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• shell concrete — shell concrete, reinforced concrete in the form of very thin, curved slabs resembling the shape of sea shells, used especially to build domelike roofs or buildings spanning large spaces …   Useful english dictionary

• thin-shell concrete — noun : thin reinforced usually precast concrete forming arched or domed roofs especially over large unpartitioned areas …   Useful english dictionary

• Concrete shell — Oceanografic Valencia A concrete shell, also commonly called thin shell concrete structure, is a structure composed of a relatively thin shell of concrete, usually with no interior columns or exterior buttresses. The shells are most commonly flat …   Wikipedia

• CONCRETE —    Concrete is a compound made from sand, gravel, and cement, while cement is a mixture of minerals that become hard when water is added, binding the sand and gravel into a solid mass. Although concrete is traditionally considered an Ancient… …   Historical Dictionary of Architecture

• Shell Centre — Shell Centre, in London, United Kingdom is one of the two central offices of oil major Shell (the other is in The Hague). It comprises a skyscraper tower and three nine storey wings (the upstream building ). It also once included a separate… …   Wikipedia

• Concrete-Central Elevator — U.S. National Register of Historic Places …   Wikipedia

• Shell (projectile) — This article is about the artillery projectile. For the small arms ammunition, see Shotgun shell. Some sectioned shells from the First World War. From left to right: 90 mm fragmentation shell, 120 mm pig iron incendiary shell, 77/14 model 75 mm… …   Wikipedia

• shell structure — In building construction, a thin, curved plate structure shaped to transmit applied forces by compressive, tensile, and shear stresses that act in the plane of the surface. They are usually constructed of concrete reinforced with steel mesh (see… …   Universalium

• shell — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on eggs/nuts/some animals ADJECTIVE ▪ empty, hard, outer, protective, thick ▪ She had built up a protective shell around herself. (figurative) ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• concrete-piercing shell — betonmušis sviedinys statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Pagrindinis smūginės ir ardomosios veikmės sviedinys gelžbetoniniams ir kt. ilgalaikiams įtvirtinimams griauti. Gali būti t. p. naudojamas šarvuotiesiems taikiniams naikinti. Turi tvirtą… …   Artilerijos terminų žodynas

• shell roof — noun : a roof of relatively large expanse (as of a hangar or arena) composed of concrete panels curved cylindrically or spherically for strength …   Useful english dictionary