LOGIN
JOIN ICRI
CONTACT ICRI
Welcome
Index
Search
Type in the keyword to find:
abrasion damage
abrasive
abrasive blasting
absorbed moisture
absorption
accelerated aging
accelerator
acceptance test
acid etching
acoustic emission
acoustic impact
acoustic monitoring
acoustic triangularization
acrylic resin
activator
active crack
additive
adhesion
adhesive failure
adhesives
admixture
admixture, accelerating
admixture, air-entraining
admixture, alkali-aggregate reaction inhibiting
admixture, antiwashout
admixture, corrosion inhibiting
admixture, retarding
admixture, shrinkage reducing
admixture, viscosity modifying
admixture, water reducing (high-range)
admixture, water-reducing
adsorption
advancing-slope grouting
age hardening
aggregate
aggregate, coarse
aggregate, fine
aggregate, gap-graded
aggregate, reactive
aggregate interlock
aging
agitation
agitator
agitator tank
air
air, entrained
air, entrapped
air barrier
air content
air entrainment
air ring
air-entraining admixture
air-water jet
alignment wire
alkali
alkali-aggregate reaction
alkali-carbonate rock reaction
alkali-silica reaction
alligator cracks
ambient
anchor
anchor, bonded
anchor, embedment depth
anchor, expansion
anchorage
anchorage zone
angle of repose
anisotropic
anode
anode, sacrificial
anodic inhibitor
anodic protection
anodic reaction
anodic ring effect
anticoagulant
antifoaming agent
antiwashout admixture
application life
application rate
aramid
articulated joint
aspect ratio
autogenous healing
backer rod
backpack grouting
backup wall
barrier wall
base
batch
batch method
batch mixer
batching
bead
bed joint
bentonite
binders
Blaine fineness
blanket grouting
blast-furnace slag
bleaching
bleeding
blemish
blended cement
blistering
bloom
blow pipe
blushing
board butt joint
bond
bond breaker
bond failure
bond line
bond strength
bonded anchors
bonding agent
boom-mounted breakers
borescope
brittle
broadcast
broom and seed
bruised surface
bubbling
bug holes
build
build-up
bush-hammer
buttonhead
calcareous
calcium chloride
capillarity
capillary flow
carbon fibers
carbonation
cast-in-place
catalyst
catalyst system
cathode
cathodic protection
cathodic protection, impressed current
cathodic protection, sacrificial
caulk
cavitation damage
cement
cement, blended
cement, calcium-aluminate
cement, expansive
cement, high-early-strength
cement, hydraulic
cement, magnesium phosphate
cement, microfine
cement, ordinary portland
cement, portland
cement, regulated set
cement, slag
cement, sulfate-resistant
cement, white
cement paste
cement paste, neat
cementation process
cementitious
chain drag
chalking
charging
checking
chemical attack
chemical bond
chemical compatibility
chemical grout
chemical grout system
chemical-resistant
chipping
chisel point
chloride contamination
chloride content
chloride diffusion
chloride ion (Cl-)
chloride threshold
chlorinated rubber
chopped strand
circuit grouting
cleanup
closure
coal tar
coating
coating, high-build
coaxial dispenser
coefficient of friction
coefficient of permeability
coefficient of thermal expansion
cofferdam
cohesion
cohesive failure
cold joint
cold-weather concreting
collar
colloidal grout
colloidal particle
communication
compaction grout
compatibility
compatibility, chemical
compatibility, dimensional
compatibility, electrochemical
compatibility, thermal
composite
composite construction
compound
compression seal
compressive strength
concentration
concrete
concrete, epoxy
concrete, fiber-reinforced
concrete, fresh
concrete, high-early-strength
concrete, high-strength
concrete, mass
concrete, plain
concrete, polymer
concrete, polymer-cement
concrete, polymer-modified
concrete, preplaced-aggregate
concrete, preshrunk
concrete, prestressed
concrete, pumped
concrete, reinforced
concrete, roller-compacted
concrete, structural
concrete, tremie
concrete, vacuum
concrete, zero-slump
concrete breakers
concrete breakers, boom-mounted
concrete breakers, hand-held
concrete breakers, impact
condensed silica fume
condition
condition assessment
condition survey
conductivity, thermal
consolidation
consolidation grouting
constructibility
construction joint
contact grouting
contact splice
contamination
continuity, reinforcement
continuous mixer
contract
contract, change order
contract, lump sum
contract, time and materials
contract, unit price
contraction
contraction joint
Contractor
control joint
controlled low-strength material
conveying hose
coping
copolymerization
copper-copper sulfate half cell
core
core recovery
coring
corrosion
corrosion inhibitor, surface applied
corrosion threshold
coupler
coupling
cover
coverage
