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• Cole drill
  ==Instructions on building one (from the [[MultiMachine]] project)== It began with the request from an engineering professor in Kenya for a drill that would drill large holes in steel and al
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• The Colony (TV series)
  ...ctures out of natural materials, growing edible plants, sculpting and fire building. John is typically viewed as an eccentric person. He has been referred to b ...builds heat-insulated shelters. She is said to be proficient in mechanical engineering as well.
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• Type 91 torpedo
  ...al Commander Oku called him. Both were the authorities of Japanese torpedo engineering science and developing torpedoes. They just arrived Tokyo from abroad on th ...'' was a venerable inn since 1989, famous for its amenity, sanitary modern building, having beautiful scenary by the resort beach of Hayama, Zushi-city, in Kan
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• Nitrous oxide
  ...Airs"'' in [[Clifton, Bristol|Clifton (Bristol)]]. In the basement of the building, a large scale machine was producing the gases under the supervision of a y ...estar-engineering.com/|title=FireStar Engineering, LLC| publisher=FireStar Engineering| accessdate=2009-12-11}}</ref> The low freezing point of NOFB eases thermal
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• Rebar
  Common [[ASTM]] specification are:<ref>[[American Concrete Institute]]: "Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-08) and Commentary," ISB ...st provides examples of the different notations used in the architectural, engineering, and construction industry.
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• D3o
  ...[[dilatant]] material developed by the [[United Kingdom|British]] chemical engineering company d3o Lab. d3o Lab was founded by [[Richard Palmer (entrepreneur)|Ric * Early building blocks of [[molecular armor]]
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• Carbon grid
  ...uctures (like insulated walls panels) use a sandwich technology that use [[Building insulation|insulation]] layers placed in between two or more layers of conc [[Category:Structural engineering]]
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• Raw material
  ...Rio de Janeiro City for extraction of [[clay]] a raw material for [[civil engineering]] (2009 picture).]] ...is acted upon or used by or by human labor or [[industry]], for use as a [[building material]] to create some product or [[structure]].{{Fact|date=October 2008
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• Ceramic materials
  ...many different ceramic materials are now used in domestic, industrial and building products. ...sical properties which constitute the field of [[materials science]] and [[engineering]] include the following:
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• Rubblization
  '''Rubblization''' is a construction and engineering technique that involves saving time and transportation costs by reducing ex ...unrestricted use. This saves the expense of removing and transporting the building pieces to a different site.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrc.gov/reading-r
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• Slate
  ...<ref>Hart, Diane (1991) The building slates of the British Isles. Watford: Building Research Establishment ISBN 0851254837</ref> Slate has two lines of breakab ...as where slate is plentiful it is also used in pieces of various sizes for building walls and hedges, sometimes combined with other kinds of stone.
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• Polymer nanocomposite
  ...tively long. For a broad range of applications including catalysis, tissue engineering, and surface modification of implants this infinite length is an advantage. ====Tissue engineering====
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• Shape memory polymer
  ...grip. Since this time the materials have seen widespread usage in e.g. the building industry (foam which expands with warmth to seal window frames), sports wea ...61/ai_n29164103/ "Shape memory polymers reshape product design"], Plastics Engineering. 2 April, 2009</ref>
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• Thermoset polymer matrices
  ...te and glass-reinforced and carbon-reinforced epoxy structures are used in building and bridge structures. General purpose [[Molding (process)|molding]] compounds, engineering molding compounds and sheet molding compounds are the primary forms of ph
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• Styrene-butadiene
  ...t, A. N.; Campion, R. P.; American Chemical Society. Division of Rubber, ''Engineering With Rubber: How to Design Rubber Components''; Munich: Hanser Publishers: ...most cost-effective resins to bind pigmented coatings. It is also used in building applications, as a sealing and binding agent behind renders as an alternati
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• Polyvinyl acetate
  ...ast = Murray | first = G. T. | title = Handbook of materials selection for engineering applications | page = 242 | publisher = CRC Press | year = 1997 | url = htt ...nd chemical treatments in Scotland|publisher=[[Robert Gordon University]], Building Research Establishment and Historic Scotland|author=Young, M.E., M. Murray
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• Polyethylene terephthalate
