ferroconcrete

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noun A building material made from Portland cement concrete with a matrix of steel bars or wires (rebars) to increase its tensile strength.

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The pool is temporary until we can build the ferroconcrete tank on top of the hill.

Rainwater harvesting 2008
The pool is temporary until we can build the ferroconcrete tank on top of the hill.

Rainwater harvesting 2008
The pool is temporary until we can build the ferroconcrete tank on top of the hill.

Rainwater harvesting 2008
The pool is temporary until we can build the ferroconcrete tank on top of the hill.

Rainwater harvesting 2008
We also intend to build a larger tank for storage on top of the hill, and the best we have seen is a round ferroconcrete tank with a liner at a cost of about 3-4 pesos per gallon.

Pond Liners; looking for expertise & materials 2008
The pool is temporary until we can build the ferroconcrete tank on top of the hill.

Rainwater harvesting 2008
The pool is temporary until we can build the ferroconcrete tank on top of the hill.

Rainwater harvesting 2008
The pool is temporary until we can build the ferroconcrete tank on top of the hill.

Rainwater harvesting 2008
Only one of these rocket centers was underground, but all were protected by massive ferroconcrete domes thirty to forty feet thick.

Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006
Only one of these rocket centers was underground, but all were protected by massive ferroconcrete domes thirty to forty feet thick.

Masters of the Air Donald L. Miller 2006