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Glossary of Concrete Terms

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.

Click a letter below to take you to the corresponding page in the glossary:

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U

Unbonded construction

Posttensioned concrete construction in which the tendons are not grouted to the surrounding concrete. See post-tensioning and grout.

Unit water content

The quantity of water per unit volume of freshly mixed concrete, often expressed as gallons or pounds per cubic yard. This is the quantity of water on which the water cement ratio is based, and does not include water absorbed by the aggregate. See cement mixture.

Unreinforced concrete

Concrete made without steel reinforcing bars. See reinforced concrete and rebar.

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