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Rubble masonry is rough, unhewn building stone set in mortar, but not laid in regular courses. It may appear as the outer surface of a wall or may fill the core of a wall which is faced with unit masonry such as brick or cut stone. Coursed rubble is wall construction with the stones roughly dressed and set in deep, approximate courses. Speckled rubble is a rubble wall with small pieces of stone sometimes called snecks filling the irregular spaces between the larger stones. GalleryCircular rubble masonry wall at Grave Circle A, Helladic cemetery of Mycenae, Greece, dating 16th century BC Rubble masonry core of the unfinished Alai Minar at Qutb Complex, India, dating ca 1316 CE. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License what is dry rubble masonry? Q. what is dry rubble masonry? Asked by sani - Thu Jun 29 00:04:36 2006 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. the careful placing and fitting of uncut stones without use of mortar used for fences in newengland and europe, or more rarely as structural elements in late colonial and earlier structures. not suitable where structural codes exist Answered by marduk D - Thu Jun 29 00:10:11 2006 Earthquake Dream: Can someone interpert this?
Q. I don't remember quite how it began, just mostly what I remember before the Earthquake is frustration over the fly swatting game in Mario Paint (an old game for the Super Nintendo), something I usually do great at. But that was unimportant, just normal stuff leading up to the earthquake. Awhile later, I got up and suddenly the earth started shaking, I knew it was an earthquake but found it weird since I live in an area that never gets earthquakes, especially ones like this. It only lasted seven seconds but was about a six or seven on the Richter scale. During those seconds, the porch roof in front of my bedroom window temporarily steepled up and came back down. Amazingly, the only damage my house sustained was a few shingles falling off… [cont.] Asked by Matthew V - Sun Mar 22 22:11:22 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. First off, I'd have to say that I think it's a metaphorical dream, if anything at all. The fact that your own house, along with the majority of your personal favourite buildings, is perhaps a good sign; because it could mean you'll be able to overcome difficult situations, or anything of misfortune that might come your way. Although, with some of your favourite buildings being destroyed; maybe it means you're going to have to let go of some things, or even friends someday, in the future (I wouldn't know for sure though, I'm not an expert on this yet :P). I think it's an interesting thing to note, that your ex-girlfriend having the psychic dreams two weeks in advance; maybe this means the number two could be important for you, for some… [cont.] Answered by Weathered.Apple.Pie - Mon Mar 23 03:45:57 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Rubble masonry" |
