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THE AESTHETICS OF URBAN METABOLISM: Landscape, Design and the Politics of In/Visibility

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In this article, we chart the evolving aesthetic contours of urban metabolism across London, focusing on the River Lea and Thamesmead to the north and south of the River Thames, respectively. We begin in the nineteenth century, when these two sites formed critical nodes within a new sewerage system that relegated the city’s circulatory flows ...
Ben Platt, Zuhri James
wiley   +1 more source

Quantifying surface deterioration: Exemplified on fired clay bricks

, 2020
For durability examinations of new materials, various resistance tests exist. The present work examines the resistance towards two accelerated salt crystallization methods (European Standard EN 12370 and RILEM test MS-A.2) on four types of fired clay bricks.
C.P. Simonsen, I. Rörig-Dalgaard
openaire   +3 more sources

Rise of the south: How Arab‐led maritime trade transformed China, 671–1371 CE

Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, Volume 65, Issue 1, Page 3-38, March 2025.
Abstract China's center of socioeconomic activities was in the North prior to the Tang dynasty but is in the South today. We demonstrate that Arab and Persian Muslim traders triggered that transition when they came to China in the late seventh century, by lifting maritime trade along the South Coast and re‐creating the South.
Zhiwu Chen, Zhan Lin, Kaixiang Peng
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of coal and wheat husk additives on the physical, thermal and mechanical properties of clay bricks

Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio, 2017
The use of by-products as additives in brick industry is gaining increased research attention due to their effective role in decreasing the total energy needs of industrial furnaces.
Safeer Ahmad, Yaseen Iqbal, Raz Muhammad
doaj   +1 more source

The First Archaeomagnetic Age at Tiwanaku and Implications for Dating Andean Metallurgical Furnaces

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents the first archaeomagnetic dating at Tiwanaku (Andean Altiplano). We compared the geomagnetic field values recorded by a metallurgical furnace against an updated SHAWQ2k‐SH global model and a regional intensity curve, both of which include, for the first time, high‐quality intensity data from the Southern Hemisphere. Results
Judit del Río, Pablo Cruz, Miriam Gómez‐Paccard, Alicia Palencia‐Ortas, Marina Puente‐Borque, F. Javier Pavón‐Carrasco, Erik Marsh   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Potential use of alluvial clays from Monoun in ceramics by adding feldspar from Batie (West-Cameroon) as a fluxing agent

SN Applied Sciences, 2021
The present study focuses on the use of feldspars from Batie granites (West-Cameroon) as a fluxing agent in ceramic applications, in order to reduce the energy cost of brick manufacture. Three alluvial clays were collected in the field using an auger and
Gervaise Kieufack, Isaac Yannick Bomeni, François Ngapgue, Arlin Bruno Tchamba, Michel Bertrand Mbog, Serge Tchounang Kouonang, Armand Sylvain Ludovic Wouatong   +6 more
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“Flames Over Persepolis”: New Scientific Evidence Supporting Historical Perspectives

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the burning of Persepolis Terrace, historically attributed to Alexander III in 330 bce. A review of classical accounts and excavation reports, combined with diagnostic surveys, confirms the fire's historicity and provides novel insights.
Maria Letizia Amadori, Ileana De Giuseppe, Fabrizio Frontalini, Luca Pellegrino, Richard W. Jordan, Pierfrancesco Callieri, Emad Matin, Alireza Askari Chaverdi, Hamid Fadaei, Valeria Mengacci, Fulvio Fantino   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing Mechanical Properties of Clay Brick by Using Stone Powder

Civil and Environmental Engineering
Hundreds of studies have been written in the last several decades on the advantages of using stone powder as a raw material in the production of fired clay bricks. The durability and long-term behavior of the finished product, however, have received very
Almusawi Jwad K., Obaid Ahmed Hatif, Al-Khazraji Hayder, Zemam Sajid Kamil   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Material Basis of 18th‐Century Meissen Porcelain

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the summer of 1708, the quest for making hard‐paste porcelain from Saxonian clay and other mineral resources succeeded. This was achieved by applying as its essential ingredient newly discovered pure kaolin from Heidelsberg near Aue, western Saxon Ore Mountains.
Robert B. Heimann
wiley   +1 more source

Optimization and modeling of the insulating and mechanical properties of fired ceramics for sustainable construction

Hybrid Advances
The increasing demand for insulating bricks, driven by climate change and the rising costs of construction, has led to the exploration of alternative building materials.
Abiola Oluwasogo Oyediran, Oluwatosin Abiodun Balogun, Ronke Boluwatife Balogun, Seun Ganiyu Mosuru, Abayomi Adewale Akinwande, Opeoluwa Israel Akinradewo   +5 more
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