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A/F ratio
absolute specific gravity
absolute volume
absorbed moisture
absorbed water
absorption
abutment
accelerating admixture
acceleration
accelerator
acceptance criteria
accidental air
acid etching
acrylic resin
addition
additive
adhesion
adhesives
adiabatic
adiabatic curing
adjustment screw
admixture
admixture, accelerating
admixture, air-entraining
admixture, anti-washout
admixture, retarding
admixture, water-reducing
admixture, water-reducing (high-range)
adsorbed water
adsorption
advancing-slope grouting
advancing-slope method
aerated concrete
afwillite
agent
agent, air-entraining
agent, bonding
agent, curing
agent, parting
agent, release
agent, surface-active
agent, wetting
agglomeration
aggregate
aggregate, angular
aggregate, coarse
aggregate, crusher-run
aggregate, dense-graded
aggregate, fine
aggregate, gap-graded
aggregate, heavyweight
aggregate, lightweight
aggregate, mineral
aggregate, normalweight
aggregate, open-graded
aggregate, reactive
aggregate, refractory
aggregate, single-sized
aggregate, well-graded
aggregate blending
aggregate gradation
aggregate interlock
aggregate transparency
aggregate-cement ratio
agitating speed
agitating truck
agitation
agitator
aids, grinding
air
air, accidental
air, entrained
air, entrapped
air blow pipe
air content
air entraining
air entrainment
air lift
air meter
air ring
air separator
air void
air-blown mortar
air-cooled blast-furnace slag
air-entraining agent
air-entraining hydraulic cement
air-permeability test
air-water jet
akermanite
alabaster
alignment wire
alite
alkali
alkali reactivity (of aggregate)
alkali-aggregate reaction
alkali-carbonate rock reaction
alkali-silica reaction
alkyl aryl sulfonate
allowable bearing capacity
allowable load
allowable stress
alternate-lane construction
alumina
aluminate cement
aluminate concrete
aluminous cement
amount of mixing
amplitude
analysis, dynamic
analysis, mechanical
analysis, sieve
anchor
anchor bolt
anchor, form
anchorage
anchorage, dead-end
anchorage, end
anchorage, mechanical
anchorage, threaded
anchorage, wedge
anchorage bond stress
anchorage deformation
anchorage device
anchorage loss
anchorage slip
anchorage zone
angle float
angle of repose
angular aggregate
anhydrite
anhydrous calcium chloride
anti-washout admixture
apparent specific gravity
arc spectrography
architect-engineer or engineer-architect
architectural concrete
area of steel
arenaceous
argillaceous
arris
arrissing tool
artificial pozzolan
asbestos-cement products
ashlar
ashlar, patterned
ashlar, random
ashlar masonry
aspect ratio, fiber
asphalt
asphalt cement
asphaltic concrete
atmospheric-pressure steam curing
autoclave
autoclave curing
autoclave cycle
autoclaved
autoclaving
autogenous healing
autogenous length change
autogenous shrinkage
autogenous volume change
automatic batcher
auxiliary reinforcement
average bond stress
average compressive strength
axis, neutral
axle load
axle steel
axle-steel reinforcement
b/bo
bacillus, cement
back form
back plastering
back stay
backfill concrete
backshores
bacterial corrosion
bag (of cement; also sack)
balanced load
balanced moment
balanced reinforcement
ball mill
ball test
band iron
bar
bar, coated
bar, deformed
bar, epoxy-coated
bar, high-bond
bar, hooked
bar, plain
bar, reinforcement
bar, standard hooked
bar, tie
bar bender
bar diameter, nominal
bar mat
bar schedule
bar spacing
bar support
bar-end check
barite
barrel (of cement)
barrel-vault roof
barrier, moisture
barrier, vapor
bars, bundled
bars, stem
base
base bead
base coat
base course
base of structure
base plate
base screed
basic creep
basket
bassanite
bat
batch
batch box
batch mixer
batch plant
batch weights
batch, trial
batched water
batcher
batcher, automatic
batcher, manual
batcher, semiautomatic
batching, cumulative
batten (also batten strip)
batter boards
batter pile
bauxite
bay
beam
beam, double-tee
beam, drop-in
beam, edge
beam, grade
beam, simple
beam, slender
beam, spandrel
beam bottom
beam form
beam form-clamp
beam hanger
beam pocket
beam saddle
beam side
beam test
beam-and-slab floor (roof)
beam-column
bearing capacity
bearing stratum
belite
belled pier
bench
bending moment
bending-moment diagram
beneficiation
bent bar
bent, pile
bentonite
Berliner
billet steel
binary mixture
binder
biological shielding
bituminous cement
Blaine apparatus
Blaine fineness
Blaine test
blanket, curing
blast-furnace slag
bleed
bleeding
bleeding capacity
bleeding rate
blemish
blended cement
blinding
blistering
bloated
block beam
block, concrete
block, end
block, wood
blockout
blowholes
blowpipe
blowup
board butt joint
bolster, slab
bolt sleeve
bolt, anchor
bolt, foundation
bolt, hold-down
bolt, she
bond
bond, ceramic
bond, chemical
bond, flexural stress
bond, mechanical
bond, transfer
bond area
bond breaker
bond length
bond plaster
bond prevention
bond strength
bond stress
bond stress, average
bond stress, development
bonded hollow-wall masonry
bonded member
bonded post-tensioning
bonded tendon
bonder
bonding agent
bonding layer
bored pile
boring
boron frits
boron-loaded concrete
boundary element
box out
brace
bracing
bracket
bredigite
breeze
brick seat
brick, calcium-silicate
brick, concrete
brick, rubbing
brick, sand-lime
bridge deck
briquette (also briquet)
broadcast
broom finish
brown coat
brown out
brown oxide
brownmillerite
brucite
brushed surface
buck
buckling
bug holes
buggy
build-up
building official
bulk cement
bulk density
bulk loading
bulk modulus
bulk specific gravity
bulk specific gravity (saturated-surface dry)
bulkhead
bulking
bulking curve
bulking factor
bull float
bundled bars
burlap
burnishing
bush-hammer
bush-hammer finish
butt joint
butter
buttress
butyl stearate
C/S
cabinet, moist
cable
cage
caisson
caisson pile
calcareous
calcine
calcite
calcium
calcium chloride, anhydrous
calcium chloride, hydrous
calcium chloride solution
calcium hydroxide
calcium stearate
calcium-aluminate cement
calcium-silicate brick
calcium-silicate hydrate
caliche
California bearing ratio (CBR)
calorimeter
camber
canister-type anchor bolt
cant strip
cap
cap, pile
cap, rider
cap cables
capacity
capacity-reduction factor
capillarity
capillary flow
capillary space
carbon black
carbonation
carbonation shrinkage
cast stone
cast-in-place
cast-in-place concrete
cast-in-place pile
cast-in-situ
castable refractory
catalyst, negative
catface
cathead
cathodic protection
caulk
cavitation damage
celite
cellular concrete
