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• List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: others)
  ...t materials have been used for the listed articles ranging from wood over clay to bronze. In many cases the articles were decorated using a variety of te
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• Vinyl siding
  ...reaction to sunlight, the barn red will fade faster than the very neutral clay color whether paint, vinyl siding or other composition. The lower layer, kn
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• Saltillo tile
  ...reds, oranges and yellows. Tiles are shaped either by pressing quarried [[clay]] with a wooden frame (super), or carving out the desired shape (regular).
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• Burmantofts Pottery
  The business began in 1859 when [[fire clay]] was discovered in a coal mine owned by William Wilcox and John Lassey.<re
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• Clunch
  ...nd in more regular-shaped building blocks. It is predominantly [[chalk]]/[[clay]] based and is bedded in [[mortar (masonry)|mortar]] to form [[wall]]s. It
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• Architectural terracotta
  ...gives a pale pink or buff colour, whereas the [[Ruabon]] ([[North Wales]]) clay gives a bright red. ...eeks and each piece had to be made over-size to allow for shrinkage as the clay body dried. To avoid cracking the pieces had to be quite thin. They were fi
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• Glazed architectural terra-cotta
  ...o handle, quickly set and more affordable to use. The cost of molding the clay, glazing and firing the blocks, when compared to carving stone, represented |title=Common Clay - A History of American Terra Cotta Corporation 1881-1966
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• Chirpici
  ...be brick]]s. Chirpici is a traditional construction material made out of [[clay]] and [[straws]], used especially on the steppes of southern [[Romania]], i As such, the ''chirpici'' bricks used for construction are made out of [[clay]], with [[straws]] and [[manure]] and are baked in the sun before they are
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• Glazed tile
  ...ir length into two tubular tiles, each semicircular in shape. A tube shape clay mould can be cut into four equal parts, with a cross section of a quarter o
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• Quarry tile
  ...4 inches (13 to 19 mm) thick, made by the extrusion process from natural [[clay]] or [[shale]]s. <ref>http://www.ceramic-tile.com/glossary National Tile C
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• Masonry veneer
  Masonry veneers can be made of any [[concrete]], manufactured clay, artificial stone or natural stone product. Typically, [[masonry]] refers
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• Plaster
  ...aster. This "negative" image, if properly designed, may be used to produce clay productions, which when fired in a kiln become [[terra cotta]] building dec
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• Sandcrete
  ...available. As material for walls, its strength is less than that of fired clay bricks, but sandcrete is considerably cheaper.
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• Reed mat (plastering)
  ...]]. Reed mats are particularly suited to using with [[lime plaster|lime]], clay or gypsum plasters in building restoration and new-build.
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• Stucco
  ...ppealing construction materials such as [[concrete]], [[cinder block]], or clay [[brick]] and [[adobe]].
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• Ex-clay
  Expanded-clay aggregate, or '''"exclay"''', is a lightweight [[ceramic]] [[Aggregate (com ...rom natural clay and the end product have the shape of round pellets. They clay have been expanded by thermal treatment in a rotating kiln operating at tem
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• Cob (material)
  '''Cob''' or '''cobb''' is a [[building material]] consisting of [[clay]], [[sand]], [[straw]], water, and [[soil|earth]], similar to [[adobe]]. C Traditionally, English cob was made by mixing the clay-based [[subsoil]] with [[straw]] and [[water]] using [[oxen]] to trample it
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• Bottle wall
  ...units and binds them using [[adobe]], [[sand]], [[cement]], [[stucco]], [[clay]], [[plaster]], [[Mortar (masonry)|mortar]] or any other [[joint compound]] ...ure, such as [[cob (material)|cob]] or adobe, are made from a mix of sand, clay, and [[straw]]. This is used as the [[Mortar (masonry)|mortar]] to bind the
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• Coade stone
  *60-70% [[Ball clay]] from [[Dorset]] and [[Devon]]. ...ed due to the presence of faults). This was also referred to as "fortified clay" <!-- I'm reading between the lines of the NY Times article here. --> which
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• Aquia Creek sandstone
  ...f [[quartz]], cemented with [[silica]] and containing scattered pellets of clay as large as an inch in diameter. This sandstone is typically gray or tan,
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• Terracotta
  ...numan]] in [[India]]. The reddish color is due to iron oxide in the source clay. Clays with low iron content can result in paler colors on firing, ranging ...ra-cotta Merriam-Webster.com]</ref> from the Latin ''terra cocta'') is a [[clay]]-based unglazed [[ceramic]],<ref>[[OED]], "Terracotta"</ref> although the
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• Lime mortar
  ...cient Rome]] and [[Ancient Greece|Greece]], when it largely replaced the [[clay]] and [[gypsum]] mortars common to [[Ancient Egypt]]ian construction.<ref>{ ...a hydraulic (cementitious) set. They include powdered brick, heat treated clay, [[silica fume]], [[fly ash]], and volcanic materials. The chemical set im
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• Rainscreen
  ...com/index.php?page=concrete-panels Knight Wall Systems]), [[terra cotta]] (clay), [[porcelain]], [[galvanized steel]], [[aluminum]]([http://www.knightwalls
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• Compressed earth block
  ...nto the wall by hand and a slurry made of a soupy version of the same dirt/clay mix, sans aggregate, is spread or brushed very thinly between the blocks fo ...or 30 would be acceptable for most applications. The PI of the mixed soil (clay, silt and sand/gravel combined) should not exceed 12 to 15; that is the dif
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• Floor
  *[[Earthen floor]] adobe or [[clay]] floors
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• Roman cement
  ...manufacturers to develop rival products by burning artificial mixtures of clay and [[chalk]]. ...ch is a Natural Cement (i.e. it is a marl(or limestone containing integral clay) dug out of the ground, burnt and ground to a fine powder).
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• Wychert
  '''Wychert''' or '''witchert''' is a clay like material used in building construction and is peculiar to [[Haddenham,
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• Adobe
  ...ic: الطوبى) is a [[natural building]] material made from [[sand]], [[clay]], [[water]], and some kind of fibrous or [[organic material]] ([[sticks]] ...needed|date=June 2008}} The mixture is roughly half sand (50%), one-third clay (35%), and one-sixth straw (15%).{{Clarify|reason=units|date=June 2010}}
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• Hydraulic lime
  ...ntains [[clay]] and other impurities. Calcium reacts in the kiln with the clay minerals to produce [[belite|silicates]] that enable the lime to set withou
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• Mangalore tiles
  ...ry flourished in India. These red tiles, prepared from hard [[laterite]] [[clay]], are in great demand throughout India, [[Myanmar]], [[Sri Lanka]], and th ...Mangalore in 1860<ref name="appa61"/>, after they found large deposits of clay by the banks of the [[Gurupura river|Gurupura]] (also Phalguni) and [[Nethr
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• Prestressed concrete
  ...house construction in locations where expansive soils (such as [[adobe]] [[clay]]) create problems for the typical perimeter foundation. All stresses from
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• Wood shingle
  ...heet metal because it was light and easily shipped. Slate, terneplate, and clay tile were used on ornate buildings and in cities that limited the use of fl
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• Super Adobe
  ...of cement, it may result in inefficient use of cement. In soils with high clay content, Cal-Earth recommends increasing the percentage of cement or lime.
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• Earthen plaster
  '''Earthen plaster''' is a blend of clay, fine aggregate, and fiber. Other common additives include [[pigments]], [ ====Clay: the binding agent====
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• Thuja plicata
  ...ea above and below the cut would be covered with a mixture of wet moss and clay as a firebreak, and then the cut would be packed with tinder and small kind
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• Sandstone
  ...]s. The cements binding these grains together are typically [[calcite]], [[clay]]s and [[silica]]. [[particle size (grain size)|Grain size]]s in sands are ...rains of quartz and feldspar, and/or grains surrounded by a fine-grained [[clay]] [[Matrix (geology)|matrix]]. Much of this matrix is formed by relatively
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• Cement render
  chip, lime wash or clay like finishes. There are stipple, glistening
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• Masonry
  ...ertain types of brick, though rare with concrete blocks. If non-concrete (clay-based) brick is to be used, care should be taken to select bricks suitable ...te]]) to avoid settling and cracking. If expansive soils (such as [[adobe clay]]) are present, this foundation needs to be quite elaborate and the service
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• Mathematical tile
  ...thematical tiles in his commissions, although he usually used blue [[Gault clay]] to make them.<ref name="Antram31">{{Harvnb|Antram|Morrice|2008|p=31.}}</r
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• Tabby (cement)
  ...for bricks, which were rare and expensive because of the absence of local clay. The name comes from the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] word, ''tapia'', whic
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• Building material
  ...[[construction]] purpose. Many naturally occurring substances, such as [[clay]], [[sand]], [[wood]] and rocks, even twigs and leaves have been used to co ==Mud and clay==
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• Fly ash brick
  ...save energy, reduce mercury pollution, and costs 20% less than traditional clay brick manufacturing.
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• Flooring
  *[[Earthen floor]] adobe or [[clay]] floors [[Ceramic tile]] includes a wide variety of clay products fired into thin units which are set in beds of [[Mortar (masonry)|
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• Drywall
  ...or using crushed drywall to amend certain soils at building sites, such as clay and silt mixtures ([[bay mud]]), as well as using it in compost.<ref>[http:
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• Alternative natural materials
  ...ted on at least one side by some form of Earth whether it be a grass roof, clay walls, or both. This unique system usually includes plenty of windows beca ...ellent insulation during the summer to reduce energy costs. Although this clay mixture provides excellent insulation from heat, it is not very waterproof
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• Rammed earth
  ...of [[soil|earth]] that has suitable proportions of [[sand]], gravel and [[clay]] (sometimes with an added stabilizer) into an externally supported frame, ...lso increase the structure's load bearing capacity but can only be used in clay-poor mixtures. The [[USDA]] observed that rammed earth structures last inde
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• Natural building
  ...r fiber, the mixture may form ''[[cob (material)|cob]]'' or ''[[adobe]]'' (clay blocks). Other materials commonly used in natural building are: earth (as One of the oldest building methods, adobe is simply clay and sand mixed with water. Sometimes chopped straw or other fibers are adde
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• Tile
  ...in Language|Latin]] word ''tegula'', meaning a roof tile composed of baked clay. ...dern materials such as [[concrete]] and [[plastic]] are also used and some clay tiles have a waterproof glaze. A large number of shapes (or "profiles") of
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• Concrete
  ...lar materials are made by heating [[limestone]] (a source of calcium) with clay, and grinding this product (called ''[[clinker (cement)|clinker]]'') with a
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• Cement
  ...anufacturers to develop rival products by burning artificial mixtures of [[clay]] and [[chalk]]. ...neteenth century. Vicat went on to devise a method of combining chalk and clay into an intimate mixture, and, burning this, produced an "artificial cement
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