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Rammer, tamper
Metallic instrument used to compact ground.

Raw Meal
Powder formed by fine particles of a mixture of limestone,clay, etc. in convenient proportions. Under these circumstances, this meal is ready for clinker production after its calcination in the kiln.

Ready-mix concrete
Concrete dosed and mixed outside the construction site, delivered in a freshed and unhardened state.

Ready-mix dosage
Process for weighting or measuring concrete constituents in a volumetric way (sand, gravel, cement and water) and then putting them into the mixer.

Rebound test
Test performed by hitting surfaces of hardened concrete, with a heavy pendulum or hammer actioned by a spring with a measurement element that signals the rebound percentage. This percentage is an indicator for concrete resistance.

Reinforced concrete
Concrete with reinforcement iron intended for structural elements (beams, slabs, columns, etc.). Reinforced concrete sustains tensile stresses.

Retempered
New addition of water and remixing of concrete which has started to stiffen and become rough.