Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time. Concrete is the second-most-used...
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A concretion is a hard, compact mass formed by the precipitation of mineral cement within the spaces between particles, and is found in sedimentary rock...
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Reinforced concrete, also called ferroconcrete, is a composite material in which concrete's relatively low tensile strength and ductility are compensated...
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A concrete block, also known as a cinder block in North American English, breeze block in British English, concrete masonry unit (CMU), or by various...
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Musique concrète (French pronunciation: [myzik kɔ̃kʁɛt]; lit. 'concrete music') is a type of music composition that utilizes recorded sounds as raw material...
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Asphalt concrete (commonly called asphalt, blacktop, or pavement in North America, and tarmac or bitumen macadam in the United Kingdom and the Republic...
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Concreteness is an aspect of communication that means being specific, definite, and vivid rather than vague and general. A concrete communication uses...
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Concrete Cowboys is a 1979 American Western television film starring Jerry Reed and Tom Selleck, directed by Burt Kennedy. It was broadcast on CBS on October...
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Concrete Mathematics: A Foundation for Computer Science, by Ronald Graham, Donald Knuth, and Oren Patashnik, first published in 1989, is a textbook that...
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up concrete jungle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A Concrete jungle usually refers to urban areas with very little nature or scenery Concrete jungle...
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