no-finesadj.n.
/nəʊˈfʌɪnz/, U.S. /ˈnoʊˈfaɪnz/ A. adj.
Designating concrete made from an aggregate from which lumps smaller than about 9 mm (0.35 inch) have been removed, which results in increased porosity and better thermal insulation; made of such concrete.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > concrete > [adjective] > (made of) types of concrete
lean1726
monolithic1874
granolithic1881
ferro-concrete1901
vibrated1930
prestressed1936
no-fines1946
post-stretched1946
post-tensioned1950
slipformed1968
1946 A. F. Boyd Rep. Tests No-fines Concrete (Commonw. Exper. Building Station, Sydney) 1 Little technical information was available on the strength of no-fines concrete as applied to building construction.
1954 Archit. Rev. 116 410/3 Hills themselves also made no-fines walling blocks about 7 in. thick..for facing their steel-framed houses.
1969 E. C. Adams Sci. in Building III. viii. 139 No-fines concrete is not subject to capillarity, and can..provide a weatherproof wall in one thickness..if rendered externally.
1991 Constr. Weekly Sept. (Products Suppl.) 22/3 An aluminium subframe assembly..has been used in the provision of rainscreen overcladding of three nine-storey no-fines constructed residential blocks.
B. n.
No-fines concrete.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > concrete > [noun] > types of
tabby1802
beton1813
granolithic1881
reinforced concrete1891
ferro-concrete1896
armoured concrete1898
re-enforced concrete1902
breeze-concrete1930
mass concrete1930
Siporex1938
grano1940
shell concrete1949
no-fines1960
1960 M. Bowley Innovations in Building Materials ix. 209 Dense concrete properly made is impervious to moisture..but provides poor heat insulation... ‘No fines’, on the other hand, is more pervious..but provides better heat insulation.
1969 E. C. Adams Sci. in Building III. viii. 139 No-fines is made by mixing a coarse aggregate with cement and water.
1999 Cement & Concrete Composites 21 456 Crushed lightweight bricks, LECA and no-fines had absorption percentages of 47%, 28%, and 1%.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.n.1946