Concrete

Brooklyn Navy Yard, David Steiner, CEO of Steiner Equities Group, knew that precast concrete construction was the perfect fit for the studio complex. Adding a third studio building at the city’s largest movie production complex, to increase the number of sound stages, Dattner Architects and general contractor the Steiner Group once more partnered with Oldcastle Precast Building Systems, specifing precast concrete components to build the new studios at Kent Avenue in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.…

important as insulating against the cold is, there's another important winterizing task that often gets overlooked: the concrete floor of your garage. How Winter Affects Your Concrete Garage Floor Concrete has pores that absorb water and…

to make sure you have a sturdy wall that does not compromise your asphalt. Retainer Walls on top of Asphalt vs. Concrete Surfaces Asphalt pavement is a common material used for parking areas and driveways in lieu of concrete. It is durable and easy to maintain with proper maintenance. One difference between an asphalt surface and concrete is the depth of the fill underneath. Concrete surfaces will often have a deeper, firmer base. There is also…

As can be seen, multicem concrete showed resistance below the limit for structural lightweight concrete, which can be classified so as insulating concretes or moderate resistance. However, according to Radonjanin, Malesev, Marinkovic and Al Malty (2013), concrete made from 100% recycled coarse aggregate can achieve high compressive strength since large amount of cement to be added, which is therefore not an economical proposition. Still according to the author, concrete made with 50% or 100% of…

The song Concrete Angel, was written by Martha McBride. This song portrays the story of a young girl who is being abused at home. The main theme in this song is that the abuse goes unnoticed. I believe the song was written to demonstrate society's apathy in calling attention to the ugly things in life. Throughout the song, people notice but do nothing. Many situations almost identical to the one portrayed in the song happen in real life. In this song several poetic techniques are used. Right…

thousand and two. It’s a power balled, main theme is child abuse. A true event story about a seven year old named Angela Carter. The music video uses methods of patho’s and etho’s. Angela is dealing with the abuse from her alcoholic mother. The title Concrete Angel gives it a powerful message because no matter how hard her life got, she faced it with a smile. The video and the lyrics will leave you very emotional you are guaranteed to feel overcome with deep sorrow. Here’s a story reflecting all…

The importance of concrete for mankind is so huge that hard to really appreciate so it is not surprising that people living today in concrete houses, driving on concrete roads don't have even an idea that they owe it to ancient Romans. Even that in case of arch they not discovered all by themselves We can be grateful for Romans that they not wasted legacies of earlier generations respected it and learned from them with Greek philosophy also secrets of architecture. I like to think…

bridges, roads, mining, and mills. Two other buildings are the Colosseum and the Pantheon. Materials The Romans mostly used brick, stone, cement concrete and/or marble. The Romans discovered that substituting the sand in concrete with volcanic ash would make a very strong cement. The Romans also debris, broken pottery and lighter materials into concrete and mortar. They also used wood,ceramics metal, and mudstone. Aqueducts Rome had 11 different aqueducts. They were between 10-100 km long…

of cement and the type of steel utilised. In this scenario, the proximity of the bridge to the river enables us to infer the presence of specific ions and particles, which must be considered prior to ascertaining the most effective proportions of concrete.…

The documentary ‘Concrete’ focuses on two parkour practitioners and the stories they have to tell as well as their opinions of the misconceptions the public have about people who do parkour. These interviews are supported by Public interviews/vox pops, Archive footage, breath taking parkour footage including point of view footage and public shots filmed general crowds of people completely their daily tasks and errands. The purpose of this documentary comes across and informing people of why…