Definition of Embedment

1. n. The act of embedding, or the state of being embedded.

Definition of Embedment

1. Noun. The act of embedding or the state of being embedded ¹

2. Noun. An embedded structure, especially a steel structure, embedded in concrete that transmits external loads to it ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Embedment

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Embedment

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embeddable
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embeddedness
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embedment (current term)
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embelin
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Literary usage of Embedment

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Concrete-steel Construction by Henry Turner Eddy, Claude Allen Porter Turner (1919)
"Other things being equal, the intensity of the bond shear will be greatest at the point of embedment nearest the point of application of W, whether the rod ..."

2. Coastal Construction Manual: Prin. & Practices of Planning, Siting, Design ...by Christopher Jones by Christopher Jones (2001)
"As a result of erosion, scour, and inadequate pile embedment, the house on the right was washed off its foundation and into the house on the left. ..."

3. Notes on Track: Construction and Maintenance by Walter Mason Camp (1903)
"The fact that disturbance of filling and embedment in tie renewals is one of the principal cause? of roughened track surface can be ..."

4. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International Conference by Building Research Advisory Board Staff (1973)
"embedment 10 20 - TIMBER - 4.06m ... where L is the embedment length and /0 denotes the characteristic length given by /0=(4£///0' ,0.25 (3) In this ..."

5. Reinforced Concrete Buildings: A Treatise on the History, Patents, Design by Ernest Leslie Ransome, Alexis Saurbrey (1912)
"In many cases the length of embedment here recommended cannot be obtained for ... The bars are then hooked, and the length of embedment calculated from the ..."

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