cellular construction
cement
cement, air-entraining hydraulic
cement, aluminous
cement, asphalt
cement, bituminous
cement, blended
cement, bulk
cement, calcium-aluminate
cement, chemically prestressing
cement, expanding
cement, expansive
cement, high-alumina
cement, high-early-strength
cement, high-fineness
cement, hot
cement, hydraulic
cement, hydrophobic
cement, Keene’s
cement, low-alkali
cement, low-heat
cement, masonry
cement, moderate sulfate-resisting
cement, modified
cement, natural
cement, nonstaining
cement, normal
cement, oil-well
cement, ordinary portland
cement, plastic
cement, portland
cement, portland blast-furnace slag
cement, portland-pozzolan
cement, regulated-set
cement, Roman
cement, self-stressing
cement, shrinkage-compensating
cement, slag
cement, sticky
cement, sulfate-resistant
cement, sulfoaluminate
cement, supersulfated
cement, white
cement bacillus
cement content
cement factor
cement gel
cement gun
cement kiln
cement paint
cement paste
cement paste, neat
cement plaster
cement rock
cement-aggregate ratio
cement-bound macadam
cementation process
cementitious
cementitious material
cementitious mixture
centering
central mixer
central-mixed concrete
centrifugal process
centrifugally cast concrete
ceramic bond
chair
chalk
chalking
chamfer
chamfer strip
charge
checking
chemical bond
chemically prestressing cement
chemically prestressing concrete
chert
chipping
chips
chord modulus
chute
clamp
class (of concrete)
class, exposure
clay
clay content
clay, fire
cleanout
cleanup
cleat
climbing form
clinker
clinker, portland-cement
clip
closed-circuit grouting
coarse aggregate
coarse-aggregate factor
coarse-grained soil
coat
coat, brown
coat, dash-bond
coat, finish
coat, flash
coat, scratch
coated bar
coating
coating, form
coating, polysulfide
cobble
cobblestone
coefficient of subgrade friction
coefficient of subgrade reaction
coefficient of thermal expansion
coefficient of variation
cold face
cold joint
cold strength
cold weather
cold-drawn wire reinforcement
cold-joint lines
cold-water paint
cold-worked steel reinforcement
colemanite
collector element
colloid
colloidal concrete
colloidal grout
colloidal mixer
colloidal particle
colorimetric value
column
column, composite
column, long
column, pipe
column, short
column, slender
column, spirally reinforced
column, tied
column capital
column clamp
column side
column strip
combined footing
combined-aggregate grading
come-along
compacted strand
compacting factor
compaction
component, expansive
component, expansive system (general)
composite
composite column
composite concrete flexural members
composite construction
composite pile
composite sample
compound, curing
compound, joint-sealing
compound, sealing
compound, waterproofing
compression flange
compression member
compression reinforcement
compression test
compressive strength
compressive strength, average
compressive stress
concentric tendons
concordant tendon
concrete
concrete (mortar or grout), expansive-cement
concrete (mortar or grout), self-stressing
concrete (mortar, grout), preshrunk
concrete, aerated
concrete, aluminate
concrete, architectural
concrete, asphaltic
concrete, backfill
concrete, boron-loaded
concrete, cast-in-place
concrete, cellular
concrete, central-mixed
concrete, centrifugally cast
concrete, chemically prestressing
concrete, colloidal
concrete, confined
concrete, cyclopean
concrete, decorative
concrete, dense
concrete, dry-packed
concrete, epoxy
concrete, exposed
concrete, fair-face
concrete, fiber-reinforced
concrete, fibrous
concrete, field
concrete, flowing
concrete, foamed
concrete, fresh
concrete, gap-graded
concrete, gas
concrete, granolithic
concrete, green
concrete, grouted-aggregate
concrete, gypsum
concrete, hardened
concrete, heat-resistant
concrete, heavy
concrete, heavyweight
concrete, high-density
concrete, high-performance
concrete, high-strength
concrete, in-situ
concrete, insulating
concrete, lean
concrete, lightweight
concrete, low-density
concrete, mass
concrete, monolithic
concrete, negative-slump
concrete, no-fines
concrete, no-slump
concrete, nonair-entrained
concrete, nonslip
concrete, normalweight
concrete, normalweight refractory
concrete, pervious
concrete, plain
concrete, polymer
concrete, polymer-cement
concrete, polymer-impregnated
concrete, popcorn
concrete, precast
concrete, prepacked
concrete, preplaced-aggregate
concrete, prestressed
concrete, pumped
concrete, ready mixed
concrete, recycled
concrete, refractory
concrete, refractory-insulating
concrete, reinforced
concrete, resin
concrete, rich
concrete, roller-compacted
concrete, rubble
concrete, sand-lightweight
concrete, sawdust
concrete, self-consolidating
concrete, shielding
concrete, shrink-mixed
concrete, shrinkage-compensating
concrete, siliceous-aggregate
concrete, specified compressive strength of (f'c )
concrete, sprayed
concrete, spun
concrete, structural
concrete, structural lightweight
concrete, subaqueous
concrete, terrazzo
concrete, transit-mixed
concrete, translucent
concrete, truck-mixed
concrete, underwater
concrete, unhardened
concrete, unreinforced
concrete, vacuum
concrete, vermiculite
concrete, vibrated
concrete, visual
concrete, zero-slump
concrete block
concrete breaker
concrete brick
concrete cart
concrete containment structure
concrete finishing machine
concrete flatwork
concrete masonry unit
concrete paver
concrete pile
concrete pump
concrete reactor vessel
concrete spreader
concrete strength
concrete vibrating machine
condensed silica fume
conductance, thermal
conductivity, thermal
cone
cone, flow
cone, pyrometric
cone, slump
cone bolt
confined concrete
confined region
connection, scarf
consistency
consistency, flowable
consistency, fluid
consistency, normal
consistency, plastic
consistency, wettest stable
consistency factor
consistometer
consolidation
construction
construction, alternate-lane
construction, cellular
construction, composite
construction, structural sandwich
construction joint
construction loads
contact ceiling
contact pressure
contact splice
containment grouting
continuous beam
continuous footing
continuous grading
continuous mixer
continuous mixing
continuous sampling
continuous slab or beam
continuously reinforced pavement
contract documents
contraction
contraction joint
contraction, thermal
contraction-joint grouting
contractor
control joint
control-joint grouting
controlled low-strength material (CLSM)
conveying hose
conveyor
coping
coquina
corbel
core (n.)
core (v.)
