Definition of "nonreinforced" [nonreinforced]

• Not reinforced. (adjective)

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• "Consequently, for a nonreinforced member in flexure, up to 90% of the compressive strength goes unused and virtually all failures are tensile failures."
• "Compared with other disaster responses, Byrne said debris removal in Haiti is complicated by its island location and the sheer scale of destruction in a city that often used weak, nonreinforced concrete."
• "Compared with other disaster responses, Mr. Byrne said debris removal in Haiti is complicated by its island location and the sheer scale of destruction in a city that often used weak, nonreinforced concrete."