Вопрос № 1072632 - Английский язык

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The plastics that were unknown only a few decades ago have become extremely important and widely used for construction purposes. The plastics being used nowadays possess many advantages. First of all they are extremely light and their tensile strength is greater than that of many metals. Besides, they are weather-resistant and resistant to a great number of chemical substances. Some of the examples of the constructive use of plastic materials have been domes housing radar antennae and electronic equipment. Such domes built in America and Canada are as high as 116 feet.
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The tensile strength of plastics is …

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Materials used for construction purposes possess different properties. They differ in durability, strength, weight, fire-and decay-resistance and, naturally, cost. Wood, brick, stone, concrete, metals, and plastics belong to the most popular building materials used nowadays. They all have their advantages and disadvantages that are taken into account when designing a structure.
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The function of a cladding is to prevent the passage of air between indoors and outdoors of a 1_______. For this purpose it is necessary to regulate air velocities within the building. Even small air leaks are extremely 2_______. Why is it so?
It is because air leaks 3_______ water through the wall, allow vapor to condensate inside the walls, and allow noises to penetrate the 4_______ of the building from outside.

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The first concrete bridge of F. Hennebique was designed and constructed in 1899. 1_______ his name was associated with bridges all over the world, and, by 1906, he had designed 700 bridges. And by 1920 he had completed 3600 2_______.
F. Hennebique travelled all over Europe setting up his agencies and firms. Contracts with his numerous clients had doubled each year. He also 3_______ reservoirs and by that time there were 7500 of them completed. He built the enormous sports stadium in Turin covering an 4_______ of 11 ha, with places for 70000 spectators.

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The function of the cladding of a building is to control the passage of light. Especially important is controlling the passage of 1_______.
It is a well-known fact that sunlight is heat that may be harmful or 2________. It can be useful for illumination but harmful if it 3_______ glare within a building. Besides, sunlight includes ultraviolet wavelengths that can be harmful for human skin. They may also cause harm to interior 4_______.

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The insulation of a building is its extremely important feature. It keeps a building comfortable for life; it helps make buildings cooler in summer and warmer in winter by retarding the passage of heat through the exterior surfaces of the building. It helps keep the people living in the building more comfortable by raising the temperatures of the interior surfaces of the building. It also reduces the energy consumption of the building for heating and cooling. The most important types of thermal insulating materials are the following: glass, wool, treated cellulose, glass fibers and some others.
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What is an extremely important feature of a building?