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61concrete art — /kɒnkrit ˈat/ (say konkreet aht) noun 1. abstract art based on simple, precise, purely visual forms, including geometric and non geometric elements, which are sufficient to themselves and which do not need to represent reality. 2. art in the… …
62concrete — [14] In origin, something concrete is something that has ‘grown together’. The word comes, via Old French concret, from Latin concrētus, the past participle of concrēscere ‘grow together’, hence ‘harden’. This was a compound verb formed from the… …
63concrete fact — undisputable fact, fact which is not open to debate …
64concrete jungle — n. region in a city that has a large modern building which is considered dangerous and not pleasant …
65concrete offer — material offer, offer which is not abstract …
66concrete reason — reason which is not abstract, material reason …
67Properties of concrete — Concrete has relatively high compressive strength, but significantly lower tensile strength, and as such is usually reinforced with materials that are strong in tension (often steel). The elasticity of concrete is relatively constant at low… …
68reinforced concrete — concrete containing steel bars, strands, mesh, etc., to absorb tensile and shearing stresses. [1900 05] * * * Concrete in which steel is embedded in such a manner that the two materials act together in resisting forces. The reinforcing steel rods …
69Reinforced concrete — is concrete in which reinforcement bars ( rebars ), reinforcement grids, plates or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen the concrete in tension. It was invented by French gardener Joseph Monier in 1849 and patented in 1867.[1] The term… …
70Types of concrete — There are many types of concrete, variations of installation, composition, finish and performance characteristics. A highway paved with concrete …
