Sentence examples for excessive concrete from inspiring English sources

"We didn't have to lug up steel plates or pour excessive concrete to anchor the building".

The accumulation of corrosion products in the steel/concrete interface generates concrete cracking, which plays an important role in the steel corrosion rate when excessive concrete cracking is reached.

Where to go: The city of Olympos is protected by a national law forbidding the excessive use of concrete in any of Turkey's national parks, meaning that most of the development here is a strictly wooden affair.

Further sensitivity investigation on bridge deflection finds that the cyclic load-induced damage accumulation process plays a non-negligible role and traffic management plans are needed for heavy trucks to mitigate the risk of excessive deflection and concrete degradation.

Open image in new window Fig. 4 Mid-span deflection versus applied load Open image in new window Fig. 5 Excessive cracking in concrete surface at mid-support in slab 1-C-70 Open image in new window Fig. 6 Final end slip at eastern end support of slab 2-C-70 (S = 25 mm).

"So not excessively excessive.

When I think of works of fiction set in Paris, I immediately enter a mindset that is ruled by excessive imagination and visually concrete detail; I am reminded of Muriel Barbery's "The Elegance of the Hedgehog" and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Saint-Exupéryrince".

Global warming due to high greenhouse gasses emission coupled with excessive energy involved in concrete manufacturing process is indeed an alarming threat.

The appearance of the yard with its cages, concrete, and excessive barbed wire has earned it nickname "Little Guantanamo" (of course a punitive unit with seventy-five percent Muslims also contributes to the name as well).

This outlaws attacks that "may be expected to cause incidental loss of civilian life" which would be "excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage".

Groves felt that his fears about excessive safety were realized: reinforced concrete, blast proof doors and electrical shielding drove up costs.