  ...and other liquid [[Packaging|containers]]; thermoforming applications; and engineering resins often in combination with glass fiber. ...added to the polymer backbone in place of [[ethylene glycol]]. Since this building block is much larger (6 additional carbon atoms) than the ethylene glycol u
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• Asphalt
  ...an English]], bitumen is referred to as 'asphalt' or 'asphalt cement' in [[engineering]] [[jargon]]. In [[Australian English]], bitumen is sometimes used as the g ...lisher= | location=|page=10.06.1| url=http://www.mileslewis.net/australian-building/pdf/climatic-design/climatic-design-damp-proofing.pdf|accessdate=2009-11-11
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• Metal
  ...rength and resilience of metals has led to their frequent use in high-rise building and bridge construction, as well as most vehicles, many appliances, tools, ...ank Kreith and Yogi Goswami, eds. (2004). ''The CRC Handbook of Mechanical Engineering, 2nd edition. Boca Raton. p. 12-2.</ref>
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• Ruthenium
  ...abundant metal on Earth]].<ref name="Emsley">{{cite book|title = Nature's Building Blocks: An A-Z Guide to the Elements|last = Emsley|first=J.|publisher = Oxf ...Metallurgy, and Exploration|location = Littleton, Colo.|title = SME mining engineering handbook}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url = http://canmin.geoscienceworld.org
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• Thermal bridge
  Thermal or heat bridges in building constructions are often called by the less scientific name "cold bridge". Concrete balconies that extend the floor slab through the building envelope <ref>[http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/04/why-there-are-few-gr
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• R-value (insulation)
  ...ath> R = \Delta T/\dot Q_A</math>. The bigger the number, the better the [[building insulation]]'s effectiveness<ref>[[US Department of Energy]], [http://www.e ...g element conducts heat. It measures the rate of heat transfer through a building element over a given area, under standardized conditions. The usual standa
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• Aerogel
  ...ty, and Emission Intensity of Nanostructured CdSe Networks By Altering The Building Block Shape|journal=[[Journal of the American Chemical Society]]|year=2008| * [http://www.aerogel.org/?cat=10 Detailed guide for making aerogels and building a supercritical dryer]
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• Insulated glazing
  ...s essential in choosing which type of double glazed window to be used in a building to maintain desired thermal comfort. Relevant data and calculation from dif ....J, 'Heat Transfer, Natural Convection' March 2008, Department Of Chemical Engineering, University of Sydney.</ref>
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• Thermal insulation
  ...er. In other words, thermal insulation can keep an enclosed area such as a building warm, or it can keep the inside of a container cold. Insulators are used to ...large industrial applications, but in household situations (appliances and building insulation), airtightness is the key in reducing heat transfer due to air l
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• Gravel
  {{Geotechnical engineering|state=collapsed}} [[Category:Building supply]]
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• Construction aggregate
  ...m properties (e.g. to help prevent differential settling under the road or building), or as a low-cost extender that binds with more expensive cement or asphal ...P. Bolen|year=2008|month=June|title=Construction Aggregates|journal=Mining Engineering|volume=60|pages=25–26 }}</ref>
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• Technical textile
  ...itioning, noise prevention, visual protection, protection against the sun, building safety. ...c fiber]]s are used to prevent cracking of the concrete, plastic and other building materials. Polypropylene and [[polyester]] are used in geo textiles and dry
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• Paraffin
  | work =Diracdelta.co.uk Science and Engineering Encyclopedia ...08-18 }}</ref> This property is exploited in modified [[drywall]] for home building material: it is infused in the drywall during manufacture so that, when ins
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• Kerosene
  | title = Combustion Science and Engineering ...nders]]'' are kerosene space heaters used on construction sites to dry out building materials and to warm workers. Before the days of blinking electrically lig
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• Vinyl siding
  ...roduct within the building industry, especially within the growing [[green building]] industry, due to [[polyvinyl chloride#Dioxins|environmental concerns]] in ...ing in the 1970s, a transformation of the product began, with the industry engineering formulation changes. These changes affected the product's production speed
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• TC 125
  [[Category:Building materials]] [[Category:Building engineering]]
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• Temporary fencing
  [[Image:Temporary_Fencing.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Temporary fencing on a building site in Sydney, Australia.]] ...common use is as '''construction hoarding''' for security fencing around [[building site]]s. Other uses for temporary fencing include venue division at large e
