trémie

American  

[trem-ee, trey-mee] / ˈtrɛm i, treɪˈmi /

noun

PLURAL

trémies

1. a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.

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tremie British  

/ ˈtrɛmɪ /

noun

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of trémie

1900–05; < French: hopper < Latin trimodia three-peck measure, equivalent to tri- tri- + mod ( ius ) measure of grain + -ia -ia

Example Sentences

A good example of a sheet steel tremie is shown by Fig.

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This tremie was used by Mr. Wm.

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Another method of handling a tremie was employed in constructing the foundations for the Charlestown Bridge at Boston, Mass. Foundation piles were driven and sawed off under water.

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The tremie used to deposit the concrete was a tube 14 ins. in diameter at the bottom and 11 ins. at the neck, with a hopper at the top.

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This tremie had a hopper top and was also provided with a removable cap or cover for the bottom end, the latter device being intended to keep the water out of the tube and prevent "washing" the first charge of concrete.

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