Sentences with phrase «pressure tested buildings»

Twice now I've pressure tested buildings that have had these in place for a couple of years.

Not exact matches

To test particle flow under Titan - like conditions, the researchers built a small experiment in a modified pressure vessel in their Georgia Tech lab.

«Higher reps of more intricate exercises tests muscle endurance and builds strength and flexibility without putting pressure on the joints,» Pace explains.

If profits are tied to test scores, then the pressure will only build.

How sad that a confluence of limited funding, political pressures, and its own history of empire - building has led the National Assessment Governing Board to propose an increase in testing combined with a reduction in the kinds of items and tasks that might actually tell us something worthwhile about student learning («Board Ponders New Format To Make NAEP More Cost - Effective, Useful,» Jan. 24, 1996).

«Schools under increasing pressure due to the banding system, often opt for qualifications which are easier to pass rather than qualifications which build and test young people's knowledge and skills,» he said.

My dissertation builds upon key understandings of the effects of stereotype threat and evaluative pressure in testing contexts to extend our understanding to encompass how these pressures impact students when experienced during learning opportunities.

Chevrolet built 500 prototypes of the truck and says it has already put the Silverado through approximately 500,000 different tests, one of which is called the «hoof test:» It checks the bed and tailgate for pinpointed strength in areas of localized pressure in the event a heavy animal steps onto their surfaces.

The workers who build these engines and transmissions are surrounded and supported by automated test benches, negative - pressure assembly rooms, laser measuring systems, gas spectrometers, automated high - pressure wash systems, robotic vacuums and much, much more.

The air leakage paths need a pressure test to identify them, but when air testing in a Victorian building like this, fabric leakage may be overshadowed by losses through the windows and sash boxes, making it harder to spot the other issues.

The testing assessed thermal insulation quality by infrared imaging, building envelope and air distribution system air - tightness by fan pressurization and tracer gas, pressure effects inside the house due to interactions of the air distribution system, calculated versus measured building load coefficients by co-heating, and building thermal decay by cool - down.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Champlain Valley Educational Services (CVES) today announced the completion of a new «Pressure House» building built by the Construction Trades students from CVES's Career and Technical Educational Center (CV - TEC) that will provide greater access to energy - related field training and testing.

Again the building passed the air pressure tests.

Though the building wasn't designed as a passive house, careful attention to airtightness using Ampack's range of tapes and membranes, with particular attention paid to key junctions such as windows, chased walls and a counterbattened service void in ceilings, leading to an impressive pressure test result of 0.48 ACH.

According to a statement released by OSHA, the seafood company failed to properly label ammonia piping, properly ventilate the building to prevent the risk of explosion caused by an ammonia leak, routinely inspect pressure canisters, test ammonia sensors, and ensure that ammonia was properly contained at all times.

PUMPS AND METERS, Rainbow, TX 6/2012 to Present Pipefitter Welder • Lay out, fabricate, assemble, and install piping systems and fixtures • Install equipment for steam, hot water, heating and cooling systems, and industrial systems • Read blueprints to select materials according to job specifications • Plan installation sequences and thread and end pipes with a pipe bending machine • Use cemented, wiped, soldered, chalked, or threaded joints to assemble and join piping • Secure pipes and piping systems with hangers, brackets, and clamps • Use pressure building to test piping systems for leaks • Repair and maintain pipe systems and components and secure pipes to radiators and tanks • Select materials such as supports, hangers and hydraulic cylinders according to each work process

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