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2. Timber pilings - Wikipedia

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   A heavily damaged piling structure can be reinforced by cutting out the damaged section and replacing it with preservative-treated wood. [14] Wrapping piles with plastic barriers can provide protection from marine borers for 25 years or more. [ 14 ]

3. Stiltsville - Wikipedia

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   Stiltsville is a group of wood stilt houses located one mile south of Cape Florida, on sand banks of the Safety Valve on the edge of Biscayne Bay in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The structures stand on wood or reinforced concrete pilings , generally ten feet above the shallow water, which varies from one to three feet deep at low tide.

4. Wood preservation - Wikipedia

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   Apart from structural wood preservation measures, there are a number of different chemical preservatives and processes (also known as timber treatment, lumber treatment or pressure treatment) that can extend the life of wood, timber, and their associated products, including engineered wood. These generally increase the durability and resistance ...

5. The race is on to keep a 150-year-old lighthouse from ...

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   Wooden pilings beneath Hudson-Athens Lighthouse are deteriorating, and the structure, built in the middle of the river when steamboats still plied the water, is beginning to shift. While there are ...

6. Bulkhead (barrier) - Wikipedia

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   Construction materials commonly used include wood pilings, commercially developed vinyl products, large boulders stacked to form a wall, or a seawall built of concrete or another hard substance. Coastal property owners typically seek to develop bulkheads in an attempt to slow large landslide erosion caused by wave action.

7. ‘Filthy Four’ — state targets Tacoma site with 1,200 polluted ...

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8. Koppers - Wikipedia

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   Koppers Carbon Materials and Chemicals are used in the production of a variety of manufactured goods including aluminum, steel, plastics, resins, treated wood, and rubber products. These products also increase the durability and extend the life of products such as railroad ties, utility and transmission poles, and marine pilings. [ 9 ]

9. Why are houses falling into the sea in Rodanthe, North ... - AOL

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   A portion of debris from the collapsed house at 23039 G A Kohler Court is shown near houses at 23047 G A Kohler Court and 23237 Sea Oats Drive in Rodanthe. / Credit: National Park Service Tuesday ...