core test
cored beam
coring
corner reinforcement
corrosion
corrosion inhibitor
corrosion, bacterial
cotton mats
coupler
coupling agent
coupling pin
coupling sleeve
course
cover
cover block
crack
crack, diagonal
crack, hairline
crack, longitudinal
crack, plastic-shrinkage
crack, shrinkage
crack, transverse
crack-control reinforcement
cracked section
cracking
cracking, diagonal
cracking, map
cracking, pattern
cracking, shrinkage
cracking, stress-corrosion
cracking, temperature
cracking load
cracks
cracks, craze
cracks, D-line
cracks, pattern
craze cracks
crazing
creep
creep, basic
creep, drying
creep, nonrecoverable
crimped wire
criteria, acceptance
critical saturation
cross bracing
cross joint
cross section
cross-tee
crosstie
crush plate
crushed gravel
crushed stone
crusher
crusher, primary
crusher, secondary
crusher-run aggregate
cube strength
cubical piece (of aggregate)
cumulative batching
curb form
curb tool
curing
curing, adiabatic
curing, atmospheric-pressure steam
curing, autoclave
curing, electrical
curing, final
curing, fog
curing, high-pressure steam
curing, initial
curing, internal
curing, low-pressure steam
curing, mass
curing, membrane
curing, moist-air
curing, single-stage
curing, standard
curing, steam
curing, two-stage
curing agent
curing blanket
curing compound
curing cycle
curing delay
curing kiln
curing membrane
curling
curtain grouting
curtain reinforcement
curvature friction
curve, grading
cutting screed
cycle, autoclave
cyclopean concrete
cylinder strength
cylinders, field-cured
D-cracks
D-line cracks
damage, abrasion
damage, cavitation
damp
dampproofing
darby
dash-bond coat
davit
dead end
dead load
dead-end anchorage
deadman
debonding
decenter
deck
deck, bridge
decking
deflected tendons
deflection
deflection, dowel
deformation
deformation, anchorage
deformation, elastic
deformation, inelastic
deformation, nonreversible
deformation, residual
deformation, time-dependent
deformed bar
deformed plate
deformed reinforcement
deformed tie bar
degree-hour
dehydration
deicer
delamination
delay
delayed ettringite formation
delivery hose
demold
dense concrete
dense-graded aggregate
density
density, bulk
density, dry-rodded
density, fired
density (dry)
density control
depth, effective
design
design, probabilistic
design, working-stress
design load
design strength
detail, emulative
detail, jointed
deterioration
development bond stress
development length
device, anchorage
device, extension
devil’s float
diagonal crack
diagonal cracking
diagonal tension
diameter, equivalent fiber
diametral compression test
diamond mesh
diatomaceous earth
dicalcium silicate
differential thermal analysis (DTA)
diffusivity, thermal
dilation
diluent
direct dumping
discoloration
disintegration
dispersant
dispersant agent
distortion
distress
distribution-bar reinforcement
divider strips
documents, contract
dolomite
dolomite, hard-burned
dome
double-headed nail
double-tee beam
double-up
doughnut (donut)
dowel
dowel deflection
dowel lubricant
dowel rod
dowel-bar reinforcement
drainage fill
draped tendons
dried strength
drier
drilled pier
drip
drop panel
drop-in beam
drop-panel form
dropchute
dry mix
dry mixing
dry pack
dry packing
dry process
dry rodding
dry topping
dry-batch weight
dry-cast process
dry-mix shotcrete
dry-packed concrete
dry-rodded density
dry-rodded volume
dry-rodded weight
dry-shake
dry-tamp process
dry-volume measurement
drying creep
drying shrinkage
duct
ductility
dummy joint
Dunagan analysis
durability
durability factor
dust of fracture (in aggregate)
dusting
dye, fugitive
dynamic analysis
dynamic load
dynamic loading
dynamic modulus of elasticity
early age (of concrete)
early stiffening
early strength
early-entry dry-cut saw
earth pigments
eccentric tendon
edge
edge, feather
edge, pressed
edge beam
edge form
edge-bar reinforcement
edger
edging
effective area of concrete
effective area of reinforcement
effective depth
effective flange width
effective prestress
effective span
effective width of slab
efflorescence
elastic deformation
elastic limit
elastic loss
elastic modulus
elastic shortening
elasticity
electrical curing
electrolysis
electrolyte
elephant trunk
elongated piece (of aggregate)
elongation
embedment length
embedment-length equivalent
emery
emulation
emulative detail
emulsion
encastré
enclosure wall
encrustation
end anchorage
end block
end-bearing sleeve
endothermic reaction
engineer-architect
entrained air
entrapped air
epoxy
epoxy concrete
epoxy grout
epoxy mortar
epoxy resins
epoxy-coated bar
equivalent fiber diameter
equivalent rectangular stress-distribution
erosion
ettringite
evaporable water
evaporation retardant
exfoliation
exothermic reaction
expanded blast-furnace slag
expanded shale (clay or slate)
expanded-metal fabric reinforcement
expanded-metal lath
expanding cement
expansion
expansion joint
expansion sleeve
expansion, thermal
expansive cement
expansive component
expansive system (general) component
expansive-cement concrete (mortar or grout)
expansive-cement mortar
exposed concrete
exposed masonry
exposed-aggregate finish
exposure class
exposure condition, moderate
exposure condition, severe
extender
extensibility
extension device
exterior panel
external vibrator
extreme compression fiber
extreme tension fiber
exudation
fabric, welded-wire
fabric, woven-wire
face, pilaster
factor
factor, bulking
factor, coarse-aggregate
factor, durability
factor, flow
factor, maturity
factor, phi (φ)
factor, Philleo
factor, Powers’ spacing
factor, spacing
factor, stiffness
factor, strength-reduction (φ)
factor of safety
factored load
failure, fatigue
fair-face concrete
false header
false set
falsework
fascia
fastener
fatigue
fatigue failure
fatigue strength
faulting
feather edge
feed wheel
felite
ferrocement
fiber
fiber, equivalent diameter
fiber, extreme compression
fiber, extreme tension
fiber count
fiber-reinforced concrete
fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)
fibrous concrete
field bending
field concrete
field-cured cylinders
field-proportioned grout
fill, porous
filler
filler, joint
fillet
fin
final curing
final prestress
final set
final setting time
final stress
fine aggregate
fine-grained soil
fineness
fineness modulus
finish
finish, broom
finish, bush-hammer
finish, exposed-aggregate
finish, float
finish, granolithic
finish, gun
finish, rubbed
finish, rustic or washed
finish, swirl
finish, trowel
finish coat
finish grinding
finish screens
finishing
finishing machine
fire clay
fire resistance
fired density
fired strength
fishtail
flame photometer
flange, compression
flash coat
flash set
flashing
flat jack
flat piece (of aggregate)
flat plate
flat slab
flatwork, concrete
flexible joint
flexible pavement
flexural bond stress
flexural rigidity
flexural strength
flint
float
float, angle
float, bull
float, devil's
float, power
float, rotary
float finish
floating
flow
flow, capillary
flow, plastic
flow cone
flow factor
flow line
flow promoter
flow table
flow trough
flowable consistency
flowing concrete
fluid consistency
fluidifier
fluosilicate
flush water
fly ash
flying forms
foam, preformed
foamed blast-furnace slag
foamed concrete
fog curing
fog room
folded plate
footing
footing, combined
footing, continuous
footing, sloped
footing, stepped
footing, strip
force, jacking
form
form, climbing
form, drop-panel
form, edge
form, permanent
form, sliding
form, top
form, trench
form, vented
form, wall
form anchor
form coating
form hanger
form insulation
form lining
form oil
