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2. Gabion - Wikipedia

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   Reinforced earth with gabions supporting a multilane roadway Gabions as X-ray protection during customs inspection. A gabion (from Italian gabbione meaning "big cage"; from Italian gabbia and Latin cavea meaning "cage") is a cage, cylinder or box filled with rocks, concrete, or sometimes sand and soil for use in civil engineering, road building, military applications and landscaping.

3. Energy-efficient landscaping - Wikipedia

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   Among its various term usage, energy-efficient landscaping can refer to the reduction of energy usage in maintenance and operation of the landscape narrowly for the user/owner of the site, [1] [2] or broadly for the energy conservation of the global environment, such as mitigating urban heat island effect with reflective surface (increase ...

4. 21 Creative Ways to Use Rocks in Your Landscaping - AOL

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   Landscaping ideas with rocks and mulch are low maintenance and great for curb appeal. These designer rock and mulch landscaping ideas will elevate your lawn. 21 Creative Ways to Use Rocks in Your ...

5. Dimension stone - Wikipedia

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   The data on energy and water use include everything back to removal of overburden in the dimension stone quarry and upstream production of energy and fuels, and forward to packaging of finished dimension stone product or slabs for shipment and transport, or to moving scrap stone to storage or reclamation and to capturing and treatment of dust ...

6. Crushed stone - Wikipedia

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   Crushed stone or angular rock is a form of construction aggregate, typically produced by mining a suitable rock deposit and breaking the removed rock down to the desired size using crushers. It is distinct from naturally occurring gravel , which is produced by natural processes of weathering and erosion and typically has a more rounded shape.

7. Hard landscape materials - Wikipedia

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   A wide range of hard landscape materials can be used, such as brick, gravel, rock or stone, concrete, timber, bitumen, glass, and metals. Common gravel types include pea gravel and crushed granite gravel. [1] 'Hard landscape' can also describe outdoor furniture and other landscape products.