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  2. Federal Standard 595 - Wikipedia

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    Federal Standard 595 is the color description and communication system developed in 1956 by the United States government. Its origins reach back to World War II when a problem of providing exact color specifications to military equipment subcontractors in different parts of the world became a matter of urgency.

  3. List of the United States Army munitions by supply catalog ...

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    The 81 mm mortar shells used an adapter collar to allow 60 mm mortar shell fuzes to fit. Originally packed in wooden crates, the late war shells (1944–1945) were packed in metal M140 canisters. The M140 canister carried live shells in a four-chambered internal divider, had a horsehair pad in the inside of the lid to cushion the fuzes, and had ...

  4. Cement render - Wikipedia

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    Cement render or cement plaster is the application of a mortar mix of sand and cement, (optionally lime) and water to brick, concrete, stone, or mud brick. It is often textured, colored, or painted after application. It is generally used on exterior walls but can be used to feature an interior wall. [1]

  5. White Portland cement - Wikipedia

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    It requires a much lower content in colored impurities in the raw materials (essentially limestone and clay) used to produce clinker: low levels of Cr 2 O 3, Mn 2 O 3, and Fe 2 O 3), but above all, a higher temperature is needed for the final sintering step in the cement kiln (1600 to 1700 °C in place of 1450 °C for ordinary Portland cement ...

  6. M2 mortar - Wikipedia

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    The M2 mortar is a 60 millimeter smoothbore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used by U.S. forces in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War for light infantry support. Description [ edit ]

  7. Mortar (masonry) - Wikipedia

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    Mortar holding weathered bricks. Mortar is a workable paste which hardens to bind building blocks such as stones, bricks, and concrete masonry units, to fill and seal the irregular gaps between them, spread the weight of them evenly, and sometimes to add decorative colours or patterns to masonry walls.

  8. Whatever Melania Trump wears to Inauguration Day, it will be ...

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    Possibly an "Americana moment" similar to her 2017 look, she said – a bold pop of color, and surely a number appropriate to weather the D.C. cold. "This time around, she's not going to be a ...

  9. Repointing - Wikipedia

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    The mortar will be broken down, and the type of mortar and sand used will be determined by color and texture. [2] Another form of "wet chemical" analysis is the same process but the carbon dioxide gas that is given off by the digestion will be collected and the type of mortar will be determined by its volume.