form pressure
form release agent
form scabbing
form sealer
form spacer
form spreader
form tie
forms
forms, flying
forms, ganged
forms, moving
formwork
foundation
foundation, grid
foundation, mat
foundation, raft
foundation, strip
foundation bolt
four-way reinforcement
fracture
frame, rigid
free fall
free lime
free moisture
free water
fresh concrete
fresno trowel
friction loss
friction pile
friction, wobble
frog
fugitive dye
Fuller-Thompson ideal grading curve
Fuller’s curve
furring
ganged forms
ganister
gap-graded aggregate
gap-graded concrete
gas concrete
gauge water
gehlenite
gel
gel, cement
gel, tobermorite
Gillmore needle
girder
girt
glass
glass-fiber reinforced cement
glass-transition temperature
go-devil
grab set
gradation
grade
grade beam
grade strip
graded standard sand
gradient
grading
grading, combined-aggregate
grading, continuous
grading curve
granolithic concrete
granolithic finish
granulated blast-furnace slag
gravel
gravel, crushed
gravel, pea
green concrete
grid foundation
grinding aids
grinding medium
grinding, finish
grizzly
grog
groove joint
groover
gross volume (of concrete mixers)
ground wire
ground-granulated blast-furnace slag
grout
grout, colloidal
grout, epoxy
grout, expansive-cement
grout, field-proportioned
grout, hydraulic-cement
grout, machine-base
grout, masonry
grout, neat cement
grout, preblended
grout, sanded
grout slope
grouted masonry
grouted-aggregate concrete
grouting
grouting, advancing-slope
grouting, closed-circuit
grouting, containment
grouting, contraction-joint
grouting, control-joint
grouting, curtain
grouting, high-lift
grouting, low-lift
grouting, open-circuit
grouting, perimeter
grouting, slush
grouting, staged
gun
gun finish
gun, cement
Gunite
gunman
gunning
gunning pattern
gutter tool
gypsum
gypsum concrete
gypsum plaster
hacking
hairline crack
hairpin
Hamm tip
hammer
hammer, impact
hammer, rebound
hammer, Schmidt
hammer, Swiss
hanger
hanger, form
hard-burned dolomite
hard-burned lime
hardened concrete
hardener
Hardy Cross method
harped tendons
harsh mixture
haunch
haunching
hawk
header
header, false
healing, autogenous
heat of hydration
heat of solution
heat-deflection temperature
heat-resistant concrete
heating rate
heavy concrete
heavy-edge reinforcement
heavy-media separation
heavyweight aggregate
heavyweight concrete
helical reinforcement
hematite
hemihydrate
hesitation set
Hessian
high-alumina cement
high-bond bar
high-density concrete
high-discharge mixer
high-early-strength cement
high-fineness cement
high-lift grouting
high-performance concrete
high-pressure steam curing
high-range water-reducing admixture
high-strength concrete
high-strength reinforcement
high-strength steel
high-temperature steam curing
hinge joint
hinge, Mesnager
hinge, plastic
hod
hold-down bolt
holding period
hollow-unit masonry
honeycomb
hook
Hooke’s law
hooked bar
hoop reinforcement
horizontal shoring
horizontal-axis mixer
horizontal-shaft mixer
hose, delivery
hot cement
hot face
hot-load test
Hoyer effect
hydrate
hydrate, calcium-silicate
hydrated lime
hydration
hydraulic cement
hydraulic hydrated lime
hydraulic-cement grout
hydrochloric acid
hydromix nozzle
hydrophobic cement
hydrous calcium chloride
I-section
ignition loss
ilmenite
impact hammer
impending slough
in-situ concrete
inclined-axis mixer
incrustation
indented strand
indented wire
index, plasticity (PI)
index, pozzolanic-activity
index, slag activity
inelastic behavior
inelastic deformation
infrared spectroscopy
initial curing
initial drying shrinkage
initial prestress
initial set
initial setting time
initial stresses
initial-tangent modulus
insert
insoluble residue
insulating concrete
insulation, form
insulation, roof
intermittent sampling
internal curing
internal vibration
inverted L-beam
inverted T-beam
isolation joint
jack
jack shore
jack, flat
jacking device
jacking force
jacking stress
jaw crusher
jet, air-water
jitterbug
joint
joint, butt
joint, cold
joint, construction
joint, contraction
joint, control
joint, cross
joint, expansion
joint, flexible
joint, groove
joint, hinge
joint, isolation
joint, lift
joint, longitudinal
joint, raked
joint, sawed
joint, scarf
joint, semiflexible
joint, separation
joint, transverse
joint, warping
joint, weakened-plane
joint filler
joint sealant
joint spall
joint-sealing compound
jointed detail
jointer (concrete)
jointing
joist
jumbo
kaolin
kaolinite
Kelly ball
kerb form; kerb tool
kern area
key
keyway
kicker
kiln
kiln, cement
kiln, rotary
kiln, steam
kiln, rotary
knee brace
L-beam
L-column
L-head
L-shore
lacing
lagging
laitance
lap
lap splice
lapping (reinforcing steel)
larnite
lateral reinforcement
latex
lath, diamond mesh or expanded-metal
law, Abrams’
law, Hooke’s
layer
layer, bonding
leaf
lean concrete
lean mixture
lean mortar
ledger
length
length change, autogenous
length, development
length, embedment
length, transfer
length, transmission
length change
lever arm
Licensed design professional
lift
lift joint
lift slab
lifts (or tiers)
lightweight aggregate
lightweight concrete
lime
lime, free
lime, hard-burned
lime, hydrated
lime, hydraulic hydrated
lime, spray
limestone
limit
limit, elastic
limit, proportional
limit, vibration
limit design
limit state
limonite
linear prestressing
linear transformation
linear-traverse method
lining
lintel
liquid-volume measurement
lithology
live load
load
load test, structural
load, allowable
load, axle
load, balanced
load, cracking
load, dead
load, design
load, dynamic
load, factored
load, live
load, point
load, safe leg
load, service
load, service dead
load, service live
load, shock
load, snow
load, static
load, superimposed
load, ultimate
load, wheel
load, wind
load, working
load balancing
load factor
load-bearing wall
load-transfer assembly
loading hopper
loading, bulk
loading, dynamic
loading, ribbon
locking device
long column
longitudinal bar
longitudinal crack
longitudinal joint
longitudinal reinforcement
Los Angeles abrasion test
loss
loss, anchorage
loss, elastic
loss, friction
loss, ignition
loss, plastic
loss, shrinkage
loss, slump
loss of prestress
loss on ignition
low-alkali cement
low-density concrete
low-heat cement
low-lift grouting
low-pressure steam curing
low-strength materials
lubricant, dowel
macadam, cement-bound
machine, finishing
machine-base grout
macrofiber
macroscopic
magnetite
manual batcher
manufactured sand
map cracking
marble
marl
mason
mason’s putty
masonry
masonry, ashlar
masonry, bonded hollow-wall
masonry, exposed
masonry, grouted
masonry, hollow-unit
masonry, plain
masonry, reinforced
masonry, solid-unit
masonry, unit
masonry cement
masonry filler unit
masonry grout
masonry lift
masonry unit, concrete
masonry wall, solid
mass
mass concrete
mass curing
mass density
mat
mat foundation
material hose
material, cementitious
material, supplementary cementitious (SCM)
matrix
mats, cotton
maturity factor
maximum size (of aggregate)
maximum-temperature period
mean stress
mechanical analysis
mechanical anchorage
mechanical bond
mechanical connection
medium, grinding
megascopic
melilite
melt
member, compression
member, segmental
membrane curing
membrane theory
merwinite
mesh
mesh reinforcement
mesh roller
mesh, diamond
Mesnager hinge
meter, air
method, advancing-slope
microconcrete
microcracks
microfiber
microsand
microscope, polarizing
microscope, scanning electron (SEM)
microscopic
microsilica
middle strip
mill scale
mill, ball
mill, rod
mineral aggregate
mineral filler
minimum film-forming temperature
mix (n.)