covermeter
crack
crack, active
crack, dormant
crack, hairline
crack, longitudinal
crack, nonstructural
crack, shrinkage
crack, structural
crack, thermal
crack, transverse
crack bridging
crack injection
crack monitor
cracking
cracking, D-cracking
cracking, map
cracking, pattern
cracking, plastic
cracking, reflective
cracking, shrinkage
cracking, stress-corrosion
cracking, temperature
cracks
cracks, alligator
cracks, checking
cracks, craze
craze cracks
crazing
creep
creep, compressive
creep, drying
creep, tensile
critical saturation
cross-linking
crosshole logging
crystallization
cure
cure time
curing
curing, membrane
curing, moist
curling
curtain grouting
curtain wall
cutting screed
D-cracking
damp
dampproofing
dead load
debond
deflection
deformation
deformation, time-dependent
degradation
delamination
delivery equipment
delivery hose
design criteria
detensioning
deterioration
dew point
dewatering
diagonal crack
diamond wire cutting
differential settlement
dimensional compatibility
direct shear test
discoloration
disintegration
dispenser, coaxial
dispersing agent
displacement grouting
distortion
distress
dormant crack
dowel
drain
drainage curtain
drainage gallery
drilled-in port
dry pack
dry packing
dry-mix shotcrete
dry-shake
duct
durability
durability factor
dusting
dye tracer
dynamic modulus of elasticity
efflorescence
efflux time
elastic modulus
elasticity
elastomer
elastomeric
electric log
electrical resistivity
electrochemical chloride extraction
electrochemical compatibility
electrolysis
electrolyte
electrolytic cell
elephant trunk
elongation
emulsion
endothermic reaction
Engineer of record
envelope grouting
epoxy injection
epoxy mortar
epoxy resin
erosion
ester
ettringite
evaluation
evaporable water
exfoliation
exotherm
exothermic reaction
expansion
expansion anchors
expansive cement
explosive blasting
extender
extensibility
extensometer points
external strengthening
exudation
factor of safety
failure
failure, adhesive
failure, cohesive
false set
fascia
fatigue
faulting
feather edge
feed wheel
fiber mat
fiber-reinforced composite
fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)
fibers
fibers, carbon
fibers, glass
fibers, polyolefin
fibers, polypropylene
fibers, steel
fibers, synthetic
fibrous concrete
field-cured cylinders
field-molded sealant
filaments
filler
film
finish
finish, broom
finish, coat
finish, exposed-aggregate
finish, gun
finish, trowel
finishing
fissure
flash coat
flash point
flash set
flaw detection
flexural strength
flow
flow cone
flow line
fluidifier
fly ash
fly ash, Class C
fly ash, Class F
fog curing
form
form and pour
form and pump
form lining
form scabbing
fouling
fracture
friction
full-depth repair
fungicide
furan resin
fuzzy
gage length
galvanic corrosion
gel
gel time
geomembrane
geonet
glass fibers
glass-fiber reinforced cement
glass-transition temperature
global stability
go-devil
gravity feed
gravity grouting
gravity soak
grinding
grit blasting
groove joint
grooving
ground penetrating radar
ground wire
grout
grout, cementitious
grout, chemical
grout, colloidal
grout, compaction
grout, exothermic
grout, neat cement
grout, organic
grout, particulate
grout, sanded
grout, sodium silicate
grout, water-activated
grout cap
grout gallery
grout header
grout injection
grout mixture
grout nipple
grout penetrability
grout slope
grout system
grout take
groutability
grouting
grouting, advancing-slope
grouting, backpack
grouting, blanket
grouting, circuit
grouting, curtain
grouting, displacement
grouting, envelope
grouting, gravity
grouting, injection
grouting, jet
grouting, open-circuit
grouting, penetration
grouting, perimeter
grouting, permeation
grouting, series
grouting, slush
grouting, stage
guideline
gun
gun casting
gun finish
Gunite
gunman
gunned pattern
gunning
hairline crack
half-cell potential
halo effect
Hamm tip
hand lance
hand-held breakers
hardener
hardness
hazardous substance
heat of hydration
heat of solution
heat-deflection temperature
high-build coating
high-molecular weight methacrylate
high-pressure water blasting
high-pressure water jets
high-range water reducer
holiday
hollow-core bit
homogenous material
honeycomb
hybrid composite
hydration
hydraulic splitting
hydro nozzle
hydrodemolition
hydrogen embrittlement
hydrophilic
hydrophobic
hydrostatic head
hygrometer
hygroscopic
impact
impact breakers
impact echo
impact resistance
impending slough
impregnation
impulse radar
in-situ
in-situ condition
incompatible
incrustation
induction time
inert
infiltration
infrared thermography
inhibitor
initiator
injection grouting
injection port
interface
intumescent coating
