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- Porous concrete
- Pervious concrete is a special type of concrete with a high porosity used for concrete finning applications that allows water from precipitation and other sources to pass through directly, thereby reducing runoff from a site and allowing groundwater recharge.
- Example: Pervious concrete is traditionally used in parking areas
- es: Concreto poroso
- Noun
- Air-entrained concrete
- A low-density type of concrete throughout which small air bubbles are dispersed in order to increase its frost resistance: used for making roads.
- Example: Air-entrained concrete contains billions of microscopic air cells per cubic foot.
- es: Concreto con aire incorporado
- Noun
- Supports
- Something that holds the weight of something A thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright.
- Example: A fixed support is the most rigid type of connection. It constrains the member in all translations and rotations (I.e. it cannot move or rotate in any direction).
- es: Apoyos
- Noun
- Wedge anchor
- is a generic term for a type of anchor used to fasten a variety of materials to concrete.
- Example: Wedge anchors can be used in numerous applications as long as the base material is solid concrete.
- es: Anclaje de cuña
- Noun
- Grid
- A pattern or structure made from horizontal and vertical lines crossing each other to form squares
- Example: In Barcelona the streets are laid out in/on a grid system.
- es: Trama
- Noun
- Dovetail insert
- A joint made by inserting tenons on one piece into mortise holes in the other.
- es: Inserto de cola de milano
- Noun
- Exposed concrete
- Exposed concrete refers to concrete whose surface is a visible part of the architectural and interior design of the building.
- Example: A house that has not yet been completed
- es: hormigón visto