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| Concrete | |
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| Preface | |
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| General | |
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| Basic Consideration | |
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| Concrete Composition | |
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| Concrete As a Building Material | |
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| Desirable Concrete Properties | |
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| Plastic Concrete | |
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| Hardened Concrete | |
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| Concrete Components | |
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| Cements | |
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| Portland Cements | |
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| Water | |
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| Purpose | |
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| Impurities | |
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| Aggregates | |
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| Characteristics | |
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| Impurities | |
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| Handling and Storing | |
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| Admixtures | |
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| Definition and Purpose | |
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| Air-entrained Concrete | |
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| Proportioning Concrete Mixtures | |
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| Method Considerations | |
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| Selecting Mix Proportions | |
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| Basic Guidelines | |
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| Trial-Batch Method | |
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| Basic Guidelines | |
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| Example Using the Trial-Batch Method | |
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| Absolute-Volume Method | |
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| Basic Guidelines | |
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| Example Using the Absolute-Volume Method | |
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| Variation in Mixtures | |
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| Adjustments for Moisture on Aggregates | |
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| Summary | |
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| Form Design and Construction | |
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| Principles | |
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| Importance of Form Design | |
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| Form Characteristics | |
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| Form Materials | |
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| Forming | |
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| Design | |
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| Design Considerations | |
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| Basis of Form Design | |
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| Panel-Wall Form Design | |
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| Bracing for Wall Forms | |
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| Overhead Slab Form Design | |
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| Concrete Slab on Grade Thickness Design | |
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| Column Form Design | |
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| Construction | |
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| Foundation Forms | |
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| Column and Footing Forms | |
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| Panel Wall Forms | |
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| Stair Forms | |
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| Steel Pavement Forms | |
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| Oiling and Wetting Forms | |
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| Safety Precautions | |
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| Form Failure | |
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| Joints and Anchors | |
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| Joints | |
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| Anchor Bolts | |
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| Construction Procedures | |
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| Reconnaissance | |
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| Determining Possible Difficulties | |
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| Specific Considerations | |
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| Site Preparation | |
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| Building Approach Roads | |
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| Clearing and Draining the Site | |
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| Ensuring Adequate Drainage | |
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| Locating the Building Site | |
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| Stockpiling Construction Materials | |
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| Locating Batching Plants | |
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| Constructing Safety Facilities | |
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| Excavation | |
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| Excavation and Shoring Considerations | |
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| Formwork | |
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| Management Aspects | |
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| Time Element | |
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| Mixing | |
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| Principles | |
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| Measuring Mix Materials | |
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| Hand Mixing | |
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| Machine Mixing and Delivery | |
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| Handling and Transporting | |
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| Principles | |
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| Delivery Methods | |
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| Placement | |
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| Importance of Proper Procedures | |
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| Preliminary Preparation | |
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| Placing Concrete | |
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| Consolidating Concrete | |
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| Placing Concrete Underwater | |
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| Finishing | |
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| Finishing Operations | |
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| Finishing Pavement | |
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| Cleaning the Surface | |
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| Curing | |
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| Importance of Curing to Hydration | |
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| Curing Methods | |
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| Temperature Effects | |
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| Hot-Weather Concreting | |
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| Cold-Weather Concreting | |
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| Form Removal | |
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| Form Stripping | |
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| Form Removal Procedures | |
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| Repairing | |
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| New Concrete | |
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| Old Concrete | |
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| Reinforced-Concrete Construction | |
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| Development And Design | |
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| Principles and Definitions | |
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| Reinforced-Concrete Design | |
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| Structural Members | |
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| Reinforcement | |
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| Slab and Wall Reinforcement | |
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| Reinforcing Steel | |
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| Grades, Designations, and Methods | |
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| Placement | |
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| Precast Concrete | |
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| Definition and Characteristics | |
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| Design | |
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| Prefabricating | |
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| Transportation | |
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| Erecting | |
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| Masonry | |
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| Basic Equipment and Components | |
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| Mason's Tools And Equipment | |
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| Definition | |
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| Tools | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Mortar | |
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| Desirable Properties | |
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| Mixing Mortar | |
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| Scaffolding | |
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| Construction and Safety | |
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| Types of Scaffolding | |
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| Materials Tower | |
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| Elevator | |
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| Concrete Masonry | |
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| Characteristics of Concrete Block | |
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| Nature and Physical Properties | |
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| Concrete Block Masonry Unit | |
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| Construction Procedures | |
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| Modular Coordination and Planning | |
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| Walls and Wall Footings | |
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| Subsurface Drainage | |
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| Basement Walls | |
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| Floor and Roof support | |
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| Weathertight Concrete Masonry Walls | |
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| Intersecting Walls | |
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| Lintels | |
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| Sills | |
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| Patching and Cleaning Block Walls | |
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| Rubble | |
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| Rubble Stone Masonry | |
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| Random Rubble Masonry Materials | |
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| Laying Rubble Stone Masonry | |
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| Brick and Tile Masonry | |
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| Characteristics Of Brick | |
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| Physical Properties and Classification | |
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| Strength of Brick Masonry | |
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| Weather Resistance | |
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| Fire Resistance | |
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| Abrasion Resistance | |
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| Insulating Qualities of Brick Masonry | |
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| Bricklaying Methods | |
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| Fundamentals | |
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| Brick Masonry Terms | |
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| Types of Bonds | |
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| Flashing | |
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| Making and Pointing Mortar Joints | |
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| Mortar Joints | |
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| Picking and Spreading Mortar | |
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| Making Bed and Head Joints | |
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| Inserting a Brick in a Wall | |
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| Making Cross Joints and Joint Closures | |
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| Cutting Brick | |
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| Finishing Joints | |
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| Brick Construction | |
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| Bricklayer's Duties | |
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| Bricktender's Duties | |
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| Laying Footings | |
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| Laying an 8-inch Common-Bond Brick Wall | |
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| Laying a 12-inch Common-Bond Brick Wall | |
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| Protecting Work Inside Walls | |
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| Using a Trig | |
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| Constructing Window and Door Openings | |
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| Lintels | |
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| Corbeling | |
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| Arches | |
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| Wateright Walls | |
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| Fire-Resistant Brick | |
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| Mortar | |
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| Types of walls | |
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| Manholes | |
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| Supporting Beams on a Brick Wall | |
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| Maintaining and Repairing Brick Walls | |
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| Cleaning New Brick and Removing stains | |
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| Cleaning Old Brick | |
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| Flashing | |
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| Freeze Protection During Construction | |
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| Material Quantities Required | |
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| Reinforced brick masonry | |
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| Applications and Materials | |
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| Construction Methods | |
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| Beams and Lintel Construction | |
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| Foundation Footings | |
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| Columns and Walls | |
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| Structural Clay-Tile Masonry | |
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| Structural Clay Tile | |
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| Physical Characteristics of Structural Clay Tile | |
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| Applications | |
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| Mortar Joints | |
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| Laying an 8-inch Brick Wall with a 4-inch Hollow-Tile Backing | |
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| Laying an 8-inch Structural Clay Tile Wall | |
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| Conversion Table | |
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| Method of Making Slump Test | |
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| Apparatus | |
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| Test Specimens | |
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| Procedure | |
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| Slump Measurement | |
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| Supplementary Test Procedure | |
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| Field Test for Moisture Deformation on Sand | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Abbreviations and Acronyms | |
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| Symbols | |
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| Reference | |
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| Sources Used | |
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| Reading Recommended | |
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| Index | |