To help site visitors, industrial distributors, and contractors understand or clarify many terms used in the concrete and paving industry, dee Concrete Accessories has included this one-of-a-kind glossary. The glossary is organized as an alpha listing to assist you to quickly find the term you are looking for.
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Nail stakes
Round steel pins used to fasten wood forms together and securing them to the ground by pounding nails through pre-drilled holes in the pins.
They are commonly used in all flatwork applications and for attaching screed bar holder clamps in flatwork finishing. They typically are made in 1/2" or 7/8" diameters and come in lengths form 12" to 48".
See cold-rolled solid steel form pins, form pins, flat stakes, flatwork forms, and hot-rolled solid steel form pins.
Neat cement
Unhydrated hydraulic cement. See hydraulic cement.
Neat cement-paste
A mixture of water and hydraulic cement, both before and after setting and hardening. See hydraulic cement.
No-fines concrete
A concrete mixture in which only the coarse gradation (3/8" to 3/4" normally) of aggregate is used. See aggregate.
Non-agitating unit
A truck-mounted unit for transporting ready-mixed concrete short distances, but not equipped to provide agitation (slow mixing) during delivery. See agitator truck and ready-mixed concrete.
Non-air-entrained concrete
Concrete in which neither an air-entraining admixture nor air-entraining cement has been used. See also air-entrained agent, admixture, and air-entrained concrete.