investigation
isotropic material
jacket
jackhammer
jaw crusher
joint
joint, articulated
joint, cold
joint, construction
joint, contraction
joint, control
joint, expansion
joint, groove
joint, isolation
joint, longitudinal
joint, sawed
joint, transverse
joint filler
joint sealant
joint spall
jumbo
jurisdictional authority
kerf
keyway
laitance
laminate
lance
latex
latex-modified concrete
leakage
length change
licensed professional engineer (“Engineer”)
lift
lift-off test
lifting
linear polarization
lining
liquid-volume measurement
live load
load cell
load factor
load test
lock-off
longitudinal crack
lot
low-pressure spray-applied mortar
lubricity
macrocell corrosion
macrofiber
magnesium phosphate cement
maintenance
manifold
map cracking
masonry
masonry, bonded hollow-wall
masonry, grouted
masonry, hollow-unit
masonry, reinforced
masonry, solid-unit
masonry structure
mastic
mat
match
material hose
matrix
mechanical anchors
mechanical bond
mechanical properties
mechanical shearing
membrane
membrane, liquid
membrane, sheet
membrane curing
metering pump
methacrylate
methods of measurement
methyl methacrylate
microcell corrosion
microcracks
microsilica
mil
mildew
milling
mineral filler
minimum-film-forming temperature
mist
mix
mixer
mixing speed
mixing time
mixture
modulus of elasticity
modulus of rupture
moisture
moisture, absorbed
moisture, free
moisture, surface
moisture content
moisture movement
moisture vapor transmission rate
monolithic
monomer
mortar
mortar, polymer
mottled
mudcracking
mudjacking
natural frequency
neat cement grout
neat cement paste
necking
needle scaling
negative side waterproofing
neoprene
non-evaporable water
nondestructive evaluation (NDE)
nondestructive testing(NDT)
nozzle
nozzle body
nozzle liner
nozzle operator
nozzle velocity
opacity
open-circuit grouting
orange peel
osmosis
osmotic pressure
outgassing
overbreak
overlay
overlay, bonded
overlay, unbonded
overspray
Owner
oxidize
pachometer
packer
paddle mixer
pargeting
partial-depth repair
particle size
particulate grout
pass
passivating layer
pattern cracks
pea gravel
peeling
penetrating sealer
penetration grouting
penetration probe
percussion drilling
performance monitoring
perimeter grouting
perm
permanent set
permeability
permeability to water, coefficient of
permeance (water vapor)
permeation grouting
petrographic examination
pH
pigment
pinhole
pitting
placing
plane of weakness
plastic shrinkage
plastic shrinkage cracks
plasticizer
pneumatic feed
pneumatically applied mortar
polishing
polyester resin
polyethylene
polymer
polymer concrete
polymer cure
polymer flooring
polymer flooring system
polymer mortar
polymer-modified concrete
polymerization
polyolefin fibers
polypropylene
polystyrene
polysulfide
polyurethane
polyvinyl acetate
popout
pore
porosity
port
port adapter
portland cement
positive displacement
positive side waterproofing
post-tensioning
post-tensioning, bonded
post-tensioning, external
post-tensioning, unbonded
pot life
potable water
powder lance
pozzolan
practical coverage
preconditioning
predampening
prepackaged
prepacked concrete
preplaced-aggregate concrete
preservation
presplitting
prestress
pretensioning
prewetting
primer
production lot
profilometer
promoter
proportioning
proprietary
protection
pull-off test
pullout test
pulse velocity
pulse-echo
pultrusion
pumpability
pumped concrete
pumping test
quality assurance
quality control
radar
radiography
ramming
rapid chloride test
reactant
reactive aggregate
rebound
rebound hammer
reflective cracking
refusal
rehabilitation
reinforcement
reinforcement continuity
relative humidity
release agent
render
repair
repair, full-depth
repair, nonstructural
repair, partial-depth
repair, structural
repair process
repair systems
resin
resin, acrylic
resin, epoxy
resin, furan
resin, methacrylate
resin, polyester
resin, silicone
resin, urea
resin, urethane
resin, vinyl ester
resin concrete
restoration
restrained shrinkage test
restraint
retarder
retemper
rheology
rock pocket
rod
rodding
roller compaction
roller-compacted concrete
rolling
rotary drilling
roughness
rout
roving
runs
rust
rustication
rutting
sacrificial anode
sagging
sample
sampling
sand pocket
sand streak
sandblasting
sanded grout
saponification
saturated surface-dry
saturation
saturation, critical
saw cut
scabbler
scaling
scarification
scarifier
Schmidt hammer
scour
screed
screed wire
screeding
seal
sealant
sealant, field-molded
sealant, joint
sealant, structural
sealer
sealing compound
section enlargement
seepage
segregation
self-leveling
separation
series grouting
service condition
service life
set
