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Term Definition
Concealed. Rendered inaccessible by the structure or finish of the building.  
Concentrated Load. A load which acts at one point or small area of a structure or member.  
Concentrating Collector. A device that uses reflective surfaces to concentrate the suns rays onto a smaller area, where they are absorbed and converted to heat energy.  
Concentration. 1.The strength of a solution. 2. A concentrated mass or thing.  
Concentric. Having a common center or axis.  
Concrete Accessory. An implement or device used in the formwork, pouring, spreading, or finishing of concrete surfaces.  
Concrete Admixture. A substance added to concrete to aid in imparting color, control workability, help in waterproofing, control setting, and to entrain air.  
Concrete Beam. 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.  
Concrete Block Bar Supports. 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.  
Concrete Block Removal. The act or process of demolition of a concrete block structure.  
Concrete Block. 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.  
Concrete Brick. A solid concrete masonry unit the same size and proportion as a clay brick.  
Concrete Burlap. 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.  
Concrete Column. A long, relatively slender, supporting pillar made from concrete and reinforcing steel.  
Concrete Cover. The distance from a reinforcing bar to the outside of a concrete member; also referred to as fireproofing, clearance, or concrete protection.  
Concrete Cutting. Scoring or cutting of concrete or masonry with a saw equipped with a carborundum blade; commonly done by specialty subcontractors with customized equipment.  
Concrete Dowel. 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.  
Concrete Filled Pile. A long slender construction element filled with concrete, driven in the ground for the purpose of supporting a load.  
Concrete Finish, Board. Wooden boards placed in the concrete formwork as for liners to provide a wood-pattern finish to the completed reinforced concrete.  
Concrete Finish. The act or process of the final compaction and finishing operations of curing concrete.  
Concrete Headwall. The end of a culvert or drain constructed of concrete.  
Concrete Manhole. A vertical access shaft from the surface to the underground, constructed of concrete.  
CMACN. Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada  
Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU). See Concrete Block.  
Concrete Mat. A grid of metal reinforcement for concrete foundations, slabs, or mats.  
Concrete Mix. The amount of each material specified, portland cement, fine aggregate, coarse aggregate, admixture, and water.  
Concrete Nail. A hardened steel nail that may be driven into concrete or masonry.  
Concrete Parking Barrier. A concrete structure placed to act as a barrier against vehicular encroachment.  
Concrete Paving. The use of concrete to make a hard surface in areas such as walks, roadways, ramps, and parking areas.  
Concrete Pile. A precast slender reinforced concrete member that is embedded in the soil, by driving or inserting into a predrilled hole.  

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