concrete structure

collocation in English

meaningsofconcreteandstructure

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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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structure
noun
uk
/ˈstrʌk.tʃər/us
/ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
the way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in ...
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(Definition ofconcreteandstructurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These are anchored to theconcretestructure.
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On site, more waste was generated during construction of theconcretestructurethan in building the timber elements.
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That is for just oneconcretestructure.
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The proposal would involve keeping irradiated fuel in vertical storage tubes within aconcretestructure.
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It has an atmosphere which cannot be re-created in a modern steel andconcretestructure.
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The fuel elements are contained in steel tubes, which are retained vertically in aconcretestructure.
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Theconcretestructurestill stands.
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A reinforcedconcretestructurewas used.
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Nearly everyconcretestructurewas destroyed.
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It is a whiteconcretestructurethat can be seen for miles around and a long way up the river.
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It was a 10-storyconcretestructurefaced with brick.
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The presentconcretestructurewas completed c. 1916.
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Possibly the second oldestconcretestructurein the country.
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Thisconcretestructuremarket was built in 1956.
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It is a reinforcedconcretestructurebuilt in the 1870s.
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Theconcretestructuresupporting the entrance was completely destroyed.
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Tubes run through theconcretestructurecarrying strands of cable.
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It was replaced in 1937 with the presentconcretestructure.
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If we tried to increase the amenity value it would cost us £12,000 to take down the hoarding and remove theconcretestructure.
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The structural metal frames were then removed for recycling and the remainingconcretestructurecrushed to be used as fill materials over the site.
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Yet suddenly last summer a proposal to drop a large reinforcedconcretestructureinto the deep ocean became a matter of high public controversy.
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The roof of the church is supported by aconcretestructure.
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The front three cars overturned and rolled down the embankment, hitting aconcretestructurebelow.
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The 12000sqft m2 building is primarily a brick andconcretestructure, reinforced with iron and steel.
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It already had aconcretestructurebefore 1977, which tower collapsed during the 1977 earthquake.
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