set, false
set, final
set, flash
set, initial
set, permanent
settlement
settlement shrinkage
shear
shear collar
shear stress
shear-bond strength
sheath
shelf life
shooting
shoring
short-pulse radar
shotblasting
shotcrete
shotcrete, dry-mix
shotcrete, wet-mix
shrinkage
shrinkage, carbonation
shrinkage, drying
shrinkage, plastic
shrinkage, settlement
shrinkage compensating
shrinkage crack
shrinkage cracking
shrinkage reducing admixture
silane
silica fume
silicone
siloxane
skinning
slabjacking
slag
slag cement
slant-shear bond strength
slip
slip resistance
sloughing
slugging
slump
slurry
slush grouting
sodium chloride
soffit
solids content
soluble chloride
solvent
solvent entrapment
sonic echo
sounding
sounding well
soundness
spall
spalling
specific gravity
specification
specification, performance-based
spectral analysis of surface waves (SASW)
splice
splice, center stressing
splice, coupler
splice, Y
splitting tensile strength
spray-up application
sprayed concrete
stage grouting
stain
stalactite
stalagmite
standard
steel reinforcement
steel reinforcement, epoxy coated
steel reinforcement, galvanized
steel reinforcement, high-strength
steel reinforcement, prestressing
steel reinforcement, stainless
stiffening, early
stitch drilling
stitching
straightedge
strain
strand
stratification
strength
strength, bond
strength, compressive
strength, flexural
strength, pull-off
strength, shear-bond
strength, slant-shear bond
strength, splitting tensile
strength, tensile
strength, tensile bond
strengthening
strengthening, active
strengthening, external
strengthening, passive
strengthening, primary
strengthening, section enlargement
strengthening, span shortening
strengthening, supplemental
stress
stress corrosion
stress relaxation
stress-corrosion cracking
strikeoff
structural adhesive
structural sealant
styrene butadiene
substrate
sulfate attack
superplasticizer
supplemental reinforcement
surface hardeners
surface impregnants
surface preparation
surface profile
surface repair
surface retarder
surface sealers
surface tension
surface texture
surface vibrator
suspension
swelling
syneresis
synthetic fibers
tacky
tamper
tamping
temper
temperature cracking
temperature rise
temporary bracing
tendon
tendon, bonded
tendon, unbonded
tendon profile
tensile bond strength
tensile pull-off test
tensile strength
test
test, compression
test, tensile pull-off
thermal compatibility
thermal conductivity
thermal contraction
thermal cutting
thermal expansion
thermal lance
thermal shock
thermocouple
thermography, infrared
thermoplastic
thermosetting
thixotropy
time-dependent deformation
tolerance
tongue and groove
tooling
topping
topping, dry
topping, monolithic
toughness
toxic
transverse crack
tremie
tremie concrete
tremie seal
trowel
trowel finish
trowel-applied
troweling
true solution
tube a manchette
ultrasonic
ultrasonic echo
ultrasonic pulse velocity
unsound
unwatering
uplift
urea
urea resin
urethane
vacuum blasting
vacuum concrete
vacuum impregnation
vapor barrier
vapor retarder
vehicle
vent
vibration
vibration modal analysis
vibrator
vinyl ester resin
viscometer
viscosity
viscosity modifier
visual inspection
void
void ratio
volatile content
volatile organic compounds (VOC)
volume change
volume change, autogenous
volume change, thermal
wall, load-bearing
wall, veneer
warping
washout
water
water, absorbed
water, adsorbed
water, evaporable
water, free
water, mixing
water, non-evaporable
water absorption
water beading
water blast
water jet
water ring
water vapor permeability
water vapor permeance
water vapor transmission
water vapor transmission rate
water-activated grout
water-cement ratio
water-cementitious material ratio
water-reducer
water-reducer (high-range)
waterproof
waterstop
watertight
wearing course
weathering
wet blasting
wet-mix shotcrete
wettest stable consistency
wetting agent
Windsor probe
workability
working life
X-ray diffraction
X-ray fluorescence
X-ray radiograph
yellowing
yield
yield point
Young's modulus
Zahn cup
zero-slump concrete
zinc-rich primer
Search by Term:
Search Term Only (Starting with)
Search Term Only (Containing)
Search Term and Definition
Updating...
Terms and Defintions
Use the Index Tab to view the complete Terminology list.
Use the Search Tab to search by Term/Term Definition.
The ICRI Technical Activities Committee approved the ICRI Concrete Repair Terminology, the
most detailed listing of terms and definitions for the concrete repair and restoration industry.
Download a PDF version of Concrete Repair Terminology.
ICRI Concrete Repair Terminology
© International Concrete Repair Institute, Inc.