One of my many pet peeves regarding the English language is hearing someone, after they have avoided some disaster, say, “We are thankful.” I usually address the television asking, “To whom are you thankful?” This is first a grammatical issue. “Thank”… Read More
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Self-Healing Concrete?
Cracking is probably the most troublesome issue for concrete. But cracking may less of an issue in the future. A university in the Netherlands has developed a healing agent for concrete. It is an agent with limestone producing bacteria and… Read More
High Winds & Prolonged Rainfall in Northeast Ohio – October 29-30, 2012 – Part 2
On-going high winds and prolonged rainfall in Northeast Ohio finally came to an end on the afternoon of October 30 after beginning late on the afternoon of October 29, 2012. Local television and radio news media have reported damage from… Read More
High Winds & Prolonged Rainfall in Northeast Ohio – October 29-30, 2012
On-going high winds and prolonged rainfall began late yesterday afternoon and continues in Northeast Ohio on the morning of October 30, 2012 (11:00 AM). Local television and radio news media have reported damage from storms throughout Northeast Ohio. Winds… Read More
The Dry Summer of 2012 & Gray Colored Clay
The summer of 2012 seemed to be a relatively dry one in Northeast Ohio. It resulted in much less grass cutting this summer and even fewer weeds sprouting in my yard. All in all it seemed to be a… Read More
Preliminary Results from Douglas Fir-Larch Strength Testing Reveals…..
The Western Wood Products Association announced on August 30, 2012 that they have completed testing of Douglas Fir-Larch lumber in cooperation with other Western lumber agencies. The preliminary analysis of the data from the destructive testing of 360 pieces in bending… Read More
They Don’t make ‘Em Like They Used To – Update #3 (August 21, 2012)
We have been posting on the changes in the design values for Southern Yellow Pine. You might recall that recent test results for the strength values of 2×4 lumber showed that the strength values for Southern Pine are about 33% lower… Read More
Shingle Damage Evaluation – Intentional Damages to Mimic Hail Damage – Part 7
This post is Part 7 of Shingle Damage Evaluation and follows Other Damages That May Be Mistaken for Hail Damage – Part 6d. In this post we discuss mechanical damage marks on shingles that were applied with the intention to mimic hail damage,… Read More