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Calcine
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A ceramic mineral or mixture fired to less than fusion for use as a co
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Camber
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A deflection that is intentionally built into a structural element or
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Cap
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See Bullnose.
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Cassiterite (Sri 02)
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An inorganic mineral of the tetragonal form used as a source of tin an
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Cast-in-place
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Mortar or concrete which is deposited in the place where it is require
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Casting
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Forming ceramic ware by introducing a body slip into a porous mold whi
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Casting plaster
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A fast-setting gypsum plaster that is used to anchor marble to walls,
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Casting solid
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Forming ceramic ware by introducing a body slip into a porous mold whi
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Casting, drain (hollow casting)
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Forming ceramic ware by introducing a body slip into an open porous mo
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Caulking compound
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A soft, plastic material consisting of pigment and vehicle, used for s
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Ceiling mortar
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Extra-rich wall mortar.
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Cement
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Usually refers to portland cement which when mixed with sand, gravel,
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Cement grout
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A cementitious mixture of portland cement, sand or other ingredients a
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Cement mortar
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A cementitious mixture of portland cement, sand or other ingredients a
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Cement portland
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A hydraulic cement produced by pulverizing clinker consisting essentia
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Cement, masonry
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A hydraulic cement for use in mortars for masonry construction, contai
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Cement-body tiles
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Tiles with the body made from a mixture of sand and portland cement. T
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Centigrade
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A scale of temperature which features 0° and 100° as the freezing and
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Ceramic article
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An article having a glazed or unglazed body of crystalline or partly c
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Ceramic mosaic tile
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An unglazed tile formed by either the dust-pressed or plastic method,
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Ceramic process
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The production of articles or coatings from essentially inorganic, non
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Ceramic tile
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A ceramic surfacing unit, usually relatively thin in relation to facia
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Ceramic whiteware
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A fired ware consisting of a glazed or unglazed ceramic body which is
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Ceramics
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A general term applied to the art or technique of producing articles b
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Chair
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See Bar support.
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Chalk line
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Usually cotton cord coated with chalk. The cord is snapped to mark a s
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Checking
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Short shallow cracks on the surface. Chemical porcelain. Vitreous cera
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China
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A glazed or unglazed vitreous ceramic whiteware used for nontechnical
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China process
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The method of producing glazed ware by which the ceramic body is fired
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China sanitary ware (sanitary plumbing fixtures)
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Glazed, vitrified whiteware fixtures having a sanitary service functio
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Chipped
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Caused from the same reasons as given under "pitted" or by rough handl
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Chipping hammer
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The chipping hammer is a lightweight hammer that comes in a variety of
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Chips
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The scaling or breaking off at the edges of fragments from the surface
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Clay
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A natural mineral aggregate, consisting essentially of hydrous aluminu
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Clear glaze
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A colorless or colored transparent ceramic glaze. (ASTM C 242).
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Cleavage membrane
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A layer of 15 lb. roofing felt, or an equivalent type of construction
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Cold joint
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Any point in a tile installation where tile and setting bed have termi
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Cold joint lines
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Visible lines on the surfaces of formed concrete indicating the presen
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Color
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The aspect of the appearance of an object dependent upon the spectral
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Colored grout
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Commercially prepared grout consisting of carefully graded aggregate,
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Column
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A member used primarily to support axial compression loads and with a
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Compaction
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The process whereby the volume of freshly placed mortar or concrete is
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Composition tile
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A hard tile surfacing unit made from a mixture of chemicals. The finis
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Compressive strength
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The measured maximum resistance of a concrete or mortar specimen to ax
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Concrete
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A composite material which consists essentially of a binding medium wi
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Concrete pump
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An apparatus which forces concrete to the placing position through a p
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Concrete, fibrous
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Concrete containing, dispersed, randomly oriented fibers.
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Concrete, field
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Concrete delivered or mixed, placed, and cured on the job site.
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Concrete, foamed
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Concrete made very light and cellular by the addition of a prepared fo
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Concrete, green
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Concrete which has set but not appreciably hardened.
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Concrete, lightweight
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Concrete, precast
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See Precast concrete.
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Concrete, refractory
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See Refractory concrete.
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Concrete, terrazzo
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Marble-aggregate concrete that is cast-in-place precast and ground smo
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Condensation
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Usually refers to liquid drops which form when a vapor is chilled belo
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Conductive (adj.)
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Having the quality or power of conducting or transmitting heat, electr
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Conductive mortar
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A tile mortar to which specific electrical conductivity is imparted th
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Conductive tile
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Tile made from special body compositions or by methods that result in
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Contaminated
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Stained tile as a result of carton and tile being saturated by moistur
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Contraction joint
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Formed, sawed, or tooled groove in a concrete structure to create a we
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Control joints
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See Expansion joints.
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Conventional installation
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The method of installing ceramic tile with portland cement mortar.
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Coping
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The material or units used to form a cap or finish on top of a wall, p
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Corbel
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A projection from the face of a beam, girder, column, or wall used as
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Cordierite porcelain
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A vitreous ceramic whiteware for technical application in which cordie
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Cordierite whiteware
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Anv ceramic whiteware in which cordierite (2MgO - 2A1203 - 5SiO2) is t
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Corrosion
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The eating and wearing away by chemical action (pitting, rusting).
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Cove
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A trim tile unit having one edge with a concave radius. A cove is used
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Cove base (sanitary)
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A trim tile having a concave radius on one edge and a convex radius wi
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Coverage
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A measure of the amount of material required to cover a given surface.
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Covering power
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The ability of a glaze to uniformly and completely cover the surface o
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Crack-control reinforcement
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Reinforcement in concrete construction designed to prevent opening of
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Cracked
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Tiles that have actually been cracked in one or more pieces usually du
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Cracks
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Hair-line fissures.
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Crawling
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A parting and contraction of the glaze on the surface of ceramic ware
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Crazing
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The cracking which occurs in fired glazes or other ceramic coatings du
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Creep
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Tune-dependent deformation due to sustained load.
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Crooked edges
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A curvature of the sides, either convex or concave, measured along the
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Crystalline glaze
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Glazed tile with an extra heavy glaze produced for use on counter tops
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Curing
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Maintenance of humidity and temperature of freshly placed concrete dur
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Curing blanket
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A built-up covering of sacks, matting, hessian, straw, waterproof pape
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Curing compound
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A liquid that can be applied as a coating to the surface of newly plac
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Curing, electrical
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A system in which a favorable temperature is maintained in freshly-pla
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Curling
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The distortion of an originally essentially linear or planar member in
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Cushion-edged tile
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Tile on which the facial edges have a distinct curvature that results
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