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The two gray circles are covers to close the lifting anchor holes. Precast concrete building components and site amenities are used architecturally as fireplace mantels, cladding, trim products, accessories and curtain walls. Structural applications of precast concrete include foundations, beams, floors, walls and other structural components.
An example of a typical NATCO hollow clay tile as advertised in their 1910 catalogue. "The visible points of superiority, as compared with similar tile of different makes, are the deep dovetail scoring for the better bonding of stucco or plaster, the absence of imperfections and the better general symmetry due to the more accurate machining by this company's unequaled equipment.
Aquia Creek sandstone is a brown to light-gray freestone used extensively in building construction in Washington, D.C. in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Quarried at Aquia Creek in Stafford County, Virginia , the stone was valuable for its ease of shaping and the quarry's proximity to the tidewater portion of the Potomac River , 45 ...
Taraji P. Henson wants to see what life is like outside of the U.S. "I've been thinking about that for a long time," the Fight Night star, 53, tells PEOPLE. "I was thinking about it the first time ...
An elderly straphanger was randomly shoved onto subway tracks at the Herald Square station in Manhattan on Sunday afternoon, according to police.
President-elect Donald Trump and his allies have vowed to radically shift American policy from Day 1. From mass deportations to eliminating the Department of Education, Trump's policies could ...
Grade beam. A grade beam or grade beam footing is a component of a building's foundation. It consists of a reinforced concrete beam that transmits the load from a bearing wall into spaced foundations such as pile caps or caissons. [1]
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits jumped to their highest level in two months last week but remain low relative to historical standards. Jobless claim applications climbed by 17,000 to ...