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Reinforced concrete   Listen
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Reinforced concrete  n.  (Also spelled reenforced concrete)  Concrete having within its mass a system of iron or steel supports, such as bars, rods, or a heavy mesh, to provide increased tensile strength and shear resistance. Same as Ferro-concrete.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Reinforced concrete" Quotes from Famous Books



... wears away mountains, and rivers dry up, and the whole solar system is gradually running down, I believe; but dad isn't governed by any natural laws whatsoever. He's built of reinforced concrete, and time hardens him. He's impervious to rust or decay, and gravity exerts no ...
— The Auction Block • Rex Beach

... up his mind," he replied. "Some people's minds are made up of sand and water. Others of stuff composed of builders' weird materials that harden into concrete. Others again have iron bars run through the mass—reinforced concrete. That's Andrew. It's a beast of a mind to deal with, as we have often found, my dear. But what would you have? The animal is ...
— The Mountebank • William J. Locke



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