form scabbing

form scabbing

[′fȯrm ‚skab·iŋ] (civil engineering) In placing of concrete using formwork, removal of the surface layer of concrete that adheres to the form when it is removed.

form scabbing

The removal of the surface of concrete as a result of the lack of a clean break when the forms are removed; some of the concrete adheres to the form and is pulled away.