Sentences with phrase «large concrete structures»

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It took place outside in the grass around the large baptismal pool, a rectangular concrete structure that resembled nothing so much as a Roman sarcophagus.

With conservative assumptions about sea level rise and the subsidence of the area, two diversion structures — large concrete sluices placed in the river embankment — would create about 700 square kilometers of land over 30 years, said Gary Parker of the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign.

Large shell structures made of concrete or stone are hardly ever built any more.

Surrounding this steam - producing core is an upside down lightbulb - shaped steel and concrete containment structure that is connected via large pipes to a donut - shaped pool, which is half - filled with cooling water.

«The information collected using this technique can be used to better understand the behavior of concrete when it fails, as well as providing key data for «constitutive» models that are used for designing and determining the safety of large - scale civil engineering structures,» says Rahnuma Shahrin, a civil engineering Ph.D. student at NC State and lead author of a paper on the work.

Kurama's team is trying to develop an understanding of how using recycled concrete affects the behavior of reinforced concrete structures so that buildings using large amounts of recycled material can be designed for safety and to serve their intended purpose without undesirable consequences in performance.

THE huge power station at Drax, North Yorkshire, is the UK's largest: a forbidding concrete structure with 12 enormous cooling towers.

In the pleasant, sunny afternoon of July 1, 2015, local and state officials led by Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno, joined by over 200 community leaders and stakeholders, witnessed the first of four thousand large concrete - filled steel piles to firmly pierce the ground, which will form the support foundation for the massive structures of the new Holtec Technology Campus.

In 1907, Alcatraz became Pacific Branch, U.S. Military Prison, and two years later the Army began construction of what was to become the largest steel reinforced concrete structure in the world; the new cellhouse opened in 1912.

This solid concrete structure offers 3,200 total sq. ft. with at least 9 private offices, 4 bathroom, kitchen, utility room, 2 store rooms, cafeteria, an open Ground Floor lobby and a large conference room / lobby area.

Looking for the bells and whistles of a large resort with private pools, swim - up bars, tourist luaus and concrete parking structures?

Keep an eye out for the abandoned hotel, Monte Palace (a large grey concrete structure), which is directly opposite the viewpoint.

Members of the group say that these artificial structures, which consist of 324 large concrete blocks, will have a negative impact on the ecosystem.

In this context, Public presents Phil Wagner's diptych of opposing chairs, large - scale sculptures by Mark di Suvero and Oscar Tuazon, and two urban structures built from concrete, wood, and metal mesh by Santiago Roose.

On the Bund, concrete, marble, huge structures and large windows combine with the midday sun to create firm and solid geometries.

This selection help us to understand his progressive concept of «sculpture as form, sculpture as structure, sculpture as place» and, in addition the exhibition focuses on the key role of language in Andre's artistic practices via a large number of visual and concrete poetry series, textual collages and works on paper and, for the first time in 20 years, an exceptional group of works entitled Dada Forgeries, expounding his jocular relationship with Duchamp's readymades.

The scope of work also covers handling large complex civil infrastructure projects including bridges, elevated concrete structures like grading & drainage, utilities and paving.