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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Vermiculite
An aggregate somewhat similar to perlite that is used as an aggregate in lightweight roof decks and deck fills. It is formed from mica, a hydrous silicate with the ability of expanding on heating to form lightweight material with insulation quality. Used as bulk insulation and also as aggregate in insulating and acoustical plaster and in insulating concrete. See aggregate.
Vibrating screed
A machine designed to act as a vibrator while leveling freshly placed concrete. See screed.
Vibration
Energetic agitation of freshly mixed concrete during placement by mechanical devices, either pneumatic or electric, that create vibratory impulses of moderately high frequency that assist in evenly distributing and consolidating the concrete in the formwork. See compaction.
Vicat apparatus
A penetration device used to determine the setting characteristics of hydraulic cements. See hydraulic cement.
Visqueen
A 4 mil or 6 mil plastic sheeting often used for construction coverings. See Polyethylene, burlap, and curing blanket.