mix (v.)
mix design
mix, dry
mixer
mixer, batch
mixer, central
mixer, colloidal
mixer, continuous
mixer, high-discharge
mixer, horizontal-axis
mixer, horizontal-shaft
mixer, inclined-axis
mixer, nontilting
mixer, open-top
mixer, paddle
mixer, pan
mixer, revolving-blade (or paddle)
mixer, tilting
mixer, transit
mixer, trough
mixer, truck
mixer, tub
mixer, turbine
mixer, vertical-shaft
mixer, volumetric
mixer efficiency
mixing cycle
mixing plant
mixing speed
mixing time
mixing water
mixing, continuous
mixing, dry
mixture
mixture, binary
mixture, harsh
mixture, lean
mixture, quad
mixture, rich
mixture, ternary
mixture proportion
mobile placer
mobility
mockup
moderate sulfate-resisting cement
modified cube
modified portland cement
modular ratio
modulus
modulus, bulk
modulus, chord
modulus, elastic
modulus, fineness
modulus, initial-tangent
modulus, secant
modulus, section
modulus, shear
modulus, sonic
modulus, subgrade
modulus, tangent
modulus, Young’s
modulus of compression
modulus of deformation
modulus of elasticity
modulus of elasticity, dynamic
modulus of elasticity, static
modulus of elasticity, sustained
modulus of resilience
modulus of rigidity
modulus of rupture
modulus of subgrade reaction
Mohs scale
moist
moist cabinet
moist room
moist-air curing
moisture
moisture, absorbed
moisture, free
moisture, surface
moisture barrier
moisture content of aggregate
moisture content of concrete masonry unit
moisture movement
moisture-free
mold
mold oil
mold, plaster
moment
moment, bending
moment, negative
moment, positive
moment, secondary
moment, ultimate
moment distribution
monolithic concrete
monolithic surface treatment
monolithic terrazzo
monolithic topping
monomolecular
montmorillonite
mortar
mortar, air-blown
mortar, epoxy
mortar, expansive-cement
mortar, lean
mortar, plastic
mortar, resin
mortar, sprayed
mortar, stringing
mortar board
mortar-flow
mosaic
mottling
moving forms
mud balls
mud pumping
mud sill
mud slab
mudjacking
multielement prestressing
multistage stressing
multiwall-bag
muriatic acid
mushroom system of flat-slab construction
nailer
natural air-drying
natural cement
natural pozzolan
natural sand
neat cement grout
neat cement paste
neat line
neat plaster
needle, Gillmore
needle, Vicat
negative catalyst
negative moment
negative reinforcement
negative-slump concrete
net cross-sectional area (of masonry)
net mixing water
neutral axis
neutral refractory
Nicol prism
nip
no-fines concrete
no-slump concrete
nominal bar diameter
nominal flexural strength
nominal maximum size (of aggregate)
nominal mixture
nominal shear strength
nominal size
nominal strength
nonagitating unit
nonair-entrained concrete
nonbearing wall
noncombustible
nonevaporable water
nonferrous
nonprestressed reinforcement
nonrecoverable creep
nonreversible deformation
nonsimultaneous prestressing
nonslip concrete
nonstaining cement
nonstructural reinforcement
nontilting mixer
nonvolatile content
normal cement
normal consistency
normal portland cement
normal stress
normalweight aggregate
normalweight concrete
normalweight refractory concrete
nozzle
nozzle liner
nozzle operator
nozzle velocity
obsidian
offset
offset bend
offset yield strength
oil, form
oil, mold
oil-well cement
one-way system
opal
opaline chert
open-circuit crushing
open-circuit grouting
open-graded aggregate
open-top mixer
ordinary portland cement
orthotropic
ovals
oven dry
oven-dry
overdesign
overlay
oversanded
overstretching
overvibration
owner
oxide, brown
pack set
pack, dry
pack, warehouse
packaged concrete, mortar, grout
packer
packerhead process
packing, dry
paddle mixer
paint, cement
paint, cold-water
Palladiana
pan
pan mixer
panel
panel, drop
panel, exterior
panel, ribbed
panel, sandwich
panel, solid
panel strip
parallel-wire unit
parapet
parge
partial prestressing
partial release
particle shape
particle, colloidal
particle-size distribution
parting agent
pass
paste
paste content
paste volume
paste, cement
pat
path of prestressing force
pattern cracking
pattern cracks
patterned ashlar
pavement (concrete)
pavement, flexible
pavement, pervious
pavement, rigid
paver, concrete
paving train
pea gravel
peak load
peak load strength
pedestal
pedestal pile
peeling
pencil rod
penetration
penetration probe
penetration resistance
percent fines
percentage of reinforcement
specification, performance
performance specification
periclase
perimeter grouting
period
period, precuring
period, presteaming
period, soaking
period, temperature-rise
period at maximum temperature
perlite
perlitic structure
permanent form
permanent set
permeability to water, coefficient of
pervious concrete
petrography
petrology
phenolic resin
phi (φ) factor
Philleo factor
photometer, flame
pier
pier, belled
pier, drilled
pier cap
pigment
pilaster
pilaster face
pilaster side
pile
pile, batter
pile, bored
pile, caisson
pile, cast-in-place
pile, composite
pile, concrete
pile, drilled
pile, friction
pile, pedestal
pile, pipe
pile, precast
pile, raking
pile, sheet
pile, wing
pile bent
pile cap
pile cap
pipe column
pipe pile
pipe, vent
pitting
placeability
placement
placing
plain bar
plain concrete
plain masonry
plain pavement
plain reinforcement
plane of weakness
plaster
plaster mold
