Plants & Material Flashcards
(23 cards)
Limestone
Sedimentary rock composed mostly mineral calcite and aragonite;
Pine
Coniferous & evergreen tree mostly in Northern America; soft malleable material; more durable than spruce; various usage ( furniture, finishing, structure)
Larchwood
Respond to time and weather…
Istrian Stone
A dense type of impermeable limestone; quarried in Istrian; approaches compressive strength and density of marble; characteristic in Venice and Dalmatia
Candoglian Marble
Type of marble from the Candoglian Quarries in Mergozzo Italy
Quartzite
Hard non-foliated metamorphic rock; originally pure quartz sandstone - sandstone through heat and pressure of tectonic; very resistant to chemical weathering; form resistant hilltops and bare from soil
Brass
Alloy of copper and zinc; gold-like color; applied where low friction; because no spark when strike used for explosive case; malleable and acoustic quality
Bronze
Alloy of copper and tin or other minerals (ex. Aluminum, phosphorous, manganese and silicon); + aluminum = stronger and corrosion resistant
Granite
Igneous rock; pale tonal overall; resistant to atmospheric alteration…
Basalt
A common extrusive igneous rock; from rapid cooling of basaltic lava; usually grey to black; heating and extruding yield stone wool, excellent thermal insulator
Adobe
Brick from unbaked earth; sun drying; mix of clayey soil or mud with sand and straw; sometimes wrap in horsehair prevent dry too fast; good thermal property for comfort
Concrete
Mixing hydraulic binder(lime/cement) with inert material ( sand/ gravel/brick fragment) with water; durable like stonework; since Roman times; before 1950 mostly concealed behind decorative and expensive material
Pozzolana
Cementitious substance; widely used in addition to Portland cement
Portland cement
Widely used hydraulic cement; strong for large structure application; so named with strength similar to that of limestone quarried in Isle of Portland
Cast iron
1/3 of the principal type of iron; initially functional material in industrial building to save space from structure; malleable; lead to expansive glass structure
Wrought iron
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Steel
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Metallic Alloys
Offer good resistance both to tension and compression; plastic adaptability; rapid for construction; high strength-weight ratio; precision of execution; efficient in connection; vulnerable to fire and corrosion; readily transmit noise and vibration; connected by heated rivets driven by pneumatic hammers, bolts, or electro soldering; today flanked by reinforced concrete
High-tensile steel
Most common; high percentage of carbon this more fragile
Stainless steel
Most common; resistance to corrosion
Prestressed steel
Most common; used to make cable for prestressed reinforced concrete
Inertia forces
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Static forces
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