Glossary
Quality of concrete

Béton auto-plaçant; self-compacting concrete

Concrete that flows and compacts by gravity alone, capable of filling the formwork with its reinforcement, sheathing, reservations... while maintaining its homogeneity.

Béton prêt à l'emploi; ready-mixed concrete

Concrete delivered fresh to the user by a natural or legal person who is not the user.

Béton à composition prescrite (BCP); prescribed concrete

Concrete for which the composition and constituents to be used are specified to the producer, who is responsible for supplying concrete complying with this prescribed composition.

Béton à composition prescrite dans une norme (BCPN); standardized prescribed concrete

Concrete with a prescribed composition and whose composition...