plaster of paris
plaster, neat
plastic
plastic cement
plastic centroid
plastic consistency
plastic deformation
plastic flow
plastic hinge
plastic loss
plastic mortar
plastic or bond fire clay
plastic shrinkage
plastic-shrinkage crack
plasticity
plasticity index (PI)
plasticize
plasticizer
plate
plate, deformed
plate, flat
plate, folded
plum
plumb
pneumatically applied mortar
point count method
point count method (modified)
point load
point of contraflexure
point of inflection
Poisson’s ratio
polarizing microscope
pole shore
polish or final grind
polyester
polyethylene
polymer
polymer concrete
polymer-cement concrete
polymer-impregnated, concrete
polymerization
polystyrene resin
polysulfide coating
polyurethane
polyvinyl acetate
polyvinyl chloride
ponding
popcorn concrete
popout
porosity
porous fill
portland blast-furnace slag cement
portland cement
portland-cement clinker
portland-cement concrete
portland-pozzolan cement
portlandite
positive moment
positive reinforcement
post
post shore
post-tensioning
post-tensioning, bonded
pot life
pouring (of concrete)
power float
Powers’ spacing factor
pozzolan
pozzolan, artificial
pozzolan, natural
pozzolanic
pozzolanic reaction
pozzolanic-activity index
pre-post-tensioning
preblended grout
precast
precast concrete
precast pile
precompressed zone
precuring period
prefire
preformed foam
premature stiffening
prepacked concrete
preplaced-aggregate concrete
specification, prescriptive (or prescription)
prescriptive (or prescription) specification
preservation
preset period
preshrunk concrete (mortar, grout)
pressed edge
pressure
pressure, form
pressure, lateral
presteaming period
prestress
prestress, effective
prestress, final
prestress, initial
prestress, transverse
prestressed concrete
prestressing steel
prestressing, nonsimultaneous
prestressing, partial
pretensioning
pretensioning bed (or bench)
primary crusher
primary nuclear vessel
principal planes
principal stress
probabilistic design
probe, penetration
process
process, centrifugal
process, dry
process, dry-cast
process, dry-tamp
process, packerhead
process, tamp
process, wet
process, wet-cast
project drawings
project specifications
project specifications
promoter, flow
proof stress
prop
proportion
proportional limit
protected paste volume
protection period
proving ring
psychrometer, sling
pugmill
pulse velocity
pulverized-fuel ash (pfa)
pumice
pumicite
pump, concrete
pumped concrete
pumping (of pavements)
punching shear
punching shear stress
punning
purlin
putty
pycnometer
pyrite
pyrometric cone
pyrometric-cone equivalent (PCE)
quad mixture
quality assurance
quality control
quick set
quicklime
R-value
raft foundation
rail-steel reinforcement
rake classifier
raked joint
raker
raker pile
raking pile
ramming
random ashlar
ranger
ratio, A/F
ratio, aggregate-cement
ratio, Poisson’s
raveling
raw mix
Rayleigh wave
reaction
reaction, alkali-aggregate
reaction, alkali-carbonate rock
reaction, alkali-silica
reaction, endothermic
reaction, exothermic
reaction, pozzolanic
reaction, subgrade
reactive aggregate
reactive silica material
reactivity (of aggregate), alkali
ready mixed concrete
rebar
rebound
rebound hammer
recycled concrete
reference standards
refractories
refractoriness
refractory
refractory, castable
refractory, neutral
refractory aggregate
refractory concrete
refractory-insulating concrete
reglet
regulated-set cement
rehabilitation
reinforced concrete
reinforced masonry
reinforcement
reinforcement, auxiliary
reinforcement, axle-steel
reinforcement, cold-drawn wire
reinforcement, cold-worked steel
reinforcement, compression
reinforcement, corner
reinforcement, crack-control
reinforcement, curtain
reinforcement, deformed
reinforcement, distribution-bar
reinforcement, dowel-bar
reinforcement, edge-bar
reinforcement, expanded-metal fabric
reinforcement, four-way
reinforcement, heavy-edge
reinforcement, helical
reinforcement, high-strength
reinforcement, hoop
reinforcement, lateral
reinforcement, longitudinal
reinforcement, mesh
reinforcement, negative
reinforcement, nonprestressed
reinforcement, nonstructural
reinforcement, plain
reinforcement, positive
reinforcement, rail-steel
reinforcement, shear
reinforcement, shrinkage
reinforcement, spiral
reinforcement, temperature
reinforcement, tension
reinforcement, transverse
reinforcement, twin-twisted bar
reinforcement, two-way
reinforcement, web
reinforcement, welded
reinforcement, welded-wire fabric
reinforcement, woven-wire
reinforcement displacement
reinforcement ratio
relative humidity
release agent
release, partial
remoldability
remolding test
render
repair
repair system
repair, structural
repeatability
repost
reproducibility
required strength
resetting (of forms)
reshore
residual deformation
residual strength, test specimen
resilience
resin
resin, acrylic
resin, epoxy
resin, phenolic
resin, polystyrene
resin concrete
resin mortar
resistance
resistance, abrasion
resistance, fire
resistance, penetration
resistance, skid
resistance, sulfate
resistance, thermal
resistance refractory aggregate
restoration
restraint (of concrete)
retaining wall
retardation
retarder
retarder, surface
retarder, vapor
retarding admixture
retemper
reveal (n.)
