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Whimsical Use of Recycled Building Materials

Natural Building

Dan Phillips of Phoenix Commotion is a trained architect from Huntsville, Texas, who helps people build their own affordable dream homes with recycled materials. When he was 14 years old he built a bicycle completely out of scrap materials he collected at a nearby dump. You read the original article at inhabitat.com.

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Uninsulated Thermal Mass Walls in a Hot Climate

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I recently got this email from Steven Green: “I built a 10 meter earthbag roundhouse with the open air patio in Chaing Rai, Thailand. I got a sheet metal overhang on the first level and a sheet metal roof on the patio, and the walls are rendered with lime stone plaster. I bought the plans from Owen Geiger.

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TEMPERATURE EFFECTS ON CONCRETE

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Related posts: EFFECTS OF AGGREGATE PROPERTIES ON CONCRETE EARTHQUAKES EFFECTS ON REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS SEISMIC EFFECTS ON STRUCTURES How do you remove a concrete-epoxy mix from a concrete patio? The size of movement depends upon the change in temperature and the coefficient of thermal expansion o f concrete.

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THIN SHELL CONCRETE STRUCTURE?TYPES & FORMS

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The use of concrete as a building material reduces both materials cost and a construction cost, as concrete is relatively inexpensive and easily cast into compound curves. Disadvantages of Concrete Shells Since concrete is porous material, concrete domes often have issues with sealing.

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REDUCING DRYING SHRINKAGE IN CONCRETE

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Related posts: PLASTIC SHRINKAGE CRACKS & ITS PREVENTION IN CONCRETE HIGH RANGE WATER REDUCING ADMIXTURE DETERMINATION OF SHRINKAGE LIMIT OF REMOULDED SOIL How do you remove a concrete-epoxy mix from a concrete patio?

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CONCRETE CREEP

The Constructor

Related posts: why and how does concrete, creep, shrink and get fatigue How do you remove a concrete-epoxy mix from a concrete patio? Mon, 1 Oct 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates. Tweet Loading GET LATEST TOPICS IN YOUR EMAIL- SUBSCRIBE NOW.

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STRESS-STRAIN CURVE FOR CONCRETE

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How do you remove a concrete-epoxy mix from a concrete patio? Sun, 30 Sep 2012 About Jobs Connect Groups Forums Toolbar SMS Alerts RSS Feed Search The Constructor Subscribe by E-Mail to receive latest updates.

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