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Road Construction: History and Procedure
Road Construction Methods have changed a lot since the first roads were built in about 4000 BC. Read on to…
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Wattle and daub
Wattle and daub, in building construction, method of constructing walls in which vertical wooden stakes, or wattles, are woven with horizontal…
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Tepee
Tepee, also spelled tipi, conical tent most common to the North American Plains Indians. Although a number of Native American groups used similar structures during the…
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Yurt
Yurt, also spelled yurta, Mongol ger, tentlike Central Asian nomad’s dwelling, erected on wooden poles and covered with skin, felt, or handwoven…
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Machine
Machine, device, having a unique purpose, that augments or replaces human or animal effort for the accomplishment of physical tasks.…
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Humidity
Humidity, the amount of water vapour in the air. It is the most variable characteristic of the atmosphere and constitutes a major factor…
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Environment
Environment, the complex of physical, chemical, and biotic factors that act upon an organism or an ecological community and ultimately determine its…
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Concrete
Concrete, in construction, structural material consisting of a hard, chemically inert particulate substance, known as aggregate (usually sand and gravel), that is bonded together by cement and water.…
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Brick and tile
Brick and tile, structural clay products, manufactured as standard units, used in building construction. The brick, first produced in a sun-dried form…
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Hide
Hide, the pelt taken from a cow, steer, or bull of the bovine species, from the pelt of a horse,…
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Uses
Marbles are used principally for buildings and monuments, interior decoration, statuary, table tops, and novelties. Colour and appearance are their most important qualities. Resistance…