6. Glossary
Concrete
Building material made from a mixture of cement, sand, and gravel.
Cement
Mineral powder with hydraulic properties, forming a hardening paste when mixed with water.
Additions
Powders of mineral origin added to concrete to modify certain properties. They can be inert or reactive.
Binder
Name of the mixture of cement and additives used in concrete.
E/L ratio
Mass ratio of water to binder.
Cement hydration
Chemical reaction process that allows cement to harden when it comes into contact with water.
Heat of hydration
Heat released by cement during hydration....
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Standards and norms
- Concrete – Specification, performance, production, and compliance - AFNOR, NF EN 206/CN+A2 - 2022
- Méthodes d'essais des ciments. Partie 3 : détermination du temps de prise et de la stabilité - AFNOR, NF EN 196-3+A1 - 2009
- Tests for hardened concrete – Part 15: Adiabatic method for determining the heat released by concrete during hardening - AFNOR, NF EN 12390-15 - 2019
- Test for hardened concrete...
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Ministry of Economy and Finance & Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition, General technical specifications applicable to public civil engineering works contracts –, Booklet No. 65, EXECUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS IN CONCRETE, December 2017.
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