concrete beam

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concrete
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒŋ.kriːt/us
/ˈkɑːn.kriːt/
clear and certain, or real and existing in a form that can be seen ...
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beam
noun[C]
uk
/biːm/us
/biːm/
a line of light that shines from a ...
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(Definition ofconcreteandbeamfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The coefficients k and define the mechanical model of the connection between the steel beam and theconcretebeamand contain direct information on the integrity of the system.
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I give the example of a precastconcretebeamon a building or a bridge.
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A reinforcedconcretebeamcould be manufactured either on site by the contractor or in the contractor's own workshops several miles away and brought to the site.
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The station features an exposedconcretebeamceiling and its walls are decorated with blue-gray ceramic tiles, which replaced the original mosaic covering.
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The most common type is the straddle-beam, in which the train straddles a steel or reinforcedconcretebeam2to3 ft wide.
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A reinforcedconcretebeamis constructed below, above or in replacement of the existing footing.
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The river crossing was apparently replaced by aconcretebeambridge crossing, at a different crossing point, ca. 1994.
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The existing technique of construction of the time was using concrete with a plane straight steel in the center of aconcretebeam.
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Both bridges areconcretebeambridges with two piers and three spans.
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It is a type of "combined footing", consisting of two or more column footings connected by aconcretebeam.
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When this is the case, for example a complicated reinforcedconcretebeam-column-slab interaction problem, scale models can be constructed observing the requirements of similitude to study the problem.
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As a consequence of the difficulty of importing timber there has developed a system of making precast hollow concrete beams for roofs.
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Indeed, most faults in the concrete beams occur in the roof area.
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But you can manufacture hollow concrete beams in order to provide shelter over the heads of our people in a few weeks.
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We make large concrete beams for bridges.
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The roof was supported by four steel-reinforced concrete beams, each beam 72 ft long and 14.5 ft deep.
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There will be 16 sets of reinforced concrete columns supporting the viaduct which consists of reinforced concrete beams and a reinforced concrete parapet.
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Prefabricated concrete slabs are built in a factory and transported to the site, ready to be lowered into place between steel or concrete beams.
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The guideway consists of concrete beams which rest atop an unusually large support structure not used in most monorail systems.
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