Glossary+(Concrete)

**__Glossary (Concrete).__** 1) Harden: t o make sharp, as in outline.    2) Stonelike: resembling rock in hardness. 3) Water-and-fire-resisting: impervious to or unaffected by water or fire.  4) Compressive: serving to or able to compress. 5) Tensile Strength: the resistance of a material to a force tending to tear it apart, measured as the maximum tension the material can withstand without tearing.  6) Poured: to make (a liquid or granular solid) stream or flow, as from a container. 7) Fusing: to become mixed or united.  8) Volcanic - ash: fine pyroclastic material; particle diameter is less than 4 millimeters. 9) Brick Ribbling: is a framework or structure of bricks.   10) Sewerage: r emoval of waste materials by means of a sewer system.  11) Water - Proofing: t he act or process of making waterproof.    12) Pipes: a hollow cylinder or tube used to conduct a liquid, gas, or finely divided solid. 13) Mesh: an interwoven or intertwined structure; network.  14) Limitless: having no limit or limits. 15) Hardscape Construction: in the practice of landscaping, refers to the paved areas like streets & sidewalks.  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: justify;">16) Deck: a platform extending horizontally from one side of a ship to the other. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: justify;">17) Stresses: are applying forces of compression or tension on a solid.  <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: justify;">18) Slabs: a broad, flat, thick piece, as of stone or cheese. <span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: justify;">19) Spring: an elastic device, such as a coil of wire, that regains its original shape after being compressed or extended.