English - concrete
English 2. Semester - concrete
English 2. Semester - concrete
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concrete (definition)
Beton
A mixture of water, cement and aggregate
cement (definition + 2 examples)
Zement
A mixture of clay and limestone
- portland cement
- hydraulic cement
aggregate (definition + 2 examples)
Kies
Different sizes of stone
- stone
- sand
admixture (definition + 2 examples)
Zusatzstoffe
A substance to change the properties of the concrete.
- retarder
- coloring agent
tool (2 examples)
Werkzeug
vibrator, hammer, trowel (Kelle), shovel
machine (2 examples)
Maschine
- concrete mixer
- buggy
finish (2 examples)
Nachbehandlung
- swirl finish (Wirbelfinish)
- float finish (Reibeputz)
verbs about concrete (2 examples)
- to set (abbinden)
- to cure (nachbehandeln)
- to concrete (betonieren)
muck hopper
Bohrguttrichter
a container that is used for pouring mud into a machine or opening
reinforcement mesh
Bewehrungssatz
a net of metal that is used instead of metal bars
cutter head
Bohrkopf
the top of a machine that is rotating
self-compacting concrete
selbstverdichtender Beton
A mixture of water, cement and aggregate that doesn't need any admixture to get strong
reinforced
verstärkt, armiert
a material or structure that is strengthened or supported
truck mixer
Transport-, Betonmischer
a machine with a drum for transporting concrete
soil nailing
Injetionsanker
a technique that can be used to treat unstable natural soil slopes
diaphragm wall
Schlitzwand
a construction used to support an open excavation
shallow foundation
Flachgründung
a typ of construction which transfers building loads to the earth very near the surface
to prestress
vorspannend
to apply weight before subjecting (aussetzen) to a load
bending
Durchbiegung
to cause or assume (annehmen) a curved shape (Form)
general contractors
Generalunternehmer
one who is responsible for the building
disposal
Angaben -> Abgaben?
a particular order
dump
Deponie
A site (Standort) for depositing rubbish
shotcrete
Spritzbeton
a material that is projected at high velocity onto a surface
power plant
Kraftwerk
a construction used for generating electric energy
light trail transit system
Stadtbahn
a small train in a city
sustainability
Nachhaltigkeit
capable of being continued with minimal long-term effect on the environment
the quality of not being harmful to the environment
site preparation
Standortvorbereitung
the state of a place that has been made ready beforehead
sheet piling
Spundwand
columns of wood or metal in a row that are driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
crossties
querstützen
a transverse beam
compressive strength
Druckfestigkeit
the capacitiy of a material to to withstand (standhalten) loads
lateral inlet
seitlicher Einlass
a construction that leads to an enclosed body of water from the side
self-supporting
selbsttragend
the capacity for maintening onself without without the help of others
fast-drying cement
schnell trocknender Zement
a material used in concrete which gets hard quickly
trowel-lik
kellenähnlich
to look similar to a flat-bladed hand tool
surface quality
Oberflächenqualität
an essential caracter of the outer boundary (Grenze) of an object
supplementary cementitious
zementäre Zuschläge
something added to a substance that is used in concrete
ground granulated blast furnace slag
gemahlene granulierte Hochofenschlacke
a nonmetallic product broken into small pieces
blast furnace
Hochofen
a structure used in smelting (schmelzen)
ductility
Dehnbarkeit
the ability of metal to deform without breaking
cross-bracing
Querverstrebung
boards which are nailed diagonally
