poured concrete

collocation in English

meaningsofpourandconcrete

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pour
verb
uk
/pɔːr/us
/pɔːr/
to make a substance flow from a container, especially into another container, by raising just one side of the container that the substance ...
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concrete
noun[U]
uk
/ˈkɒŋ.kriːt/us
/ˈkɑːn.kriːt/
a very hard building material made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones, ...
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(Definition ofpourandconcretefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Then we have what in my opinion is the worst of all, that is to say, thepouredconcretehouse.
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Where small burghs require only half a dozen or so, building withpouredconcretemay not be very economical.
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I can take you to houses that were built ofpouredconcrete40 years ago, and there have been many wooden sheds built.
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Is this contribution to be given for experimenting with wooden andpouredconcretehouses?
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They have also placed contracts for 3,896pouredconcretehouses.
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The price of thepouredconcretehouse is £515, or nearly £50 more than the brick-built house.
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Various alternative methods were considered and the two that appealed to us werepouredconcreteand timber.
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It was also ascertained that in the building of apouredconcretehouse the average employment obtained by such workers was about 43 weeks.
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I have seen houses erected by prefabrication inpouredconcrete, and they compare favourably with anything else.
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I was particularly interested to see the number of men without previous building experience who can be usefully employed in the building ofpouredconcretehouses.
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The structure is 2-1/2 stories on apouredconcretefoundation with a wood frame superstructure.
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The bentonite was then displaced by thepouredconcrete.
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All three of the buildings are two stories in height and are constructed of brick on a raised foundation ofpouredconcrete.
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Also, aluminium can not be used inpouredconcreteor for any component underground due to its galvanic properties.
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The shorter front section, with the retail space and theater entrance, is a two-story brick structure on apouredconcretefoundation.
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Across the country, building construction utilizingpouredconcretebecame all the rage and replaced more costly brick in many applications.
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It was built in 1907 ofpouredconcretefaced in brick.
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The detention wing, added in 1939-1939 to replace the original detention wing, was apouredconcretebuilding with a stucco finish.
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Pouredconcretewas used as a layer above the vaults to offer counter resistance and to create a strong floor system.
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Infrastructure buildings, such as those in the sewage disposal plant, are built ofpouredconcrete.
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