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  2. Granolithic - Wikipedia

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    Close-up of granolithic sidewalk. Granolithic screed, also known as granolithic paving [1] and granolithic concrete, [2] is a type of construction material composed of cement and fine aggregate such as granite or other hard-wearing rock. [3] It is generally used as flooring, or as paving (such as for sidewalks).

  3. Sidewalk - Wikipedia

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    A sidewalk (American English and Canadian English) or [1] [2] [3] footpath (British English) is a path along the side of a road. Usually constructed of concrete, pavers, brick, stone, or asphalt, it is designed for pedestrians. A sidewalk is normally higher than the roadway, and separated from it by a curb.

  4. Trylinka - Wikipedia

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    Part of the trylinka design in Tryliński's patent application; 40 cm x 15 cm is approximately 16 in x 6 in. 20 cm is about 8 in.. Władysław Tryliński filed a patent application for "driveways and sidewalks made of hexagonal concrete slabs (Polish: jezdnię drogową i chodniki z płyt betonowych sześciokątnych)" in 1932 and obtained the patent from the Polish Patent Office in 1933. [2]

  5. Concrete block - Wikipedia

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    A pallet of "8-inch" concrete blocks An interior wall of painted concrete blocks Concrete masonry blocks A building constructed with concrete masonry blocks. A concrete block, also known as a cinder block in North American English, breeze block in British English, concrete masonry unit (CMU), or by various other terms, is a standard-size rectangular block used in building construction.

  6. Portuguese pavement - Wikipedia

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    This section has since been replaced with concrete sidewalks. Traditional Portuguese pavement has gradually been retired from the city's landscape under urban reforms. Very little new paving of this type is done, and the entire profession is at risk. The long hours and low wages typical of calceteiros have reduced apprenticeships and thus new ...

  7. Column: LA's cracked, ruptured sidewalks are a scandal. Where ...

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    An audit of L.A.'s scandalous response to broken sidewalks put the service call backlog at 50,000, but there is no long-range plan in place to make those fixes ... uplifted slabs of concrete ...

  8. Curb cut - Wikipedia

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    A pram ramp with tactile paving that connects a sidewalk to a road. A curb cut , curb ramp, depressed curb, dropped kerb , pram ramp, or kerb ramp is a solid (usually concrete) ramp graded down from the top surface of a sidewalk to the surface of an adjoining street. It is designed primarily for pedestrian usage and commonly found in urban ...

  9. New rubber sidewalks are going in around Kansas City ... - AOL

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    The KC Public Works Department is installing rubber sidewalks in neighborhoods like Waldo and Hyde Park. Here’s why and where you can find them. New rubber sidewalks are going in around Kansas City.