External and internal walls in buildings
An archival overview of walls made of stone, concrete, blocks, brick and glass blocks, and of load-bearing, partition, movable and timber internal walls.
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Walls in building construction: moisture, heat and sound
An archival technical overview of modular dimensions, wall types and historical requirements for protection against moisture, heat and sound.
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Properties of fired masonry bricks and roof tiles
An archival overview of the structure and properties of masonry bricks, roof tiles and clinker, with historical tables and illustrations.
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The effects of water on stone and how to prevent damage
An archival technical overview of natural-stone properties, the effects of water, frost, salts and plants, and historical protection methods.
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Cement setting and storage
An archival educational overview of cement setting, chemical composition, volume changes and storage conditions.
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Wood moisture: why is it important to understand it?
An overview of water in the structure of wood, natural and artificial drying, equilibrium moisture and the changes caused by shrinkage and swelling.
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Structural timber
An archival technical overview of the most commonly used structural timber species and differences in the structure of softwoods and hardwoods.
Read articleMATERIAL BEHAVIOR ABOVE THE ELASTIC LIMIT
PHENOMENA UNDER STATIC LOADING Deformation of a material under the influence of stress is a very complicated phenomenon, so it must be simplified in various ways in order to be understood. One of these simplifications is the assumption that loads are applied gradually, as is done, for example, with specimens during…
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Insulating glass at another altitude
The change in pressure during the transport of insulating glass between different altitudes and the possibilities that the source text provides for planning delivery and installation.
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Just so the pregnant woman doesn’t find out
We had a request that the wife should not find out about the husband’s loan (so that he could order her a new bedroom)… then that the husband should not find out that the color they had chosen together would arrive „by "mistake"… then that the installers for the living room would not come knocking…
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Materials: Strength of materials and theory of elasticity
Basics The task of strength of materials is to determine which external forces a solid body (e.g. a structure, structural member or soil) can withstand. To answer this question, two criteria are used: on the one hand, the stresses must not exceed certain limits that depend on the type...
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She called to ask about windows, but was advised to take a trip instead ❤️
A true story about a conversation in which human advice and the caller's needs became more important than selling new windows.
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