Sentences with phrase «granular layer»

The latest rethink begins not with the pools of water that collect on the surface each summer, or the acceleration of the glaciers as they make their way to the ocean, but with a granular layer of snow just below the surface, called firn.

The granular layer and perimeter drain allow that to happen.

They bear a certain similarity to the wall - sculptures: constructions of wood or metal, wrapped in foam - filler and coated with plaster or a granular layer of chalk - grey sand - cement, sometimes with applications of greasepaint.

TTD - associated acanthosis (thicker epidermis, indicated by solid vertical line), pronounced granular layer (indicated by arrows), and sebacious gland hyperplasia (indicated by dotted vertical line) were absent in the epidermis of XpdTTD / † XPCS and wt mice.

Not exact matches

To get more detailed temperature data, the researchers used two relatively new methods of investigation, both of which examine the layer of compressed granular snow that is formed between the top layer of soft and fluffy snow and the layer deeper down in the ice sheet, where the compressed snow has been turned into ice.

Most of his works look as if he has zoomed into the granular detail of a much larger painterly surface, whereas others feel like they have been made by layering abstract surfaces and textures in Photoshop.

The key to Figure 7 is that there must be an interior perimeter drain and a granular capillary break along the vertical portion — as well as the horizontal portion — of the stone wool and mineral wool layer.

Figure 7: Cold Climate Stem Wall — The key to this detail is the interior perimeter drain and a granular capillary break along the vertical portion — as well as the horizontal portion — of the stone wool and mineral wool layer.

Components that are typically encountered in vegetative (green) roof systems include: membranes, non-absorptive plastic sheet components, metallic layers, fabrics, geocomposite drain layers, synthetic reinforcing layers, cover / recover boards, insulation materials, growth media, granular drainage media, and plant materials.

In this system, the bottom layer consists of granular lightweight drainage, which can be designed as a water reservoir.

It recreates soil conditions at grade but optimized for on - structure installations — with a granular drainage layer, a filter layer, an innovative base layer, and an organic, rich intensive top layer.

1.1 This test method covers a procedure for determining the water permeability of coarse granular materials used in the drainage layers of vegetative (green) roof systems.

This will also allow the performance of granular drainage layers in vegetative (green) roof systems to be compared directly to alternative components, such as geocomposite drain layers.