrete masonry unit made from portland cement and suitable aggregates such as sand, gravely crushed stone, bituminous or anthracite cinders, burned clay or shale, pumice, volcanic scoria, air-cooled or expanded blast furnace slags with or without the inclusion of other materials.
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| A solid concrete masonry unit the same size and proportion as a clay brick.
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| A curing concrete surface that has had a coarse fabric of jute, hemp, or less commonly, flax applied, for use as a water-retaining covering.
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| A long, relatively slender, supporting pillar made from concrete and reinforcing steel.
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| The distance from a reinforcing bar to the outside of a concrete member; also referred to as fireproofing, clearance, or concrete protection.
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| Scoring or cutting of concrete or masonry with a saw equipped with a carborundum blade; commonly done by specialty subcontractors with customized equipment.
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| A pin of reinforcing steel embedded in concrete to strengthen two pieces where they join or to create a place where other pieces can be fastened to it.
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| A long slender construction element filled with concrete, driven in the ground for the purpose of supporting a load.
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| Wooden boards placed in the concrete formwork as for liners to provide a wood-pattern finish to the completed reinforced concrete.
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| The act or process of the final compaction and finishing operations of curing concrete.
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| The end of a culvert or drain constructed of concrete.
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| A vertical access shaft from the surface to the underground, constructed of concrete.
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| Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada
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| See Concrete Block.
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| A grid of metal reinforcement for concrete foundations, slabs, or mats.
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| The amount of each material specified, portland cement, fine aggregate, coarse aggregate, admixture, and water.
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| A hardened steel nail that may be driven into concrete or masonry.
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| A concrete structure placed to act as a barrier against vehicular encroachment.
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| The use of concrete to make a hard surface in areas such as walks, roadways, ramps, and parking areas.
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| A precast slender reinforced concrete member that is embedded in the soil, by driving or inserting into a predrilled hole.
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