The phrase "a layer of cement" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a physical layer or coating made of cement, often in construction or building contexts.
Example: "The workers applied a layer of cement to the foundation to ensure stability and durability."
Alternatives: "a coat of cement" or "a coating of cement".
Some mud houses are also covered with a layer of cement.
Finish both repairs by troweling a layer of cement at least an eighth of an inch thick over the membrane and several inches beyond it.
The great Indian rhinoceros, which is less of a specialized browser, has hypselodont (hypsodont and selenodont) premolars, with a layer of cement on the crowns.
The RCAs were firstly coated with a layer of cement slag paste (CSP) to reinforce its weak particles.
As part of the procedure, the workers were to remove the cracked brick, spread a layer of cement against the interior of the wall and then reface the wall with new brick.
There is no money for something that has become the newest funeral expense for better-off families -- a layer of cement just atop the coffin to keep thieves from digging it up to resell, sometimes with the corpse's clothes.
The mortar layer on the ceiling is made against a layer of old cement bags which are installed from inside the reinforcement cage (see Fig. 4, bottom).
Knee flexion was controlled by the femoral construct, consisting of the femoral implant, a layer of bone cement and a distal femur.
The reinforcement cage is put on the foundation, which has been treated before at the beginning of the third day with a screed on a layer of old cement bags to assure a decoupling of the construction in case of a future earthquake (see Fig. 3, top).
We examined, in sheep, the effect of interposing a layer of hydroxyapatite cement around the periphery of the socket before fixing a polyethylene socket using polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA).
We examined, in sheep, the effect of interposing a layer of hydroxyapatite cement around the periphery of a polyethylene socket prior to fixing it using polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA).
