Structural insulated panel — Structural insulated panels (or structural insulating panels ), SIPs, are a composite building material. They consist of a sandwich of two layers of structural board with an insulating layer of foam in between. The board is usually oriented… … Wikipedia
Barrier to autointegration factor 1 — Barrier to autointegration factor 1, also known as BANF1, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: BANF1 barrier to autointegration factor 1| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=8815|… … Wikipedia
Cable barrier — Cable barrier, sometimes referred to as guard cable, is a type of roadside or median barrier. It consists of steel wire ropes mounted on weak posts. As is the case with any roadside barrier, its primary purpose is to prevent a vehicle from… … Wikipedia
Fabrication of structural steel by plasma and laser cutting — Fabrication of dimensional (non flat) structural steel elements has historically been performed by sequential operations involving sawing, drilling and high temperature flame cutting to remove material. Each of these operations is performed on… … Wikipedia
Concrete step barrier — A concrete step barrier is a safety barrier used on the central reservation of motorways and dual carriageways as an alternative to the standard steel crash barrier. Concrete step barrier cross section The barrier has contained all vehicles up to … Wikipedia
SAFER barrier — The Steel and Foam Energy Reduction (SAFER) barrier, sometimes called a soft wall, is a technology found primarily on oval automobile race tracks and intended to make racing accidents safer. It was designed by a team of engineers led by Dean… … Wikipedia
Damp (structural) — For other uses, see Damp (disambiguation). Detail showing some of the causes of damp penetration Structural dampness refers to the presence of unwanted moisture in the structure of a building, either the result of intrusion from outside or… … Wikipedia
Rising damp (structural) — Rising damp is a condition caused by ground moisture rising up a masonry wall by capillary action. It occurs where there is no damp proof course (DPC) or where the DPC has been damaged or bridged. Where present, moisture can rise up the wall to a … Wikipedia
Thermal barrier coating — Thermal barrier coatings are highly advanced material systems applied to metallic surfaces, such as gas turbine or aero engine parts, operating at elevated temperatures. These coatings serve to insulate metallic components from large and… … Wikipedia
Air Retarder/Barrier — A material or structural element that inhibits air flow into and out of a building s envelope or shell. This is a continuous sheet composed of polyethylene, polypropylene, or extruded polystyrene. The sheet is wrapped around the outside of a… … Energy terms
Deep foundation — A deep foundation installation for a bridge in Napa, California, United States … Wikipedia