单词 | ferro-cement |
释义 | > as lemmasferro-cement ferro-cement n. Brit. /ˌfɛrə(ʊ)sᵻˈmɛnt/ , U.S. /ˌfɛroʊsəˈmɛnt/ (a) reinforced concrete; = ferro-concrete n. (now rare); (b) a construction material made from thin layers of mortar containing steel wire or mesh; frequently attributive. [In sense (a), the French term for the material is ciment et fer (1869 or earlier), lit. ‘cement and iron’; in sense (b) after Italian ferrocemento (P. L. Nervi 1951, in Ingegnere 25 17).] ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > cement or mortar > [noun] > reinforced with steel rods ferro-cement1899 1899 Hampshire Advertiser 15 Feb. 4/3 A deputation from Portsmouth has been appointed to visit Southampton to inspect some ferro-cement, which is a French invention. 1915 E. L. Heidenreich Engineers ̕Pocketbk. Reinforced Concrete 1 When reinforced concrete first appeared in America it was known as armored concrete; subsequent names applied to it have been ferroconcrete, ferro-cement, steel-concrete, and concrete-steel. 1953 Archit. Forum Nov. 145/2 Movable ferro-cement forms were used by Nervi in this multistory tobacco warehouse at Bologna (1952). 1965 W. H. Taylor Concrete Technol. & Pract. xxxv. 553 Many spatial frames erected with ferro-cement include the 312-ft span corrugated vault of the Turin exhibition hall in Italy. 1971 Observer 25 July 3/4 This 16-ft ferro-cement sphere is in a meadow..near Biggin Hill, Kent. 2002 Times (India) (Nexis) 12 May About 200 economy houses were constructed in different parts of the district, using concrete rafters and ferrocement reepers. 2005 Vanity Fair May 258/1 The ferro-cement he developed for his yacht is now on the roof of the Menil Collection art museum he designed in Houston. < as lemmas |
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