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  2. Frost damage (construction) - Wikipedia

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    When water freezes, the volume of water increases by 9 %. [citation needed] When the volumetric moisture content exceeds 91 %, then the volume increase of water in the pores of the material caused by freezing cannot be absorbed by sufficient empty pores. This causes an increase in the internal pressure.

  3. Bison industrialised building system - Wikipedia

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    Bison Manufacturing was founded in 1919 to build military pill-boxes. The Bison wall-frame construction system was a construction method used in tower block construction. . It was launched in 1963 by Concrete Ltd who set up factories across the UK to pre-fabricate the parts

  4. Cladding (construction) - Wikipedia

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    Cladding can be made of any of a wide range of materials including wood, metal, brick, vinyl, and composite materials that can include aluminium, wood, blends of cement and recycled polystyrene, wheat/rice straw fibres. [2] Rainscreen cladding is a form of weather cladding designed to protect against the elements, but also offers thermal ...

  5. Waterproofing - Wikipedia

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    In construction, a building or structure is waterproofed with the use of membranes and coatings to protect contents and structural integrity. The waterproofing of the building envelope in construction specifications is listed under 07 - Thermal and Moisture Protection within MasterFormat 2004, by the Construction Specifications Institute, and includes roofing and waterproofing materials.

  6. Insulating concrete form - Wikipedia

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    The first expanded polystyrene ICF Wall forms were developed in the late 1960s with the expiration of the original patent and the advent of modern foam plastics by BASF. [citation needed] Canadian contractor Werner Gregori filed the first patent for a foam concrete form in 1966 with a block "measuring 16 inches high by 48 inches long with a tongue-and-groove interlock, metal ties, and a waffle ...

  7. Autoclaved aerated concrete - Wikipedia

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    AAC is composed from a combination of quartz sand, gypsum, lime, portland cement, water, and aluminium powder. [2] After the aerated mixture is partially cured in a mould, the material is further cured under heat and pressure in an autoclave. [3] ACC products include blocks, wall panels, floor and roof panels, cladding (façade) panels, and ...