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035 _a(Sirsi) u8291
041 _aeng
245 _aConcrete blocks
260 _c1987
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490 _aBuilding
_vSupplement 28 August 1987, (26)
520 _aThis special supplement on concrete blocks reports on new developments in concrete masonry design and the increasing use of concrete blocks as facing masonry on large modern structures. Describes how suspended floors of concrete beams and blocks are the best choice in bad ground conditions and how concrete blocks were incorporated into an architect`s design of a dream house. Looks at how one concrete company developed its own quality control ; explains how blocks help reduce external and internal noise and reports on how demand for greater energy efficiency has boosted the market for concrete blocks. Concludes with a product review.
650 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING ELEMENTS-COMPLETE BUILDING ELEMENTS-FLOORS
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING MATERIALS
942 _n0
948 _c04/03/1997
999 _c5083
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