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• Insulating concrete forms — ( ICFs ) are stay in place formwork for energy efficient, cast in place reinforced concrete walls.The forms are interlocking modular units that are dry stacked (without mortar) and filled with concrete. The forms lock together somewhat like Lego… …   Wikipedia

• Concrete — This article is about the construction material. For other uses, see Concrete (disambiguation). Outer view of the Roman Pantheon, still the largest unreinforced solid concrete dome.[1] …   Wikipedia

• Concrete finisher — A concrete finisher, also known as a cement mason, is a tradesman who works with concrete. The job entails placing, finishing, protecting and repairing concrete in engineering and construction projects.[1][2] Concrete finishers are often… …   Wikipedia

• concrete — concretely, adv. concreteness, n. concretive, adj. concretively, adv. /kon kreet, kong , kon kreet , kong / for 1 10, 11, 14, 15; /kon kreet , kong / for 12, 13, adj., n., v., concreted, concreting. adj. 1. constituting an actual thing or… …   Universalium

• CONCRETE —    Concrete is a compound made from sand, gravel, and cement, while cement is a mixture of minerals that become hard when water is added, binding the sand and gravel into a solid mass. Although concrete is traditionally considered an Ancient… …   Historical Dictionary of Architecture

• Concrete cancer — is a colloquial name for the deterioration of concrete caused by the presence of contaminants or the action of weather combined with atmospheric properties. While often used in the context of the rusting of concrete reinforcement bar (rebar), the …   Wikipedia

• Concrete Industry Management — Genre Concrete industry Founded Middle Tennessee State University (1996 (1996)) Headquarters Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. Number of locations …   Wikipedia

• Concrete degradation — may have various causes. Concrete can be damaged by fire, aggregate expansion, sea water effects, bacterial corrosion, calcium leaching, physical damage and chemical damage (from carbonation, chlorides, sulfates and distilled water). This process …   Wikipedia

• Concrete ship — Concrete ships are ships built of steel and ferrocement (reinforced concrete) instead of more traditional materials, such as steel or wood. The advantage of ferrocement construction is that materials are cheap and readily available, while the… …   Wikipedia

• concrete art — noun Non figurative art using geometrical forms and simple planes • • • Main Entry: ↑concrete …   Useful english dictionary

• Concrete poetry — George Herbert s Easter Wings , printed in 1633 on two facing pages (one stanza per page), sideways, so that the lines would call to mind birds flying up with outstretched wings. Concrete poetry or Size poetry is poetry in which the typographical …   Wikipedia