Ferrocement
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Description
A construction containing steel bars or shaped wire mesh covered with a cement mortar. The metal increases the tensile strength of the concrete.
See also concrete reinforced concrete.
Synonyms and Related Terms
bton arm (Fr.); beto armado (Port.); ferroconcrete; ferro-concrete; reinforced concrete
Authority
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996