revibration
revolving-blade (or paddle) mixer
rheology
rib
ribbed panel
ribbed slab
ribbon
ribbon loading
rich concrete
rich mixture
rider cap
rigid frame
rigid pavement
rigidity, flexural
ring, air
ring, proving
rock pocket
rod
rod, dowel
rod, pencil
rod, tamping
rod, tie
rod buster (colloquial)
rod mill
rodability
rodding
rodding, dry
roller compaction
roller-compacted concrete
rolling
Roman cement
roof insulation
roof, barrel-vault
room, fog
Rosiwal method
rotary float (also called power float)
rotary kiln
rough grind
rout
rub brick
rubbed finish
rubber set
rubbing brick
rubble
rubble concrete
runway
rupture modulus
rupture strength
rustic or washed finish
rustication
rustication strip
sack
sack rub
safe leg load
sagging
sample
sample, composite
sampling plan
sampling, continuous
sampling, intermittent
sand
sand, graded standard
sand, manufactured
sand, natural
sand, sharp
sand, standard
sand, stone
sand box (or sand jack)
sand equivalent
sand jack
sand plate
sand pocket
sand streak
sand-coarse aggregate ratio
sand-lightweight concrete
sand-lime brick
sandblast
sanded grout
sandstone
sandwich panel
Santorin earth
saponification
saturated surface-dry
saturated surface-dry (SSD) particle density
saturation
saturation, critical
saturation, vacuum
saw cut
sawdust concrete
sawed joint
scab
scaffolding
scale
scaling
scalper
scalping
scanning electron microscope (SEM)
scarf connection
scarf joint
schist
Schmidt hammer
scoria
scour
scratch coat
screed
screed guide
screed rails
screed wire
screed, cutting
screeding
screen
screens, finish
screw, adjustment
sealant
sealant, joint
sealer
sealing compound
seating
secant modulus
secondary crusher
secondary moment
secondary nuclear vessel
section modulus
section, transformed
segmental member
segregation
Self-consolidating concrete
self-desiccation
self-furring
self-furring nail
self-stressing cement
self-stressing concrete (mortar or grout)
selvage
semiautomatic batcher
semiflexible joint
sensor
separation
separation joint
separation, heavy-media
separator, air
sequence-stressing loss
service dead load
service live load
service load
set (n)
set, false
set, final
set, flash
set, grab
set, hesitation
set, initial
set, pack
set, permanent
set, rubber
set, stockhouse
set, warehouse
set-accelerating admixture
set-control addition
set-retarding admixture
setting time
setting time, final
setting time, initial
settlement
settlement shrinkage
settling
settling velocity
shale
shale, expanded (clay or slate)
sharp sand
she bolt
shear
shear modulus
shear reinforcement
shear strength
shear stress
shear wall
shearhead
sheath
sheathing
sheet pile
sheeting
shelf angles
shelly structure
shielding concrete
shim
shiplap
shock load
shock, thermal
shoot wire
shooting
shore
shore, pole
shore, post
shore head
shoring
shoring layout
shoring, horizontal
short column
shorten
shortening, elastic
shotcrete
shotcrete, dry-mix
shotcrete, wet-mix
shoulder
shrink-mixed concrete
shrinkage
shrinkage, carbonation
shrinkage, drying
shrinkage, initial drying
shrinkage, plastic
shrinkage, settlement
shrinkage crack
shrinkage cracking
shrinkage loss
shrinkage reinforcement
shrinkage-compensating
shrinkage-compensating cement
shrinkage-compensating concrete
shuttering
SI (Système International)
side, pilaster
sieve
sieve analysis
sieve correction
sieve fraction
sieve number
sieve size
significant (statistically significant)
silica
silica flour
silica fume
silica powder
silicate
siliceous-aggregate concrete
silicon carbide
silicone
sill
silt
simple beam
single-sized aggregate
single-stage curing
sinter
sintering
sintering grate
size, nominal
skew back
skid resistance
slab
slab, flat
slab, ribbed
slab bolster
slab spacer
slab strip
slab-on-ground
slabjacking
slag
slag activity index
slag cement
slate
sleeve
sleeve, expansion
slender beam
slender column
slenderness ratio
slick line
sliding form
sling psychrometer
slip
slip, anchorage
slipform
sloped footing
sloughing
slugging
slump
slump cone
slump flow
slump loss
slump test
slurry
slush grouting
smectite
snap tie
snow load
soaking period
soffit
soft particle
soil
soil, coarse-grained
soil, fine-grained
soil cement
soil pressure
soil stabilization
soldier
solid masonry unit
solid masonry wall
solid panel
solid volume
solid-unit masonry
solubility
solution
sonic modulus
sounding well
soundness
space, capillary
spacer
spacer, slab
spacing factor
spading
spall
spalling
span
span length
span, effective
span-depth ratio
spandrel
spandrel beam
spatterdash
specific gravity
specific gravity, absolute
specific gravity, apparent
specific gravity, bulk
specific gravity, bulk (saturated-surface-dry)
specific gravity factor
specific heat
specific surface
specification (in ASTM)
specifications, project
specified compressive strength
specified compressive strength of concrete (f'c )
specified concrete compressive strength
specified concrete equivalent strength
specimen
spectrophotometer
spectroscopy, infrared
spectroscopy, X-ray emission
speed, agitating
spinning
spiral reinforcement
spirally reinforced column
splice
splice, contact
splice, lap
splice, welded-butt
split block
split-batch charging
split-face block
splitting tensile strength
splitting tensile test (diametral compression test)
spray drying
spray lime
sprayed concrete
sprayed mineral fiber
sprayed mortar
spread footing
spreader
spreader, concrete
spreader, form
spud vibrator
spun concrete
stabilizer
stacking tube
staged grouting
stain
standard curing
standard deviation
standard fire test
standard hook
standard hooked bar
standard matched
standard sand
standard time-temperature curve
static load
static modulus of elasticity
stationary hopper
steam box
steam curing
steam kiln
steam-curing cycle
steam-curing room
stearic acid
steel
steel, axle
steel, billet
steel, high-strength
steel, prestressing
steel sheet
steel temperature
steel trowel
stem bars
stepped footing
sticky cement
stiffback
stiffening, early
stiffening, premature
stiffness
stiffness factor
stirrup
stockhouse set
stoichiometric
stone
stone, cast
stone, crushed
stone sand
storage hopper
straight-line theory
straightedge
strain
strain, unit
strand
strand, compacted
strand, indented
strand grip
strand wrapping
stratification
Stratling’s compound
strength
strength, bond
strength, cold
strength, concrete compressive
strength, cube
strength, cylinder
strength, design
strength, dried
strength, early
strength, fatigue
strength, fired
strength, flexural
strength, nominal
strength, nominal flexural
strength, nominal shear
strength, offset yield
strength, required
strength, shear
strength, specified compressive
strength, specified concrete compressive
strength, specified concrete equivalent
strength, splitting tensile
strength, tensile
strength, transfer
strength, transverse
strength, ultimate
strength, yield
strength-design method
strength-reduction factor (φ)
stress
stress, allowable
stress, anchorage bond
