Hormigón/Concreto

02:29 Mar 24, 2019
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Spanish language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Honduras/Colombia
Spanish term or phrase: Hormigón/Concreto
Yo sé que ambos son "concrete", pero me interesa saber cuál opción se prefiere en Honduras y Colombia.
Christian [email protected]
United States
Local time: 07:48


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1reinforced concrete
andres-larsen


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hormigón/concreto
reinforced concrete


Explanation:
reinforced concrete

sources:

Structural Characteristics of Colombian School of Reinforced Concrete ...
www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1794.....
AB Acevedo - ‎2017 - ‎
Each building is a reinforced concrete frame with masonry infill. ... un número considerable de escuelas de hormigón reforzado son Colombia y Honduras (30%) ...

Global Problems, Smart Solutions: Costs and Benefits
https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1107039592 -
Bjørn Lomborg - 2013 - ‎Business & Economics
The highest values of the AAL are estimated for Peru (33.3 per thousand), El Salvador ... of relatively low vulnerability, such as reinforced concrete and reinforced ... Colombia; Costa Rica; DRC; Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; ...

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Housing Reports - World Housing Encyclopedia -WHE
db.world-housing.net/list/
111 · Reinforced Concrete Moment Frame Building without Seismic Details, USA .... Colombia, Typical multi-family housing construction found in urban areas of Colombia. ... Adobe is commonly used in Honduras predominantly in rural areas .

andres-larsen
Venezuela
Local time: 07:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Charles Davis: Are you saying that "concreto" means concreto and "hormigón" means reinforced concrete in these countries?
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