Air entrained concrete contains microscopic air bubbles that help alleviate internal pressure on the concrete by providing small pockets for water to expand into when exposed to freeze-thaw conditions.
Example: Finely divided materials may tend to reduce the entrained air content of concrete.
es: Concreto con aire incluido
Architectural concrete
Adjetive + noun
Architectural concrete is concrete that will be permanently exposed to view and therefore requires special care in selection of the concrete materials, forming, placing, and finishing to obtain the desired architectural appearance.
Example: Architectural concrete refers to concrete that while providing an aesthetic finish to the building also serves a structural function.
es: hormigón arquitectónico
Asphaltic concrete
Adjective + noun.
Is a composite material commonly used to surface roads, parking lots, airports, and the core of embankment dams.
Example: Una carretera de hormigón asfáltico atraviesa la zona, utilizada de vez en cuando por varios camiones de carga.
es: Concreto asfáltico
Cellular concrete
Adjective + noun.
Cellular concrete is a mixture of cement, water, and preformed foam. The purpose of the foam is to supply a mechanism by which a relatively high proportion of stable air voids can be induced into the mixture and produce a cellular or porous solid upon curing of the mixture.
Example: Cellular concrete and thermal building blocks contain lime and quartz sand.
es: Concreto celular
Colored concrete
Adjective + noun.
Colored concrete, also known as decorative concrete, allows traditional grey concrete to be stained and dyed different colors.
Example: The road is made of concrete colored with oxides and lava powder.
es: Concreto coloreado
Cured concrete
Adjective + noun.
Curing of concrete is defined as providing adequate moisture, temperature, and time to allow the concrete to achieve the desired properties for its intended use.
Exposed concrete
Adjective + noun.
Exposed concrete refers to concrete whose surface is a visible part of the architectural and interior design of the building. Strictly speaking, this refers to concrete surfaces that were in contact with the formwork shell when they were produced.
Example: The entire structure is made of exposed concrete and all exterior walls are lightweight.
es: hormigón visto
Green concrete
Adjective + noun.
Green concrete is defined as a concrete which uses waste material as at least one of its components, or its production process does not lead to environmental destruction, or it has high performance and life cycle sustainability.
Example: There are some examples of green concrete and its implementation.
es: Concreto verde
Insulating concrete
Adjective + noun.
Insulating concrete forms create a structural concrete wall, either monolithic or post and beam, that is up to ten times stronger than wood framed structures.
Example: The new proposed products suggested are insulating concrete, insulating panels and pervious and non-pervious concrete floorings.
es: Concreto aislante
Porous concrete
Adjective + noun.
Porous concrete is concrete that is designed to trap water and allow it to percolate through to the ground below.
Example: None
es: Concreto poroso
Precast concrete
Adjective + noun.
Precast concrete is a construction product produced by casting concrete in a reusable mold or "form"
Example: The precast concrete building is smaller
es: Concreto prefabricado
Prestressed concrete
Adjetive + Noun
Pre-stressed concrete is a form of concrete where initial compression is given in the concrete before applying the external load so that stress from external loads is counteracted in the desired way during the service period.
Example: His early research work in this field dealt with the properties of prestressed concrete at different rates of loading
es: Concreto pretensado
Reinforced concrete
Adjective+Noun
reinforced concrete, concrete in which steel is embedded in such a manner that the two materials act together in resisting forces.
Example: 9m x 9m REINFORCED CONCRETE frames, with standard 1m-grid engineering
es: Concreto reforzado
Unreinforced concrete
Adjective + noun.
concrete without reinforcement or reinforced only for shrinkage or temperature changes.
Example: Best used for setting small anchors in unreinforced concrete, as well as stucco, masonry, and block wall.