stress, bond
stress, compressive
stress, effective
stress, final
stress, jacking
stress, mean
stress, normal
stress, principal
stress, proof
stress, shear
stress, temperature
stress, temporary
stress, tensile
stress, thermal
stress, torsional
stress, ultimate shear
stress, working
stress corrosion
stress relaxation
stress-corrosion cracking
stress-strain diagram
stresses, initial
stressing end
stretcher
strike
strikeoff
striking
stringer
stringing mortar
strip
strip, cant
strip, chamfer
strip, grade
strip, kick
strip, middle
strip, panel
strip, rustication
strip, slab
strip, wrecking
strip footing
strip foundation
stripper
stripping
strips, divider
strongback
structural adhesive
structural concrete
structural end-point
structural lightweight concrete
structural load test
structural repair
structural sandwich construction
strut
stub wall
stucco
stud
subaqueous concrete
subbase
subgrade
subgrade modulus
subgrade reaction
subpurlin
subsample
subsieve fraction
substrate
substructure
sulfate attack
sulfate resistance
sulfate-resistant cement
sulfoaluminate cement
superimposed load
superplasticizer
superstructure
supersulfated cement
supplementary cementitious material (SCM)
surface
surface, brushed
surface, specific
surface active
surface air voids
surface area
surface bonding (of masonry)
surface moisture
surface retarder
surface tension
surface texture
surface vibrator
surface voids
surface water
surface-active agent
surfactant
surkhi
sustainability
sustained modulus of elasticity
sway brace
swelling
swift
swirl finish
Swiss hammer
syneresis
syngenite
system
system, one-way
system, two-way
Système International
T & G
T-beam
T-head
T-shore
table, flow
talc
tamp process
tamper
tamping
tamping rod
tangent modulus
telltale
temper
temperature
temperature, glass-transition
temperature, heat-deflection
temperature, minimum film-forming
temperature, steel
temperature cracking
temperature reinforcement
temperature rise
temperature stress
temperature-rise period
template
temporary stress
tendon
tendon, bonded
tendon, concordant
tendon, eccentric
tendon, unbonded
tendons, concentric
tendons, deflected
tendons, draped
tendons, harped
tendon profile
tensile strength
tensile strength, splitting
tensile stress
tension reinforcement
tension, diagonal
ternary mixture
terrazzo concrete
tesserae
test
test, air-permeability
test, ball
test, Blaine
test, compression
test, hot-load
test, Los Angeles abrasion
test, remolding
test, slump
testing machine
tetracalcium aluminoferrite
texture
texturing
thermal conductance
thermal conductivity
thermal contraction
thermal diffusivity
thermal expansion
thermal movement
thermal resistance
thermal shock
thermal stress
thermal volume change
thermocouple
thermoplastic
thermosetting
thin-shell precast
thixotropy
threaded anchorage
tie
tie bar
tie bar, deformed
tie rod
tie, form
tieback
tied column
tiers
tilt-up
tilting mixer
time of haul
time of set
time of setting
time, final setting
time, initial setting
time-dependent deformation
tobermorite
tobermorite gel
tolerance
tom
tongue and groove
tool, arrissing
tool, gutter
tooling
top form
topping
topping, dry
topping, monolithic
torque viscometer
torsional stress
toughness
trajectory of prestressing force
transfer
transfer bond
transfer length
transfer strength
transformed section
transit-mixed concrete
transit-mixer
translucent concrete
transmission length
transverse crack
transverse joint
transverse prestress
transverse reinforcement
transverse strength
traprock
trass
traveler
travertine
tremie
tremie seal
trench form
trench form (for cast-in-place concrete pipe)
trial batch
triaxial compression test
triaxial test
tricalcium aluminate
tricalcium silicate
trough mixer
trough, flow
trowel
trowel finish
troweling
troweling machine
truck mixer
truck, agitating
truck-mixed concrete
tub mixer
tube-and-coupler shoring
tunnel lining
turbidimeter
turbidimeter fineness
turbine mixer
twin-twisted bar reinforcement
two-stage curing
two-way reinforced footing
two-way reinforcement
two-way system
Type I cement
Type II cement
Type III cement
Type IV cement
Type V cement
U-value
ultimate load
ultimate moment
ultimate shear strength
ultimate strength
ultimate-design resisting moment
ultimate-strength design
ultrasonic
unbonded member
unbonded post-tensioning
unbonded tendon
unbraced length of column
underbed
undersanded
undersize
underwater concrete
unhardened concrete
unit masonry
unit strain
unit water content
unit weight
unit weight, fired
unreinforced concrete
unsound
vacuum concrete
vacuum dewatering
vacuum saturation
valve bag
vapor barrier
vapor pressure
vapor retarder
variation
vebe apparatus
vehicle
velocity, pulse
velocity, settling
veneer
Venetian
vent pipe
vented form
vermiculite
vermiculite concrete
vertical-shaft mixer
vibrated concrete
vibration
vibration limit
vibrator
vibrator, external
vibrator, spud
vibrator, surface
Vicat apparatus
Vicat needle
viscometer
viscometer, torque
viscosity
visual concrete
void
void, air
void, water
void-cement ratio
voids, surface
volatile material
volume
volume, absolute
volume, dry-rodded
volume batching
volume change
volume change, autogenous
volume change, thermal
volumetric measuring
volumetric mixer
w/c
w/cm
waffle
Wagner fineness
wale
waler
wall
wall, enclosure
wall, load-bearing
wall, nonbearing
wall, retaining
wall, shear
wall, structural
wall, stub
wall form
warehouse pack
warehouse set
warping
warping joint
wash (or flush) water
water
water, absorbed
water, adsorbed
water, evaporable
water, flush
water, free
water, gauge
water, mixing
water, nonevaporable
water, wash (or flush)
water blast
water pocket
water ring
water void
water-cement ratio
water-cementitious material ratio
water-reducing admixture
water-reducing admixture (high-range)
water-repellent
water-resistant
waterproof
waterproofed cement
waterproofing
waterproofing compound
waterstop
watertight
weakened-plane joint
wearing course
weathering
web bar
web reinforcement
wedge
wedge anchorage
weigh batching
weight, dry-batch
weight, dry-rodded
welded reinforcement
welded-butt splice
welded-wire fabric
welded-wire fabric reinforcement
well-graded aggregate
wet
wet process
wet screening
wet sieving
wet-cast process
wet-mix shotcrete
wettest stable consistency
wetting agent
wheel load
wheel, feed
white cement
width, effective flange
wind load
wing pile
wire
wire, alignment
wire, cold-drawn
wire, crimped
wire, ground
wire, indented
wire mesh
wire wrapping
wobble coefficient
wobble friction
wood block
workability
working load
working stress
working-stress design
woven-wire fabric
woven-wire reinforcement
wrapping
wrecking strip
wythe (leaf)
X-brace
X-ray diffraction
X-ray emission spectroscopy
X-ray fluorescence
xonotlite
yellowing
yield
yield point
yield strength
yoke
Young’s modulus
zero-slump concrete
zone, anchorage
zone, precompressed
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