Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Architecture
Chateau Cheval Blanc Winer, Christian De Portzamparc
Chateau Cheval Blanc Winer, Christian De Portzamparc
Building Case Studies
Concrete has relatively high compression strength, but significantly lower tensile strength, and as such is usually reinforced with materials that are strong in tension (often steel). The elasticity of concrete is relatively constant at low stress levels but starts decreasing at higher stress levels as matrix cracking develops. Concrete has a very low coefficient of thermal expansion, and as it matures concrete shrinks. All concrete structures will crack to some extent, due to shrinkage and tension. Concrete which is subjected to long-duration forces is prone to creep.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Maya Lin
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Maya Lin
Building Case Studies
It is black granite from Bangalore, India, one of only three places in the world (the other countries are Sweden and South Africa) that you could get this amount of black granite in large sizes.