Sentence examples for layers of concrete from inspiring English sources

Key Iraqi assets are concealed under layers of concrete.

Even Governor Rowland referred to "layers of concrete" protecting the public when he reassured state residents about plant safety.

The search was complicated by layers of concrete from the collapsed bridge intermingling with victims and vehicles in the swiftly flowing muddy river, the officials said.

Inside the gym in Edna, Mr. Wells's voice echoed as he pointed to the ceiling, which has layers of concrete, insulation and rebar.

They were partially submerged in the river, and had been, until the storm last fall, hidden under layers of concrete blocks and building scrap.

Then, as one, they began to pray for the children still trapped inside, a soft murmur going up as the layers of concrete trembled perilously under their feet.

Another layer of concrete is poured, creating a composite flooring structure about 10 inches thick.

He added that the cracks affected only the top layer of concrete and did not pose a structural problem.

In Minneapolis, the bridge, parts of which were getting a new top layer of concrete at the time of the collapse, was carrying tons of equipment and material.

Spalling or scaling occurs, Mr. Roman said, when water that has seeped into the top layer of concrete freezes and the surface breaks off in layers.

The foundations and first layer of concrete, incorporating rubble from an old patio, have gone in, and there will be insulation and more concrete.