Sentences with phrase «reinforced by concrete»

Interaction needs to be reinforced by concrete practices that will satisfy the needs and the potential insecurity of trainees.

Not exact matches

And just as the elevator's effects were amplified by the near - simultaneous introduction of other key tools and practices — from reinforced concrete to new methods of producing steel and framing buildings to modern ventilation systems — so, too, the most transformative of effects over the next decade or two are sure to be found in the confluence of new technologies and ideas.

She dedicated herself to writing fiction that, as she herself put it, attempts to «reinforce our sense of the supernatural by grounding it in concrete, observable reality.»

The new One World Trade Center, designed by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, looms above on its 186 - foot - tall, blast - proof, windowless cubic base of reinforced concrete decked out with stainless - steel slats and protruding vertical glass fins.

The six - story building was designed by Buffalo architect Carlton T. Strong and Ernest L. Ransome, an English - born architect who first experimented with reinforced concrete construction by using twisted metal rods to strengthen the material.

It's an essential skill that allowed humans to make everything from skyscrapers (by reinforcing concrete with steel) to solar cells (by layering materials to herd along electrons).

The intruders had forced their way past a formidable barrier — a bolted steel gate reinforced by a stack of concrete blocks weighing about 600 kilograms each.

Where we have worked in China, Indonesia and Haiti, builders were trying to use a method called confined masonry to construct stronger buildings: masonry walls are confined by reinforced concrete beams and columns.

Tin roofs held up by steel rebar — reinforced concrete columns remain the norm, rather than the more traditional — and more earthquake resistant — combination of wooden supports for brick buildings.

It's an essential skill that allowed humans to make everything from skyscrapers (by reinforcing concrete with steel) to solar cells (by layering materials to herd electrons).

Four male inmates escaped from Ploetzensee prison in Berlin, Germany, on Thursday morning by smashing through reinforced concrete bars and climbing out a Quiz: How much of a Berliner are you?

What turns this fairly ordinary - sounding family drama into something on the edge of epic is its use of landscape and setting — the desert Southwest, California's San Fernando Valley (also the setting for Wenders's 1997 The End of Violence), and the concrete canyons of Houston — reinforced by the stunning cinematography of regular early collaborator Robby Müller and a plangent slide - guitar score by Ry Cooder (with whom Wenders would later make the Oscar - nominated documentary Buena Vista Social Club).

«Subtle» aspects of family involvement — parenting style and parental expectations, for example — may have a greater impact on student achievement than more «concrete» forms such as attendance at school conferences or enforcing rules at home regarding homework.144 Some researchers, policy makers, and practitioners argue that these subtle forms of family involvement are not easily influenced by schools.145 In contrast, we argue that the value of creating participatory structures in schools lies in its potential for increasing family and community members «sense of engagement in children «s education, and, as a consequence, augment and reinforce the subtle behaviors responsible for improved outcomes.146

Developed by The University of Chicago, School Mathematics Project, the Everyday Mathematics spiral curriculum continually reinforces abstract math concepts through concrete real - world applications.

Developed by The University of Chicago School Mathematics Project, Everyday Mathematics is aligned with the Missouri Learning Standards for Mathematics and helps students achieve true mastery by continually reinforcing math concepts through concrete real - world applications and well planned lessons that build upon each other, from simple to complex.

There's 88 - year - old Skip Gilson, who worked the last shift assembling Packard motor cars and was present in the theater, as well as modern - day associates from the Albert Kahn architecture firm unearthing hundreds of pages of designs, all done by hand in ink, and talking about how the plant was the first to use reinforced concrete.

Nor was it ancient, they say — the roof of the subterranean refuge is held up by massive reinforced concrete beams which were part of a road project that was begun in the 1930s and then abandoned.

WWF may refer to: World Wide Fund for Nature, a nature conservation organization previously named World Wildlife Fund (and still using the former name in some markets) World Wrestling Federation, the name used from 1979 to 2002 by the professional wrestling company now known as WWE Welded wire fabric, a reinforcing material typically used in poured concrete slabs Working Women's Forum, an organisation in India World Water Forum, an international forum for water issues Windows Workflow Foundation, Microsoft's workflow management framework Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway, a former 2 foot gauge railroad in Maine, United States WWF (file format), a campaign to produce PDF electronic documents that forbid printing Words with Friends, a game for Apple and Android platforms Waterside Workers» Federation, a former Australian trade union, now the Maritime Union of Australia

These sculptures — single, doubled or quadrupled frames of reinforced epoxy - resin casts, sometimes on the skinny stilted pedestals familiar from her earlier concrete pieces — deal with openness and closure, with transparency and translucency by revealing their inner, supporting structures, plain, steal - wire mesh or grids.

The theme is shrewdly asserted in Untitled (Icarus)(2013), a bird - like form resting on a pair of ironing board legs, which are in turn reinforced by a line of rebar and concrete block for foundation.

Completed in 1997, the expansion designed by Piano is a rectangular building marked by four 127 meter / 420 foot long longitudinal walls, made in reinforced concrete and clad in red porphyry stone, which support a semi-transparent flat roof.

To celebrate the building's new life (one of the first buildings made of reinforced concrete in the city which was built in 1938 — at the corner between Piazza San Babila and Corso Venezia — by the architect Giacomo De Min), on the occasion of Milan Design Week 2018, Studio Job have designed a Pop Art inspired love letter for Milan on the stunning Rationalist facade of the Garage.

Sayre created the «Earthcastings» works by digging molds into the earth with his hands, then filling the molds with reinforced concrete to create castings.

This skin is made of 2,500 rhomboidal panels made in fiberglass reinforced concrete supported by a 650 - ton steel substructure.

There are hot tubs all over the place, and the small skatebowl, dug out of the hillside and made out of reinforced concrete, is simply amazing (though this certainly increases the carbon footprint of the project by quite a lot!).

• Highly skilled in maintaining a clean job site by handling site preparation activities in sync with provided directions • Demonstrated expertise in setting up forms in which concrete is poured such as walkways, walls and pillars • Exceptionally well - versed in estimating concrete quantities and appropriate mixes of sand and cement • Proven record of efficiently building and erecting various concrete foundations and structures • Proficient in performing activities related to cutting and placing reinforcing wire mesh and handling rough leveling of concrete mixtures • Completely adept at handling fine finishing work by performing floating, troweling and edging duties • Documented success in putting in place standards of safety to minimize work - related accidents and occupational hazards • Deeply familiar with standard methods, materials, tools and equipment used in concrete construction and maintenance • Focused on monitoring the effects of heat, wind and cold on the curing of concrete through the entire process • Hands - on experience of applying sealants and hardening components to cure concrete surfaces and handling waterproofing duties • Qualified to operate equipment such as power vibrators to handle compact concreting duties • Track record of efficiently and accurately directing the casting of concrete to ensure conformance to leveling standards

By employing scenario - based questions requiring analysis of the best courses of action in concrete situations, the CMA (AAMA) Certification Exam is able to reinforce the education received in an accredited program and to assess whether candidates in fact have the necessary critical thinking skills.

Families First of Michigan workers assist families in meeting goals by teaching, modeling, and reinforcing appropriate parenting and by providing concrete services and connections to community services.

While Chileans initially responded to the 1960 earthquake there, which hit 9.5, by tightening construction codes and reinforcing concrete frames with numerous reinforced concrete walls, called shear walls, their vigilance soon wore off in the face of cost - saving.