concrete shell

collocation in English

meaningsofconcreteandshell

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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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shell
noun
uk
/ʃel/us
/ʃel/
the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and ...
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(Definition ofconcreteandshellfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The building'sconcreteshellis insulated on the exterior and wrapped with extruded clay planks.
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This allows the new building to have the appearance of masonry externally and at the same time the innerconcreteshellcan be erected to meet normal building programmes.
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Until recently, not many people suggested that we would simply abandon a decommissioned nuclear power station in aconcreteshellfor 100 years.
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The tensileconcreteshellroof between these concrete arches is just 2.5 inches (63.5mm) thick and is daringly punctured by large rooflights.
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The roof was constructed as a double-layeredconcreteshell, built in 924 precast reinforced concrete sections.
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Its roof was the largestconcreteshellin the world at that time.
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Concreteshellconstruction techniques are well suited for complex curves and are also used to build boat hulls (called "ferroconcrete").
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The arena is constructed with a ribbedconcreteshelldome 61m in diameter, itself constructed of 1620 prefabricated concrete pieces, braced by concrete flying buttresses.
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This entire assembly was surrounded and supported by a thickconcreteshellwhich provided additional shielding.
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It is an unusual structure situated on a man-made lake and featuringconcreteshellconstruction.
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The interior of the building consists of a dramatic open space, covered in a tent-likeconcreteshell, with tiered exhibition spaces linked by walkways.
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For over a decade, the unfinished building sat vacant and without windows, fixtures, or fittings, appearing as a massiveconcreteshell.
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The main production floor was spanned by nine hugeconcreteshelldomes which were punctuated by circular rooflights.
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Eventually, it was nothing more than an empty, roofless,concreteshell.
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Theconcreteshellof the roof is left rough, just as it comes from the formwork.
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The reinforcedconcreteshellof the outer dome began to be formed at the beginning of 1929.
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This building has an undulating floor plane set under a continuousconcreteshellroof that was poured in one go over two days.
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The museum building is made of a freestandingconcreteshell, 40 by 60 meters, and 4 meters at its highest point.
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