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Bam, bam, bam
In this noisy poem, a wrecking ball demolishes old houses and stores to make way for a skyscraper.
White House demolition continues, see the ballroom design
Demolition crews continued tearing down part of the White House East Wing on Oct. 22 to make way for President Donald Trump’s long-planned ballroom.
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The 12 worst shipwrecks of all time
Disasters are fascinating, awe-inspiring, and scary, all at the same time. Lean the facts about many of the worst disasters in human history. Then get some tips on how to prepare for disasters and stay safe.
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White House begins demolition to build Trump’s ballroom
Demolition crews on Oct. 20 began tearing down part of the White House East Wing to build President Donald Trump’s long-desired ballroom despite his pledge that construction of the $250 million addition wouldn’t “interfere” with the existing building.
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White House begins demolition to build Trump’s ballroom 2x3
Demolition crews on Oct. 20 began tearing down part of the White House East Wing to build President Donald Trump’s long-desired ballroom.
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Builders & breakers
This picture book about an urban construction site celebrates builders, breakers, and the machines they use.
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Shanghai gone : domicide and defiance in a Chinese megacity
\"Shanghai has been demolished and rebuilt into a gleaming megacity in recent decades, now ranking with New York and London as a hub of global finance. But that transformation has come at a grave human cost. This compelling book is the first to apply the concept of domicide--the eradication of a home against the will of its dwellers--to the sweeping destruction of neighborhoods, families, and life patterns to make way for the new Shanghai. Here we find the holdouts and protesters, men and women who have stubbornly resisted domicide and demanded justice. Qin Shao follows, among others, a reticent kindergarten teacher turned diehard petitioner; a descendant of gangsters and squatters who has become an amateur lawyer for evictees; and a Chinese Muslim who has struggled to recover his ancestral home in Xintiandi, an infamous site of gentrification dominated by a well-connected Hong Kong real estate tycoon. Highlighting the wrenching changes spawned by China's reform era, Shao vividly portrays the relentless pursuit of growth and profit by the combined forces of corrupt power and money, the personal wreckage it has left behind, and the enduring human spirit it has unleashed.\" -- Publisher's website.
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Pathway to Carbon Neutrality in the Cement Industry: COsub.2 Uptake by Recycled Aggregates from Construction and Demolition Waste
Cementitious materials can capture CO[sub.2] through carbonation reaction during their service life and post-demolition. Indeed, construction and demolition waste (CDW) still have some potential for carbonation as they contain concrete and cement-based mortars. This research consists of an experimental programme to evaluate the CO[sub.2] capture of recycling aggregates (RAs) from CDW. Two types of CDW were studied, namely mixed recycled aggregates (MRAs) and recycled concrete aggregates (RCAs). The recycled aggregates were submitted to forced and accelerated carbonation at 23 °C, 60% relative humidity and 25% of CO[sub.2] concentration. This study contributes to the existing literature by investigating more realistic RA sources that have already absorbed atmospheric CO[sub.2] during their service life. From the experimental campaign, the results show that RCAs have higher carbonation potential when compared to MRAs due to the higher cementitious material content (Rc) and to the degree of natural carbonation. The recycled aggregates’ maximum CO[sub.2] capture was assessed by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) at different CO[sub.2] exposure times. It was verified that the maximum CO[sub.2] capture, respectively, for MRAs and RCAs, occurred after 5 h and 12 h of exposition. In short, CDW captured from 5 wt.% to 35 wt.% of CO[sub.2] per tonne of cement paste, which corresponds to 0.6% to 4.1% per tonne of aggregate. It was concluded that the carbonation process of CDW has the potential to sequester from 123 kg to 225 kg of CO[sub.2] per tonne of cement paste for MRAs and 52 up to 491 kg of CO[sub.2] per tonne of cement paste for RCAs.
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