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Re: KP2009MAY20 SUBS#20: HOLY GRAIL! REINFORCED-CONCRETE PANELS
sand casting is used for that. you use stamps to make a design or shape the wet sand. then you tilt them up on one end and hoist them into place vertically.. on larger commerrcial tilt up buildings...
 
need a architectural drawing or picture of the vertical cross-section of a 7-9-story office building
Gurus, I need a architectural drawing or picture of the vertical cross-section of a 7-9-story office building for a PowerPoint presentation. Any ideas where I can snatch this? I've started...
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Ping Ken - Resident Librarian
Hey, Ken. Have you read A New Kind of Science by Stephen Wolfram? I think it's up your alley - I haven't read it and was wondering if it's a worthwhile read. R
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Romanesque Gurus
Who would be the best place to contact re Romanesque in the early 1900s for public civic buildings? Charlie
 
Romanesque Railroad Buildings - Texas
In 1906 Union Station in Waco TX was completed, a Romanesque style building with tower. Who was the architect for this building ? Thks Charlie Harris NZ
 
Re: Building steps
From the results, some of them obviously were. Your stance is that you can throw steel into a concrete pour and it doesn't do anything because, hell, rebar is steel. That's like saying that...
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Potty Parity
Hello I'm reviewing a potty parity web page that refers to the building codes. dicusses the code for the minumum number of toilet fixtures. Does anyone know if there are sections in the building...
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KP2009MAY16 SUBS#19: MOLD MANIA!
KP2009MAY16 SUBS#19: MOLD MANIA! I keep thinking about molds and my ideal scene to make SUBS. Take a five by nine foot 1" steel plate you commonly see covering street trenchs for cars to drive over....
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Aerotecture
inherent problem with low level windmills regardless of type is the land surface drag and there's no way around it. None the less, I see all kinds of upgrades to get around that problem. Think...
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Parking Lot/garage layout
My town is fumbling around with a proposed parking garage at the train station. I sat in at the meeting last night at the school auditorium and I really wish I had brought a rubber chicken to smack...
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Drafting Services
I am an "Architectural Draftsman and Designer" with over 40 years experience providing architectural drafting services for the privet sector, builders and architects. I can assist you with all of...
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Re: Oh ... the irony
Luckily no one opened the door to the Pizza Hut before the fire vented itself out the peak of the roof. Definite Backdraft potential there....
 
DRAFTER SEEKS WORK
Is anyone looking for help? I'm using AutoCAD 2000 and have some experience in Architectural Drafting. Please conatct me @ Thanks! Don Kaminska
 
A House Within A House (for sale)
got a cool 3 million? There's something to be said about the address and reproduction. Maybe for fun, I could design a virtual house within a house within a house... Ok, I'll put that project...
 
balloon frame problem
"don" wrote in news:gti91f$knp$ Hi Don, Short answer would be - get a structural engineer. Longer answer would be - there is enough headroom to replace the wall with a beam / plywood box / truss to...
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