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The sky from the high terrace. study on the orientation of the Ziqqurat in Ancient Mesopotamia [PDF]
, 2016 The ziqqurat is the symbol of the Mesopotamian sacred architecture in the western thought. This monument, standardized at the end of the III millennium BC by the kings of the Third Dynasty of Ur, has changed during the history of Mesopotamia its shape ...
NADALI, Davide, Polcaro, Andrea
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The study of morphological evolution is fundamentally tied to ontogeny, yet studies of these heterochronic processes in the fossil record are rare. Fossils belonging to an ontogenetic series are difficult to assign to an ontogenetic stage due to inconsistent proxies for skeletal ages, challenging to taxonomically assign due to morphological ...
Erika R. Goldsmith, Michelle R. Stocker
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Biotechnology Progress, EarlyView.Abstract Artificial intelligence and automation are no longer just buzzwords in the biopharmaceutical industry. The manufacturing of a class of biologics, comprising monoclonal antibodies, cell therapies, and gene therapies, is far more complex than that of traditional small molecule drugs.
Shyam Panjwani, Hao Wei, John Mason
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Geometry and construction. Theory of principal curvature lines in stone stereotomy
Disegnare con, 2012 The paper illustrates the theoretical and practical study of the theory of curvature lines elaborated by Gaspard Monge at the end of the eighteenth century, and its application to the construction of cut stone architecture, with particular reference to ...
Federico Fallavollita, Marta Salvatore
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The medieval ‘scientia' of structures: the rules of Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón [PDF]
, 2002 Medieval builders didn't have a scientific structural theory, however gothic cathedrals were not build without a theory. Gothic masters had a ‘scientia', a body of knowledge which permitted the safe design of their buildings.
Huerta Fernández, Santiago
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Galileo was wrong: The geometrical design of masonry arches [PDF]
, 2006 Since antiquity master builders have used always simple geometrical rules for designing arches. Typically, for a certain form, the thickness is a fraction of the span.
Huerta Fernández, Santiago
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The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.Abstract The waste activated sludge high‐rate (WASHR) process, developed in our previous study, is used for septic wastewater treatment. This high‐rate contact stabilization pre‐treatment uses typical waste streams found in wastewater treatment plants to reduce a portion of the loadings on the main treatment trains.
Arman Shirali +2 more
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The Stone Skeleton: A Reappraisal
HeritageJacques Heyman’s 1966 article “The Stone Skeleton” has been influential in the assessment of masonry arches in general, including masonry bridges and gothic architecture.
Thomas E. Boothby, Dario Coronelli
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Technical Challenges in the Construction of Gothic Vaults: The Gothic Theory of Structural Design [PDF]
, 2012 The construction of a Gothic vault implied the solution of several technical challenges. The literature on Gothic vault construction is quite large and its growth continues steadily.
Huerta Fernández, Santiago
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Sigurd Lewerentz: Church of St Peter, Klippan, 1963–66 [PDF]
, 2002 This modest building questions basic assumptions about processes and finishes, about the nature of brickwork and the detailing of window frames – and provides a powerful space for ...
Blundell Jones, P.
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