Cement And Sand
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Author | : Peter Bogaczewicz |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781942084723 |
Kingdom of Sand and Cement by Peter Bogaczewicz explores the challenges Saudi Arabia faces today as it rapidly transforms from a conservative and tribal desert culture to an influential world power. In less than a century the Saudis have experienced profound change as they transitioned from living in traditional mud buildings to commencing work on the world's tallest skyscraper. Examining this legacy through large-format color photographs, Peter Bogaczewicz documents a country of sharp contrasts where visual traces of an old reticent society can be seen in the midst of a burgeoning modern culture reflecting the ambitious agenda of the new King and his charismatic son and successor, the Crown Prince, a decisive risk-taker whose bold policies have received a warm welcome by some, yet have alienated others.
Author | : Louis Carlton Sabin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 596 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : Cement |
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Author | : Lehigh Portland Cement Company |
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Total Pages | : 8 |
Release | : 1918 |
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Author | : Vince Beiser |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2019-08-06 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0399576444 |
A finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award The gripping story of the most important overlooked commodity in the world--sand--and the crucial role it plays in our lives. After water and air, sand is the natural resource that we consume more than any other--even more than oil. Every concrete building and paved road on Earth, every computer screen and silicon chip, is made from sand. From Egypt's pyramids to the Hubble telescope, from the world's tallest skyscraper to the sidewalk below it, from Chartres' stained-glass windows to your iPhone, sand shelters us, empowers us, engages us, and inspires us. It's the ingredient that makes possible our cities, our science, our lives--and our future. And, incredibly, we're running out of it. The World in a Grain is the compelling true story of the hugely important and diminishing natural resource that grows more essential every day, and of the people who mine it, sell it, build with it--and sometimes, even kill for it. It's also a provocative examination of the serious human and environmental costs incurred by our dependence on sand, which has received little public attention. Not all sand is created equal: Some of the easiest sand to get to is the least useful. Award-winning journalist Vince Beiser delves deep into this world, taking readers on a journey across the globe, from the United States to remote corners of India, China, and Dubai to explain why sand is so crucial to modern life. Along the way, readers encounter world-changing innovators, island-building entrepreneurs, desert fighters, and murderous sand pirates. The result is an entertaining and eye-opening work, one that is both unexpected and involving, rippling with fascinating detail and filled with surprising characters.
Author | : Jerome Cochran |
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Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 1912 |
Genre | : Cement |
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Author | : J.C. Maso |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2004-03-01 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0203627253 |
An important new state-of-the-art report prepared by RILEM Technical Committee 108 ICC. It has been written by a team of leading international experts from the UK, USA, Canada, Israel, Germany, Denmark, South Africa, Italy and France. Research studies over recent years in the field of cement science have focused on the behaviour of the interfaces between the components of cement-based materials. The techniques used in other areas of materials science are being applied to the complex materials found in cements and concretes, and this book provides a significant survey of the present state of the art.
Author | : D. Ellis Neunherz |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 1936 |
Genre | : Cement |
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Author | : John P. Bridge |
Publisher | : Mistflower Press |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : House & Home |
ISBN | : 9780974275437 |
Illustrated instructions enable you to 'tile with style'.
Author | : Michael J. Stokes |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 23 |
Release | : 1967 |
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Author | : Sanford Eleazer Thompson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1906 |
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