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A board foot is a United States and Canadian unit of approximate volume, used for lumber. It is equivalent to 1 inch × 1 foot × 1 foot (144 cu in or 2,360 cm 3). It is also found in the unit of density pounds per board foot. In Australia and New Zealand the terms super foot or superficial foot were formerly used for this unit. The exact ...
≡ 31 + 1 ⁄ 2 gal (US) = 0.119 240 471 196 m 3: board-foot: bdft ≡ 144 cu in ≡ 2.359 737 216 × 10 −3 m 3: bucket (imperial) bkt ≡ 4 gal (imp) = 0.018 184 36 m 3: bushel (imperial) bu (imp) ≡ 8 gal (imp) = 0.036 368 72 m 3: bushel (US dry heaped) bu (US) ≡ 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 bu (US lvl) = 0.044 048 837 7086 m 3: bushel (US dry level) bu ...
Cement powder in a bag, ready to be mixed with aggregates and water. [1] Cement block construction examples from the Multiplex Manufacturing Company of Toledo, Ohio, in 1905. A cement is a binder, a chemical substance used for construction that sets, hardens, and adheres to other materials to bind them together.
The first coat or rendering is from 1 ⁄ 2 to 3 ⁄ 4 inches thick, and is mixed in the proportions of from one part of cement to two of sand to one part to five of sand. The finishing or setting coat is about 3 ⁄ 16 inches thick, and is worked with a hand float on the surface of the rendering, which must first be well wetted.
The country resorted to cement imports in 1976–77, continuing until 1994–95. The cement sector, comprising 27 plants, contributes over Rs 30 billion to the national exchequer in taxes. By 2013, Pakistan's cement industry grew rapidly, driven by demand from Afghanistan and countries boosting the real estate sector.
F Mk XIVs had a total of 109.5 gal of fuel consisting of 84 gal in two main tanks and a 12.5 imp gal fuel tank in each leading edge wing tank; other 30, 45, 50 or 90 gal drop tanks could be carried. The fighter's maximum range was just a little over 460 miles (740 km) on internal fuel, since the new Griffon engine consumed much more fuel per ...
A job search product has also existed since before 2017, [176] [177] [178] Google for Jobs is an enhanced search feature that aggregates listings from job boards and career sites. [179] Google Earth , launched in 2005, allows users to see high-definition satellite pictures from all over the world for free through a client software downloaded to ...
The tanker Exxon Valdez spilled 10,800,000 US gallons (8,993,000 imp gal; 40,880,000 L) of oil into Alaska's Prince William Sound. [106] Oil spills have devastating effects on the environment. Crude oil contains polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) which are very difficult to clean up, and last for years in the sediment and marine ...