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- == Details of shelter construction == [[Fallout shelter construction|Main article for constructing a shelter]]24 KB (3,899 words) - 19:58, 11 June 2010
- ...[[herbicide]]s (discontinued in 1995), handheld maze games, cleaning, and road leveling devices in cars. Mercury compounds have been used in [[antiseptic] ...), and [[dimercaptosuccinic acid]] (DMSA). In one small study including 11 construction workers exposed to elemental mercury, patients were treated with DMSA and N69 KB (10,077 words) - 21:35, 20 September 2010
- ...by governments and institutions and utilizes salts to eliminate snow from road surfaces and sidewalks.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/?id=I3g ==Road salt==19 KB (2,579 words) - 16:51, 27 September 2010
- ...ed steel oil tanks are also contained within the cowling. [[Welded]] steel construction was used for the nacelles, which attach to the centre section of the wing a ...ed for the elements of the [[leading edge]] and [[trailing edge]]. Similar construction to the centre section is also used in the outer panels.<ref name="Mod p631"37 KB (5,369 words) - 21:55, 17 February 2018
- ...le slopes on either side that meet up with the whitetopped portions of the road. [[Category:Construction terminology]]2 KB (348 words) - 10:07, 20 September 2010
- ...re]] rises, and makes avoiding [[cold joint]]s easier, but may also affect construction schedules where quick setting is required. ...nments and in road bridges where the concrete is exposed to splashing from road de-icing salts. In most [[National Roads Authority|NRA]] projects in Irelan7 KB (1,001 words) - 10:08, 20 September 2010
- '''Rubblization''' is a construction and engineering technique that involves saving time and transportation cost Rubblization has two different applications. In road construction, specialized equipment is used to repave highways. The equipment drives alo3 KB (374 words) - 10:08, 20 September 2010
- ...[[Australian English]], bitumen is sometimes used as the generic term for road surfaces. In [[Canadian English]], the word bitumen is used to refer to the ...e city of [[Carthage]] was easily burnt due to extensive use of bitumen in construction.13 KB (1,945 words) - 10:12, 20 September 2010
- ...ent and so on.<ref>[http://gtkp.com/uploads/public/documents/Knowledge/Eco-road%20Technologies%20Review-a.pdf ]{{dead link|date=June 2010}}</ref> Bitumen c ...based bitumen binders can be colored, which can reduce the temperatures of road surfaces and reduce the [[Urban heat island]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://w4 KB (575 words) - 10:12, 20 September 2010
- ...=Oil Shale: Ready to Unlock the Rock|first=Giles|last=Lambertson|publisher=Construction Equipment Guide|url=http://www.cegltd.com/story.asp?story=10092|date=2008-0 ...ing to [[Herodotus]] and [[Diodorus Siculus]], [[asphalt]] was used in the construction of the walls and towers of [[Babylon]]; there were oil pits near [[Ardericc69 KB (9,885 words) - 10:12, 20 September 2010
- ...is in road construction, where it is used as the glue or binder for the [[construction aggregate|aggregate]] particles. ...[[Australian English]], bitumen is sometimes used as the generic term for road surfaces. In [[Canadian English]], the word bitumen is used to refer to the34 KB (5,036 words) - 21:35, 20 September 2010
- ...ard surface is also desired, river gravel is often set in a [[concrete]] [[Construction aggregate|aggregate]] mix. Owing to much higher cost than either [[asphalt] ...way]], linking the three points of Virginia's [[Historic Triangle]], has a road surface of river gravel set in concrete aggregate. Built between 1930 and 12 KB (337 words) - 10:14, 20 September 2010
- [[Image:20mm-aggregate.jpg|thumb|20 [[millimetre]] crushed stone [[construction aggregate]]]] ...2605-7 | quote = Crushed stone can be used without binder for a variety of construction or industrial applications, or it may be mixed with a matrix binding materi8 KB (1,229 words) - 10:14, 20 September 2010
- [[Image:Gravel1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A gravel road in [[Terre Haute, Indiana]].]] ...is an important commercial product, with a number of applications. Many [[road]]ways are [[pavement (roads)|surfaced]] with gravel, especially in [[rural]6 KB (904 words) - 10:15, 20 September 2010
- ===Road dust=== ...of vehicular traffic upon unsealed roads such as mines and garbage dumps. Road dust may be suppressed by mechanical methods like sweeping vehicles,<ref>ht11 KB (1,644 words) - 10:15, 20 September 2010
- ..., uniform properties (e.g. to help prevent differential settling under the road or building), or as a low-cost extender that binds with more expensive ceme ...for such uses as additives to asphalt and concrete mixes, as well as other construction uses. State transportation departments further refine aggregate material s14 KB (1,945 words) - 10:15, 20 September 2010
- ...ile materials are used in filter clothing, furniture, hygiene medicals and construction material. ===Buildtech (Construction Textiles)===10 KB (1,349 words) - 10:15, 20 September 2010
- {{Main|Silk Road}} ...nding over 8,000 km (5,000 miles) on land and sea. Trade on the Silk Road was a significant factor in the development of the great [[civilization]]s36 KB (5,348 words) - 10:16, 20 September 2010
- ...s. Before the days of blinking electrically lighted road barriers, highway construction zones were marked at night by kerosene fired pot-bellied torches. Most of t26 KB (3,820 words) - 10:18, 20 September 2010
- ...The development of a ridge (''shinogi'') along the blade was essential for construction.<ref name="sato-p47">{{Harvnb|Satō|Earle|1983|p=47}}</ref> Various militar ...on sand; charcoal and water were readily available; and the [[San'yōdō]] road ran right through the province.<ref name="jssus-6">{{cite web |url=http://w154 KB (20,678 words) - 10:19, 20 September 2010
