Concrete 2

Translation English to French

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GRIP

serrer

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EITHER...OR

soit.....soit

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DAM

barrage

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GIVE OFF

dégager

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CARE

précaution

Complete the Sentence

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The pre-stress is usually applied by __________ the steel before the concrete in which it is embedded has __________.

1. tensioning

2. hardened

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Permanent shortening or __________ of the concrete is called __________.

1. shrinkage

2. creep

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__________, prestressed concrete members are most highly stressed at the moment of transfer, when __________ is most likely to occur.

1. Precast

2. failure

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The main advantage of __________ in comparison with __________ is that the whole concrete cross-section of a member resists load...

1. prestressed concrete

2. reinforced concrete

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__________ or __________ are substances which are added to concrete or cement so as to improve one or more of their properties.

1. admixtures

2. additives

Word Scramble

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ANAGHORCE

anchorage

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IXAS

axis

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NSRTAREF

transfer

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URAIFLE

failure

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CETOEDNFLI

deflection

Translation French to English

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RUPTURE

failure

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FLUAGE

creep

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GEL

frost

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ROUILLE

rusting

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CONSTRUCTION DES ROUTES

roadbuilding

Videos

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Which stress slides along a line or plane?

shear

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Rebar is a __________ reinforcement.

1. passive

2. active

1. passive

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TRUE OR FALSE:

Post tension pre-stressing of concrete involves tightening nuts on steel rods to increase the concrete's compressive strength.

False

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Three ways to reinforce concrete are...

1. Steel fibre

2. Mesh

3. Rebar

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Concrete has to __________before rebar can take up the tensile stress of the member.

crack