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Definition of Ferroconcrete
1. Noun. Concrete with metal and/or mesh added to provide extra support against stresses.
Definition of Ferroconcrete
1. n. Concrete strengthened by a core or foundation skeleton of iron or steel bars, strips, etc. Floors, columns, piles, water pipes, etc., have been successfully made of it. Called also armored concrete steel, and reënforced concrete.
Definition of Ferroconcrete
1. Noun. A building material made from Portland cement concrete with a matrix of steel bars or wires (rebars) to increase its tensile strength. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ferroconcrete
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ferroconcrete
Literary usage of Ferroconcrete
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Carpentry and Building (1905)
"The outside walls are of granite and white glazed brick with Caen stone for the
inside walls, while the main floor is ferroconcrete, covered with ..."
2. Fireproof Magazine edited by William Clendenin, Peter Bonnett Wight (1905)
"The remaining portion of the floor remained AN ENGLISH INSURANCE SURVEY OR'S
OBSERVATIONS ON ferroconcrete AND- FIRE TESTS James ..."
3. The Mining Engineer (1908)
"... upon Mouchel ferro-concrete piles, and built throughout of ferroconcrete on the
... representing the most recent types of ferroconcrete construction. ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1919)
"It is not known to be attacked by insects; mould, vermin and bacteria find no
soil for growth in it, and consequently ferroconcrete vessels can easily be ..."
5. Proceedings (1908)
"The difficulty with ferroconcrete is that it is exceedingly light, and, if there
is any outside water, it is practically a tank, and likely to float ..."
6. Technology Review by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Association of Class Secretaries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni Association (1903)
"The ferroconcrete Company, of which WP Anderson is president, is engaged in the
erection of a concrete building in Cincinnati, Ohio, which is one of the ..."
7. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"A fermenting •tun formed of ferroconcrete is lined with damp-proof cement consisting
of cement mixed with soapy, greasy, or other waterproof material. ..."
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