Explore Unreinforced through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Unreinforced in a sentence
Unreinforced meaning
Not reinforced.
Using Unreinforced
- The main meaning on this page is: Not reinforced.
- In the example corpus, unreinforced often appears in combinations such as: unreinforced masonry, older unreinforced.
Context around Unreinforced
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Unreinforced
- In this selection, "unreinforced" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, older, 1970s, masonry, barbed and walls stand out and add context to how "unreinforced" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 000 older unreinforced masonry buildings and early 1970s unreinforced barbed tape. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "unreinforced" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with unreinforced
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Unreinforced and also old. (4 words)
Retrofitting older unreinforced masonry structures has been mandated in many jurisdictions. (11 words)
Unreinforced masonry structures constitute one of the largest earthquake risks globally. (11 words)
This type of wall is more resistant to toppling than a straight wall; so much so that it may be made of a single wythe of unreinforced brick and so despite its longer length may be more economical than a straight wall. (42 words)
If a 7.0 magnitude quake hit, more than 6,000 older unreinforced masonry buildings would almost certainly crumble in a huge disaster. (23 words)
Brick masonry with steel reinforcement, which helps hold the masonry together during earthquakes, was used to replace many of the unreinforced masonry buildings. (23 words)
Example sentences (9)
Unreinforced and also old.
If a 7.0 magnitude quake hit, more than 6,000 older unreinforced masonry buildings would almost certainly crumble in a huge disaster.
Brick masonry with steel reinforcement, which helps hold the masonry together during earthquakes, was used to replace many of the unreinforced masonry buildings.
Concrete structures without reinforcement, like other unreinforced masonry structures, can fail during severe earthquake shaking.
From the early 1970s, unreinforced barbed tape was commonly used in perimeter barriers of US prisons.
Retrofitting older unreinforced masonry structures has been mandated in many jurisdictions.
The introduction of steel reinforcement generally results in a CMU wall having much greater lateral and tensile strength than unreinforced walls.
This type of wall is more resistant to toppling than a straight wall; so much so that it may be made of a single wythe of unreinforced brick and so despite its longer length may be more economical than a straight wall.
Unreinforced masonry structures constitute one of the largest earthquake risks globally.
Common combinations with unreinforced
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: