flow. The highlighted values indicate the building materials that were assumed for this building. Table 1. Building Materials and their Properties1 Material R value [ft2*F*h/(BTU*in)] Outdoor Air 0.17 Indoor Air 0.68 1/2" dry wall 0.45 gypsum sheathing 0.45 Insulated vinyl siding 2.6 6" Insulstar 38 Air-entrained concrete 3.9 Brick 0.2 Cellulose loose-fill 3 - 3.8 Fiberglass loose-fill 2.5 - 3.7 Glass 0.14 Open-cell polyurethane spray foam 3.6 Phenolic rigid panel 4
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Earthquake Resistant Building Construction - 1 A short Research Paper on Affordable Solution for Earthquake Resistant Building Construction in Haiti by Dawang Sherpa Submitted to Southern Alberta Institute of Technology-SAIT Calgary‚ Alberta February 24‚ 2010 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Some Concepts on Earthquake Resistant Construction 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.1 Adobe Buildings with Earthquake Resistant Components 3.2 Rice Straw/Wheat Straw Buildings 3.3 Bamboo & Wooden Houses 3.4
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SOIL PROFILE DESCRIPTION Soil – 206 Soil Ecosystem Lab Objectives After completion of this lab a student should be able to: 1. Define the terms soil profile‚ horizon‚ texture‚ structure and concentration. 2. Describe how textural class is determined using the feel method. 3. Understand how to use the soil textural triangle. 4. Identify and describe four structure types and indicate their probable location in a soil profile. 5. List 5 soil colors and give a possible cause for each color. Introduction
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Skip to content Pak Alert Press Novus Ordo Seclorum Watch‚ Trend Alerts‚ Breaking News‚ Investigations‚ Global Crises‚ Project 2012‚ Greatest Depression‚ Global Wars and Nuclear War Preparations • Home • How Indian Nuclear Assets Danger To The World • How 9/11 was done • Jinnah’s Pakistan • About
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THE FUNCTIONS OF A COSMOLOGICAL CENTER: KNOSSOS IN PALATIAL CRETE What accounts for the apparent cultural dominance of Knossos in Crete and its influence elsewhere in the Aegean‚ even among people who are not Minoan? The influence’of this one site on its neighbors‚ particularly in the New Palace period‚ is a well-documented phenomenon of Minoan civilization which appears repeatedly in the material record of Aegean archaeology. It takes many forms which may however be grouped into three general
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ACIDS‚ BASES AND SALTS 1. What are indicators? What are the different types of indicators? An indicator is a dye which changes colour when put into an acid or a base. The different kinds of indicators are- Natural indicators- Litmus is a natural indicator‚ litmus solution is a purple dye which is extracted from a plant called lichen. Litmus turns red in acidic solutions and blue in basic solutions. Other
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BUILDING DEFECTS PART 1 • Identify common building defects • Identify the source • Provide pictures‚ diagrams and sketches • Suggest remedial action • Show details that would have avoided the defect PART 2 Generate a scheme for planned maintenance and provide a building checklist to ensure all necessary maintenance is carried out on a regular basis. INTRODUCTION In this project we will be looking at many different kinds of building defects that would be commonly seen in the construction
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Manufacturing Technology – II MI 232 Instructor – Inderdeep Singh Spring 2011-2012 Foundry - Factory that produces metal castings • Casting: Process in which molten metal flows by gravity or other force into a mold where it solidifies in the shape of the mold cavity Steps: 1. Melt the material (metal) 2. Pour it into a mold 3. Let it freeze Refractory mold pour liquid metal solidify‚ remove finish Capabilities and Advantages • Versatile: complex geometry‚ internal cavities
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ASSORTED REVIEW NOTES IN BUILDING MATERIALS Cripple stud 1. In a building frame‚ a structural element that is shorter than usual‚ as a Cogged joint stud above a door opening or below a window sill is called 2. A carpentry joint by two uneven timbers‚ each of which is notched at Bull-nosed step the place where they cross 3. A step usually lowest in a flight‚ having one or both ends rounded to a Gravity wall Quoin semi-circle and projecting beyond the face of the stair string/s
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WATER LOGGING AND SALINITY Naheed Ghazanfar Izhar & Associates Consulting 5.1 CLASSIFICATION OF WATER LOGGED AND SALINE AREAS BY DEGREE The existing irrigation system in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was developed in late 1800s over a century ago. This system was designed for the farming at that time which was much lower than the cropping intensities of today. This system had limited provision for drainage‚ resulting in a rise in groundwater and the occurrence of salinity. |Table
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