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• Dissipator (building design)
  ...the shaking of the building. During an [[earthquake]], the sections of the building are subjected to movements which are relative to each other (for instance, [[Category:Building materials]]
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• Roof edge protection
  [[Image:ATF Guardrail.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Guardrail on residential building site in Australia]]'''Roof edge protection''' is fall protection equipment Many US federal and state laws require building contractors to implement measures to prevent workers [[falling]] from heigh
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• Composite construction
  ...construction is often used in building [[aircraft]], [[watercraft]], and [[building construction]]. There are several reasons to use [[composite materials]] in == Structural engineering ==
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• Iron rod
  '''Iron rod''' is a type of [[wrought iron]] and is used in building and heavy [[construction]], especially in [[armed concrete]]. It is not orn [[Category:Building materials]]
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• Masonry veneer
  ...s directed to the outside through [[weep]] holes, rather than entering the building. * The cavity can include [[building insulation|insulation]], which is typically in the form of rigid foam, incr
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• Cellulose insulation
  ...r used in wall and roof cavities to separate the inside and outside of the building thermally and acoustically. <br /> Cellulose is the oldest [[Building insulation materials|building insulation material]]{{citation needed|date=December 2007}}. Many types of
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• Asphalt concrete
  ...o associate the term concrete with [[Portland cement concrete]] only. The engineering definition of concrete is any [[composite material]] composed of mineral ag ...d wave]]s. The idea that highway design could be influenced by acoustical engineering considerations including selection of surface paving types arose in the ver
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• Edward Giles Stone
  ...and Bridges Branch at the same time that former members of the branch were building the first reinforced concrete structures in Australia.<ref name=Molen2004>v |work=Australian Building: a cultural investigation
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• Gabion
  ...d with [[soil]] or [[sand]] that are used in [[civil engineering]], [[road building]], and [[military]] applications. For [[erosion control]] caged [[riprap]] ==Civil engineering==
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• Cob (material)
  ...ic, sculptural forms and has been revived in recent years by the [[natural building]] and [[sustainability]] movements. [[Image:Mixing cob at UW.jpg|thumb|left|Cob building is usually a highly cooperative activity, as seen here at the [[University
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• Lime (material)
  ...eeded|date=July 2009}} The word 'lime' originates with its earliest use as building mortar and has the sense of 'sticking or adhering'.<ref>http://www.etymonli These materials are still used in large quantities as building and engineering materials (including [[limestone]] products, [[concrete]] and [[mortar (mas
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• MasterFormat
  ...ef>Charette, R. and Marshall, A."Uniformat II Elemental classification for Building Specifications, Cost Estimating, and Cost Analysis," NIST BFRL Office of ap ...system of articles and paragraphs.<ref>Ross Spiegel and Dru Meadows, Green Building Materials: A Guide to Product Selection and Specification, John Wiley & Son
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• Compressed earth block
  ...superior to [[adobe]]. In the [[United States]], most general contractors building with CEB are in the Southwestern states: [[New Mexico]], [[Colorado]], [[Ar * Jim Hands, P.E., Red Mountain Engineering, Santa Fe, New Mexico
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• Floor
  The levels of a building are often referred to as floors and are described in the article [[storey]] ...rs meet many needs, some essential to safety, floors are built to strict [[building codes]].
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• Stainless steel
  ...st=Michael F. |authorlink=M. F. Ashby|coauthors=& David R. H. Jones |title=Engineering Materials 2 |origyear=1986 |edition=with corrections |year=1992 |publisher= ...sler Building detail.jpg|thumb|right|The pinnacle of New York's [[Chrysler Building]] is clad with type 302 stainless steel.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nic
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• Maccaferri gabions
  ...ion and introduction on a vast scale of gabions and mattresses for [[civil engineering]] use. {{Geotechnical engineering}}
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• Engineered cementitious composite
  ...es for civil engineering applications'', Structural Engineering/Earthquake Engineering (1993) 10:37s-48s</ref>. This means that the mechanical interactions betwee * The 95 m (312 ft.) Glorio Roppongi high-rise apartment building in [[Tokyo]] contains a total of 54 ECC coupling beams (2 per story) intend
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