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• Architectural glass
  Glass is produced in standard metric thicknesses of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 19 and 22 mm. Molten glass floating on tin i ...enough that they are visible only at very close distances, typically up to 1 m. However, the fact that the spacers will conduct some heat often leads in
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• Tadelakt
  1) It is a lime plaster. It does not include Portland cement. 3) It has been compressed when plastic, eliminating all voids.
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• Concrete masonry unit
  ...d |year=1989 |publisher=Oxford University Press |chapter=breeze, ''n.³''}}</ref> in the [[British English|UK]] and are also known as '''bess ...× 100&nbsp;mm excluding mortar joints (approximately 17.3 in × 8.5 in × 3.9 in).
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• ETFE
  Compared to glass, ETFE film is 1% the weight, transmits more light and costs 24% to 70% less to install. It' ...rtasyfachadasefte.php Iaso S.A. Construcción lámina de ETFE ], September 3, 2009
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• Jerusalem stone
  1. White, coarse crystalline limestone originally referred to as "Meleke", th 3. Red-colored limestone known as "Mizzi Ahmar" (red rock).<br/>
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• Asphalt concrete
  ...hes (20-30 mm) for footpath and road applications and around <small>{{frac|3|8}}</small> of an inch (10 mm) for flooring or roof applications. ...d Water Pollution, Springer Verlag Publishing, Netherlands, Vol. 2, Number 3 / September, 1973</ref>
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• Lime mortar
  ...iquid of a cream consistency. This then has to be matured for between 2 to 3 months - depending upon environmental conditions - to allow time for it to ...mples from historic buildings typically indicates a higher ratio of around 1 part lime to 2 part aggregate/sand was commonly used. A traditional coarse
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• Cold formed steel
  ...nbsp;mm) to about ¼ in. (6.35&nbsp;mm). Steel plates and bars as thick as 1 in. (25.4&nbsp;mm) can also be cold-formed successfully into structural sha ...gn provisions with the additions of the Direct Strength Method in Appendix 1 and the Second-Order Analysis of structural systems in Appendix 2.
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• Compressed earth block
  ...). Blocks with compressive strengths of 1,200 (8.27×10⁶ Pa) to 1,400 p.s.i. (9.65×10⁶ Pa) are common. Thermal testing: From May 31 to June 3, 2004, the Biology Dept. of [[Southwest Texas Junior College]], Del Rio, Te
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• Stainless steel
  [[Image:Stainless steel nyt 1-31-1915.jpg|left|thumb|250px|An announcement, as it appeared in the 1915 '' ...less steel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nirosta.de/History.22.0.html?&L=1 |title=ThyssenKrupp Nirosta: History |accessdate=2007-08-13}}</ref>
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• Engineered cementitious composite
  ...ate = 2007-11-03 | work =Engineeredcomposites.com }}</ref> , compared to 0.1 % for ordinary portland cement. ECC therefore acts more like a ductile [[me ...ge-scale applications in Japan, Korea, Switzerland, Australia and the U.S.[3]. These include:
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• Lunarcrete
  ...rials for lunar construction|journal=Applied Mechanics Reviews|doi=10.1115/1.3120360|volume=46|issue=6|pages=313&ndash;325|publisher=[[American Society | 2.6 g/cm³
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• Pervious concrete
  ...ip on the top of each form such that the strike off device is actually 3/8-1/2 in. (9 to 12&nbsp;mm) above final pavement elevation. Strike off may be b ...g/PUBS/newpubs/522108.html "Specification for Pervious Concrete."] ACI 522.1-08. American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, 7pp.</ref> More impo
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• Prestressed concrete
  Image:Post-Tensioning-Cables-3.jpg|1. Rolls of post-tensioning cables Image:Post-Tensioning-Cables-9.jpg|3. Pulling anchors for post-tensioning cables
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• Dimension stone
  ...Terminology Relating to Dimension Stone", ASTM, 2008, p.8 ISBN 0-8031-4118-1</ref> ...ology Relating to Dimension Stone", ASTM, 2007, pp. 11-13 ISBN 0-8031-4104-1| Types of Stones by Group|</ref>
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• Strobilanthes callosus
  It is a large shrub, sometimes attaining 6–20&nbsp;ft in height and 2 1/2&nbsp;inches in diameter<ref name="Sharfuddin Khan, M. D. Forest flora of ...IA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. Fourth Series. Volume 57, No. 38, pp. 1011–1018, 1 fig. December 28, 2006</ref>.
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• Cement board
  ...ick cement board is designed as an underlayment for tile floors. These are 3 by 5 foot (91 by 152 cm) sheets]] ...s formed into 4 foot by 8 foot sheets (or 3 foot by 5 foot sheets), 1/4 to 1/2&nbsp;inch thick that are typically used as a [[tile]] backing board. Ceme
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• Steel
  ...onsists mostly of [[iron]] and has a [[carbon]] content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the [[steel grade|grade]]. Carbon is the most comm Alloys with a higher than 2.1% carbon content are known as [[cast iron]] because of their lower [[melting
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• Wrought iron
  ...ational Journal of Metals, Materials and Processes'', Volume 14 (2002) pp. 1–14</ref> Furthermore, the presence of phosphorus (without carbon) produce ...irondacks]] of [[New York (state)|New York]]' ''Historical Metallurgy'' 32(1) (1998), 33–40.</ref>
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• Fly ash brick
  ...size of bricks mortar required for joints & plaster reduces almost by 50%. 3. Due to lower water penetration seepage of water through bricks is consider
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