Category Archives: Architecture

Installing diaphragms with anti-moisture insulations, part 1

Many historic buildings lack horizontal and vertical insulation or have it in such dilapidated condition, that it no longer resists the penetration of moisture, especially the pull-ups … read on

Covering wooden roofs of single-family houses with a corrugated sheet

Roofs covered with sheet metal are exposed to unfavorable phenomena consisting in settling of moisture on the underside of the sheets, condensation of water vapor, flowing it down the plate to the line of the battens, and even detachment … read on

Securing the building in the event of land slide movements, part 3

Scheme of securing the foundation area of the church of St.. Anna in Warsaw
1 - electric field boundary, 2 - positive electrodes (aluminum rods), 3 —Negative electrodes (perforated pipes), 4 —Cement injection points.

Independently … read on

Securing the building in the event of land slide movements, part 2

The first signs of subsoil movement were numerous cracks on the surface of the sloping slope and the slow sliding of the earth lumps. Cracks and slides occurred in different places and at certain distances from each other, … read on

Securing the building in the event of land slide movements, part 1

In other cases of threat to monuments as a result of violation of the natural stability of the ground, the sliding movements of the slopes are particularly difficult and complicated. The main cause of these movements is the action of gravity under the right conditions.… read on

Securing the building with anomalous characteristics of the ground

In the area of several cities in Poland, and, inter alia, in Bydgoszcz, Jarosław, Kłodzko, Sandomierz, there are specific ground conditions, which cause serious damage. Lots of buildings are breaking down, with scratches and cracks … read on

Long-term thermal energy storage

Long-term thermal energy storage takes place by increasing the temperature of large masses of water or soil. There are several types of such trays:

A. Water reservoirs - acting as a collector and storage facility … read on

Stabilization of systems with the introduction of independent structures

There are cases in conservation work, that the existing brick structure is so weak or deformed, that strengthening it with one of the above-described methods becomes very expensive or technically … read on

Methods of operation for securing and strengthening weakened masonry systems

Bearing in mind the characteristics of the structural organism of buildings, as well as the causes of failure cases, can be inferred, that the methods of action to protect and strengthen damaged or weakened masonry systems can go in two … read on

Systems with a monostructural structural organism

Systems with a monostructural structural organism are distinguished by this, that all main load cells are made of materials with the same physicochemical or very similar properties, form at … read on

Materials used in electrical engineering Materials used in electrical engineering. Electrotechnical products are manufactured from a wide variety of materials, which, due to their functional properties, have been divided into ... under Electrician
Chimney for a tiled stove The tiled stove is very nice, a pleasant and romantic source of warmth. Usually it is fired with wood, which is self-renewing ... under Architecture
Intermediate foundations – piles and wells Direct foundation of the building takes place then, when the load is transferred to the bearing layer of the soil, located directly under the foundation. If the layer ... under Architecture
Combined tiled stove Combined stove - In terms of the principle of operation and construction, a combined tiled stove is largely similar to a convection tiled stove ... under Heating
The furnace of prof. Adamiecki The furnace of prof. Adamiecki. In years 30 In the twentieth century, professor of the Warsaw University of Technology, Eng. Adamiecki designed a ductless residential furnace with great efficiency ... under Heating
Bricks for the construction of furnaces For the construction of stoves and kitchen cabinets with skillful work, you can use approx 50% ordinary brick. It is best to use a hand brick ... under Heating
Covering wooden roofs of single-family houses with a corrugated sheet Roofs covered with sheet metal are exposed to unfavorable phenomena consisting in settling of moisture on the underside of the sheets, condensation of water vapor, rafting ... under Architecture
Energy storage for latent and chemical heat Latent heat stores use physical properties, i.e.. high heat and low melting point of some compounds. Cartridges containing salt solutions ... under Architecture
Stove fitting tools Stove fitting tools: a) the stove fitting, b) tile cutter, c) Small stove-fitting hammer, d) Big blowout hammer, e) punch ... under Heating
Tasks and division of foundations The task of the foundation is to transfer the weight of the building and all loads acting on the building onto the ground (the burden of people, equipment, snow loads and ... under Architecture

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