Abrasion
Wearing of the concrete surface by rubbing, rolling, sliding, cutting, or impact forces.
Read MoreWearing of the concrete surface by rubbing, rolling, sliding, cutting, or impact forces.
Read MoreThe ability of the floor surface to withstand the abrasion produced by long term use of the floor.
Read More(or accelerator) is a chemical which can be added to a concrete mix to speed up the hydration process.
Read MoreA type of surface treatment in which acid is used to remove laitance and profile the surface of a concrete slab.
Read Moreis an addition to the batched concrete mix (normally a chemical) which alters its properties whilst it is fresh or after it has hardened.
Read MoreA relatively inert, granular material used in construction.
Read Moreis a measure of how well distributed the sizes of the particles in an aggregate are. A well graded aggregate will have a good range of particle sizes and will have a fair representation from every size of particle.
Read MoreMechanism that transfers load across a crack in concrete by means of interlocking between irregular aggregate and cement paste surfaces on each side of the track.
Read Moreis the development of dark spots on the surface of a recently laid concrete floor slab.
Read MoreIn construction, agitation is the act of mechanically disturbing fresh concrete.
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