concrete core

collocation in English

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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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core
noun
uk
/kɔːr/us
/kɔːr/
the basic and most important part ...
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(Definition ofconcreteandcorefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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An abstract expression represents a set of terms from theconcretecorelanguage, which are called its concretizations.
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Theconcretecore-veneer masonry allowed for slightly larger and more stable interior rooms.
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The remainder of the building is a steel structure that cantilevers out from theconcretecore.
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Theconcretecorethen began to rise and reached a considerable height before the construction of the concrete floor panels began.
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Annular cutters use almost the same method asconcretecoredrills, but are for metal drilling.
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It was built of puddled clay with a centralconcretecoreand faced with granite on the lake side.
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It is an embankment dam, built of aconcretecorewith an earth-filled cover.
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It has a large earthen embankment 1800 ft in length, and aconcretecorewall with a spillway 300 ft wide.
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The building is using poured-in-placeconcretecoreand perimeter and precast double tees, a structure usually used in parking decks.
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This involved the integration of a reinforcedconcretecorewall, to resist lateral loads, with a light steel floor framing.
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There is aconcretecorewall about 8 ft thick at the bottom and 2.5 ft at the top.
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Rising out of the foundation are theconcretecoreand large, tall columns of steel-reinforced concrete called outriggers.
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This central section is supported by a steel needle with aconcretecore, about 34 m high.
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The current building's design emphasizes safety, with a reinforcedconcretecore, wider stairways, and thicker fireproofing of steel columns.
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In contrast to conventionalconcretecoreactivation, the capillary tubes used in thermal building component activation lie about 5 mm close under the ceiling surface.
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An unusual approach was used in constructing the building; erecting the steel frame before adding theconcretecore.
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The structural types applied in its development are cantilever, with aconcretecore.
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A concrete hat-truss at the top of the building ties exterior columns with theconcretecore.
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The tower has a reinforcedconcretecore, measuring 21.5 m on each side, which bears lateral forces including wind loading.
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The tower'sconcretecorebegan rising in the first months of 2008.
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