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  2. Shallow foundation - Wikipedia

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    Elevated structural slabs are generally only found on custom homes or homes with basements. Copper piping, commonly used to carry natural gas and water, reacts with concrete over a long period, slowly degrading until the pipe fails. This can lead to what is commonly referred to as slab leaks. These occur when pipes begin to leak from within the ...

  3. Concrete degradation - Wikipedia

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    Example of flat piece of concrete having dislodged with corroded rebar underneath, Welland River bridge across Queen Elizabeth Way in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The expansion of the corrosion products (iron oxides) of carbon steel reinforcement structures may induce internal mechanical stress (tensile stress) that cause the formation of cracks and disrupt the concrete structure.

  4. Leak - Wikipedia

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    Common types of leaks for many people include leaks in vehicle tires, which allows air to leak out and results in flat tires, and leaks in containers, which spills the contents. Leaks can occur or develop in many different kinds of household, building, vehicle, marine, aircraft, or industrial fluid systems, whether the fluid is a gas or liquid.

  5. Raw Sewage in Your Apartment: Repairs Your Landlord Can't Ignore

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    Shepherd's home is so flooded with human waste that it even runs into her neighbor's apartment. WARNING: The images and video below may be disturbing to some people. Raw sewage in Jocelyn Shepherd ...

  6. Water supply and sanitation in Latin America - Wikipedia

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    Other studies in Argentina have reported that formal provisions of potable water by municipal governments have been found to contain dangerous levels of contaminants and bacteria. 10% of the country's population are exposed to consuming arsenic found in the water they consume, principally in areas that lack water treatment infrastructure.

  7. Voided biaxial slab - Wikipedia

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    By reducing the weight of the slab without compromising its structural strength, it is possible to create a thicker slab to support more weight over a longer span. Hollow-core slabs , also known as voided slabs, initially appeared as one-way elements in Europe during the 1950s, and are still commonly manufactured in precast form for ...

  8. Bahay na bato - Wikipedia

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    The Rizal Shrine in Calamba is an example of bahay na bato.. Báhay na bató (Filipino for "stone house"), also known in Visayan languages as baláy na bató or balay nga bato, and in Spanish language as Casa de Filipina is a type of building originating during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines.

  9. Los Alfaques disaster - Wikipedia

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    The campsite of Los Alfaques (Spanish for "the sandbanks") [A] is triangular-shaped and wedged between the beach and the N-340 coastal national road.It is about 2 km south of the nearest township, Sant Carles de la Ràpita, although it belongs to the territory of the Alcanar municipality.