Q. Building materials include the fasteners.
A. The mind of the beholder.
At the right level of scale, any material becomes an assemblage. For example:
1. concrete
Concrete consists of a cement holding significantly stronger materials together, just like fiber-reinforced plastics. But clearly, when you start with separate cement, sand and aggregate, it is an assemblage.
Add in steel reinforcement, and it it even more clear that as a construction process, it works like an assemblage.
But from the perspective of the overall design, it just a material.
2. wood
Wood itself is just a bunch of oriented cellulose tubes in a matrix of lignin, etc.
But what about plywood? Is is a material or an assembly?
What if I take a number of long boards and laminate them together with glue to form a beam that is much longer, thicker, and wider than any of the individual pieces. Is that an assemblage or a material?
What if I assemble a floor by gluing the sub-flooring (oriented strand board, plywood, etc.) to the joists. Most would still consider it an assemblage, but how is it different?
3. steel
Steel is generally considered a material. If I were to rivet or bolt two pieces of steel together, that would be considered an assemblage. But what if I welded them together?
Then there is the a type of welding where the goal is not to join to pieces of metal but to add more material to an existing piece of metal.
Sometimes the material added is the same as the rest, sometimes it is a special coating. Is the result a material or an assemblage? Or does it depend on the material added?
What if the steel is treated in such a way that parts of it change their nature? For example the outside may be made harder, leaving the inside soft and tough. Is the result a material or an assemblage?
If individual fasteners, are materials, then so are I-beams, but what about prefabricated trusses? What about wire rope (an assembly of individual wires)?
And if steel I-beams are materials, what about wooden I-beams?
At the right level of scale, any material becomes an assemblage. For example:
1. concrete
Concrete consists of a cement holding significantly stronger materials together, just like fiber-reinforced plastics. But clearly, when you start with separate cement, sand and aggregate, it is an assemblage.
Add in steel reinforcement, and it it even more clear that as a construction process, it works like an assemblage.
But from the perspective of the overall design, it just a material.
2. wood
Wood itself is just a bunch of oriented cellulose tubes in a matrix of lignin, etc.
But what about plywood? Is is a material or an assembly?
What if I take a number of long boards and laminate them together with glue to form a beam that is much longer, thicker, and wider than any of the individual pieces. Is that an assemblage or a material?
What if I assemble a floor by gluing the sub-flooring (oriented strand board, plywood, etc.) to the joists. Most would still consider it an assemblage, but how is it different?
3. steel
Steel is generally considered a material. If I were to rivet or bolt two pieces of steel together, that would be considered an assemblage. But what if I welded them together?
Then there is the a type of welding where the goal is not to join to pieces of metal but to add more material to an existing piece of metal.
Sometimes the material added is the same as the rest, sometimes it is a special coating. Is the result a material or an assemblage? Or does it depend on the material added?
What if the steel is treated in such a way that parts of it change their nature? For example the outside may be made harder, leaving the inside soft and tough. Is the result a material or an assemblage?
If individual fasteners, are materials, then so are I-beams, but what about prefabricated trusses? What about wire rope (an assembly of individual wires)?
And if steel I-beams are materials, what about wooden I-beams?
Where can I find used building materials?
Q. I am looking for a website that sells used building materials in the Syracuse NY area anyone have any idea of a link for them?
I tried to do a search for building restoration materials but everything comes up from out of state or in Canada.
I am looking for the material in or near Syracuse NY Not Canada
I tried to do a search for building restoration materials but everything comes up from out of state or in Canada.
I am looking for the material in or near Syracuse NY Not Canada
A. I usually go to FreeCycle.org to find used building materials. Instead of throwing stuff away people post their things on this site. It is set up locally by chapter and I believe the Syracuse area has one. It is a great resource.
In the past I have found tons of old deck materials and other lumber that is in great shape.
The best part is that it is free!!!! People are not allowed to charge for their products. It is very cool.
In the past I have found tons of old deck materials and other lumber that is in great shape.
The best part is that it is free!!!! People are not allowed to charge for their products. It is very cool.
What local building materials are available in Haiti?
Q. What building materials are readily available to construct housing in post-quake Haiti? Is their concrete production local or imported? Do they have wood available and if so what kind (hardwood, softwood, timber)? Also are earth-made dwellings common in vernacular architecture?
I'm doing a school design project on this topic and I'd like to her from preferably a first hand source who has been there and had a chance to see for themselves what the situation is like.
I'm doing a school design project on this topic and I'd like to her from preferably a first hand source who has been there and had a chance to see for themselves what the situation is like.
A. There is still lots of rubble.
And still so much devsataion (n Port-au-Prince), that they can't get machines and backhoes to help clear it up.
But some have been very cleverly been using hand-cranked rubble crushers. It takes 2-3 guys to operate, two to crank, one to put chunks into the hopper. But they are slowly clearing their own neighborhoods - AND using the crushed rubble as a building material for concrete, foundations, new bricks, and the like. Ingenious.
And still so much devsataion (n Port-au-Prince), that they can't get machines and backhoes to help clear it up.
But some have been very cleverly been using hand-cranked rubble crushers. It takes 2-3 guys to operate, two to crank, one to put chunks into the hopper. But they are slowly clearing their own neighborhoods - AND using the crushed rubble as a building material for concrete, foundations, new bricks, and the like. Ingenious.
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