reinforced concrete

noun

1. concrete containing steel bars, strands, mesh, etc., to absorb tensile and shearing stresses.

reinforced concrete

noun

1. concrete with steel bars, mesh, etc, embedded in it to enable it to withstand tensile and shear stresses

Word History and Origins

Origin of reinforced concrete¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Fortunately, he said, the bridge itself is a reinforced concrete structure that has “stood the test of time for the past 88 years” and implied it’s likely to remain standing.

From Los Angeles Times

The study includes a four-page list of proposed seismic upgrades, such as adding two-foot-thick reinforced concrete shear walls extending from the foundation to the roof, putting supportive “jackets” around the existing columns, and adding a variety of reinforced concrete beams and flanged buttress walls.

From Los Angeles Times

Its structural behaviour differs significantly from traditional reinforced concrete.

From BBC

He said the entire ground-level room is built with reinforced concrete walls.

From Seattle Times

Crews will be installing steel girders — long boxes of reinforced concrete — over the freeway in order to build the vegetated bridge, according to Caltrans.

From Los Angeles Times