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tremie
tremie (ˈtrɛmɪ) n (Civil Engineering) civil engineering a large metal hopper and pipe used to distribute freshly mixed concrete over an underwater site. The foot of the pipe is kept below the concrete level, while the upper level of the concrete in the pipe is kept above the water level to prevent the water diluting the concrete[C20: from French, from Italian tramoggia, from Latin trimodia a three-peck measure]tremie
tremie[′trem·ē] (engineering) An apparatus for placing concrete underwater, consisting of a large metal tube with a hopper at the top end and a valve arrangement at the bottom, submerged end. tremie  tremie used in placing concrete under water A pipe or tube through which concrete is deposited under water, having at its upper end a hopper for filling and a bail by means of which the assembly can be handled by a derrick. |