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Expanding cement

Scope note

Cement which when mixed with water forms a paste that tends to increase in volume after setting to a significantly greater degree than portland cement paste does; used to compensate for volume decrease due to shrinkage or to induce tensile stress in reinforcement. DAC

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300010428

Broader Terms used

<cement by property>

Created

13yrs ago

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