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• Homeostasis
  ...nimals. Humans are nature's ultimate example of "regulators" because they control their parameters in a variety of climates and conditions. ...adaptation (biology)|adaptation]]s allow endothermic animals to exert some control over a given parameter. For instance, [[reptile]]s often rest on [[sun]]-he
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• Viscometer
  ...can be adopted for many different conditions, making it ideal for process control environment. ...ng the level upwards decreases the load and speed, downwards increases the load and speed.
  17 KB (2,664 words) - 10:09, 20 September 2010
• Thermoplastic elastomer
  ...dyes. Besides that, it consumes less energy and closer and more economical control of product quality is possible. ...thermoset are relatively high cost of raw materials, general inability to load TPEs with low cost fillers such as carbon black (therefore preventing TPEs
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• Polyethylene terephthalate
  <!-- Dead note "<vic>": Deformation temperature at 10 kN needle load <small> --> #Flake quality control
  43 KB (6,272 words) - 10:11, 20 September 2010
• Particle size distribution
  ...tanding its physical and chemical properties. It affects the strength and load-bearing properties of rocks and soils. It affects the reactivity of solids ...for decades in the Air Pollution Control industry (data used for design of control devices). This technique determines particle size as a function of settlin
  16 KB (2,356 words) - 10:12, 20 September 2010
• Aerogel
  ...it is prone to shattering, it is very strong structurally. Its impressive load bearing abilities are due to the [[dendrite (metal)|dendritic]] microstruct *Arms control experts speculate it is used to transform radiation into pressure in multis
  26 KB (3,758 words) - 10:14, 20 September 2010
• Polyphenyl ether
  ...diation resistance. In addition, PPEs demonstrate better wear control and load-carrying ability than mineral oils, especially when used in bearings.
  18 KB (2,654 words) - 10:18, 20 September 2010
• Lime mortar
  ...aditional coarse plaster mix also had horse hair added for reinforcing and control of shrinkage, important when plastering to wooden laths and for base (or du ...rs are often protected with damp hessian sheeting or sprayed with water to control the drying rates.
  15 KB (2,479 words) - 10:21, 20 September 2010
• Cold formed steel
  ...heodore V. Galambos (AISI, 1991).<ref>American Iron and Steel Institute, ''Load and Resistance Factor Design Specification for Cold-Formed Steel Structural ...inia.aspx], constructed around 1925 in Lynchburg, Virginia. The walls were load bearing masonry, but the floor system was framed with double back- to- back
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• Engineered cementitious composite
  ...lightweight ECC has superior compressive and tensile strength, crack-width control, and damage tolerance. Applications include floating homes, barges, and can ...of pipes was first developed in 1998. Extruded ECC pipies have both higher load capacity and higher deformability than any other extruded fiber-reinforced
  11 KB (1,516 words) - 10:21, 20 September 2010
• Prestressed concrete
  ...oncrete [[compression member]] would otherwise experience due to a bending load. The advantages of prestressed concrete include crack control and lower construction costs; thinner slabs - especially important in high
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• Fiber reinforced concrete
  Fibers are usually used in concrete to control cracking due to both [[Plasticity (physics)|plastic]] shrinkage and drying ...x (concrete or [[Mortar (masonry)|mortar]] binder), they help to carry the load by increasing the tensile strength of the material. Increase in the aspect
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• Permeable paving
  ===Pollutant load=== ...atch block edges and damage surfaces. Sand cannot be used for snow and ice control on perveous asphalt or concrete because it will plug the pores and reduce p
  17 KB (2,512 words) - 10:23, 20 September 2010
• Rammed earth
  ...rms. Mixing cement with the soil mixture can also increase the structure's load bearing capacity but can only be used in clay-poor mixtures. The [[USDA]] o Rammed earth can effectively control humidity where unclad walls containing clay are exposed to an internal spac
  15 KB (2,218 words) - 10:23, 20 September 2010
• Concrete
  ...ession|compression]], as the aggregate efficiently carries the compression load. However, it is weak in tension as the cement holding the aggregate in plac ...author = Kosmatka, S.H. | coauthors = Panarese, W.C. | title = Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures | publisher = Portland Cement Association | year = 198
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• Cement
  ...t in almost any shape desired, and once hardened, can become a structural (load bearing) element. Portland cement may be gray or white. ...author = Kosmatka, S.H. | coauthors = Panarese, W.C. | title = Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures | publisher = Portland Cement Association | date = 198
  30 KB (4,351 words) - 10:23, 20 September 2010
• Wood
  ...dicular to the grain and/or [[tension (physics)|tension]] than where under load along the grain and/or [[physical compression|compression]]. The extent to ...ing preparation, may do much to reduce this problem but it is difficult to control completely, especially when using mass-produced kiln-dried timber stocks.
  41 KB (6,609 words) - 10:24, 20 September 2010
• Dry stone
  ...ir unique construction method, which is characterized by the presence of a load-bearing facade of carefully-selected interlocking stones. Dry-stone technol ...o gates a wall may contain smaller purposely built gaps for the passage or control of wildlife and [[livestock]] such as sheep. The smaller holes usually no m
  15 KB (2,339 words) - 10:24, 20 September 2010
• Optacon
  ...the tactile screen at a fixed rate. It wasn’t known how much the mental load of controlling the camera would reduce the reading rate. ...ndex fingers was incompatible with the design concept of using one hand to control the camera while the other hand sensed the tactile screen. So the Optacon
  28 KB (4,544 words) - 13:16, 20 September 2010
• Confined space
  ...specific to general industry), but they are still required to identify and control confined space hazards. • Assessment and control of risks.
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