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2. Awning - Wikipedia

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   Awnings became a common feature in the years after the American Civil War. Iron plumbing pipe, which was quickly adapted for awning frames, became widely available and affordable as a result of mid-century industrialization. It was a natural material for awning frames, easily bent and threaded together to make a range of different shapes and sizes.

3. SunSetter Awnings - Wikipedia

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   SunSetter's primary product lines are awnings, but the company also manufactures retractable screens, solar shades, flagpoles, and mats. [citation needed] The company currently produces four different types of deck and patio awnings (including motorized and manual awnings); customers choose the color and size. [1]

4. Cement board - Wikipedia

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   Cement board is not waterproof. It absorbs moisture as well, but it has excellent drying properties. In areas continually exposed to water spray (i.e., showers) a waterproofing material is usually recommended behind the boards (i.e., plastic barrier) or as a trowel -applied product to the face of the boards behind the finish system (i.e ...

5. Sorptivity - Wikipedia

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   According to C Hall and W D Hoff, the sorptivity expresses the tendency of a material to absorb and transmit water and other liquids by capillarity. [ 2 ] The sorptivity is widely used in characterizing soils and porous construction materials such as brick, stone and concrete.

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7. Waterproofing - Wikipedia

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   From the late 1990s to the 2010s, the construction industry has had technological advances in waterproofing materials, including integral waterproofing systems and more advanced membrane materials. Integral systems such as hycrete work within the matrix of a concrete structure, giving the concrete itself a waterproof quality. There are two main ...

8. Poisson's ratio - Wikipedia

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   Poisson's ratio of a material defines the ratio of transverse strain (x direction) to the axial strain (y direction)In materials science and solid mechanics, Poisson's ratio (symbol: ν ()) is a measure of the Poisson effect, the deformation (expansion or contraction) of a material in directions perpendicular to the specific direction of loading.

9. Stamped concrete - Wikipedia

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   The ability of stamped concrete to resemble other building materials makes stamped concrete a less expensive alternative to using those other authentic materials such as stone, slate or brick. [7] There are three procedures used in modern stamped concrete which distinguish it from other concrete procedures: the addition of a base color, the ...