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RAF aircrew with one of their Bristol Beaufighters on a PSP airstrip at Biferno, Italy, August 1944. Marston Mat, more properly called pierced (or perforated) steel planking (PSP), is standardized, perforated steel matting material developed by the United States at the Waterways Experiment Station shortly before World War II, primarily for the rapid construction of temporary runways and ...
Artificial turf with rubber crumb infill Side view of artificial turf Diagram of the structure of modern artificial turf Artificial turf square mats. Artificial turf is a surface of synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass, used in sports arenas, residential lawns and commercial applications that traditionally use grass.
Amakan needs to be treated before installation. They are soaked in seawater, dried, and then usually (but not always) varnished. They are usually affixed to a wooden framework, then battened with bamboo or coco lumber. [5] Amakan is associated with lower income rural housing because it is inexpensive and easy to replace.
Enviroboard is a paper-like or cardboard-like construction and packaging material, generally manufactured using compressed, ecologically safe, agricultural material. Most often this means employing the use of high-cellulose waste fibres, such as the post-harvest straw of rice, barley, wheat, and elephant grass or alternatively, a more urban waste stream such as newspaper fibre.
The latter are commonly referred to collectively as grass. With around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, [ 4 ] the Poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family , following the Asteraceae , Orchidaceae , Fabaceae and Rubiaceae .
Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (French: [lə deʒœne syʁ lɛʁb,-ʒøn-]; The Luncheon on the Grass) – originally titled Le Bain (The Bath) – is a large oil on canvas painting by Édouard Manet created in 1862 and 1863. It depicts a female nude and a scantily dressed female bather on a picnic with two fully dressed men in a rural setting.
Lasiocampa trifolii, the grass eggar, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 and found in Europe. [ 1 ] Illustration from John Curtis 's British Entomology Volume 5