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  1. Steel in Fire (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 22 min., 1995 sale: £70.00 (inclusive)

    Shows the testing of the fire resistance of a composite building: the erection of the building, the installation of a complex set of thermocouples, setting fire to the building, assessment of the damage.

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  2. Wood Properties and Use (2001 Video)

    Subject
    Civil Engineering & Building; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min., 2006 sale: £44.00 (+VAT+p&p)

    Looks at how to chose the best wood for a job by doing simple tests in the workshop. Shows tests for the following: hardness, stiffness, density, toughness, glueability; splitting and checking, finish,...

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  3. Rocks for Roads (1994 Video)

    Producer
    Nicholas Watson
    Subject
    Engineering; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 1998 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Visits three quarries to investigate the materials needed for road building, where they come from and how they are processed. Environmentally acceptable sources are becoming scarce, and new approaches to the...

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  4. Limestone (2000)

    Subject
    Architecture; Civil Engineering & Building
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 30 minutes), £65.00

    This film describes the use of limestone as a building material. It also explores its failure, repair and conservation. Topicscovered include: Geology; Quarrying; Carving and Dressing; Laying; Defects;...

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  5. Etna Brickworks (1986 Video)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Civil Engineering & Building
    Distribution
    Out of Distribution, Videocassette. VHS col. 11 min., 2005sale: 15.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Etna Brickworks in West Lothian was opened in 1880 and for over a century produced refractories and common building bricks using a method that remained largely unchanged. In addition to the 28-chamber kiln...

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  6. Modelling Heat Transfer: One-Dimensional Steady-State Heat Transfer (1982 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Investigates the practical usefulness of simple models of heat transfer, particularly conduction, using as an example the thermal insulation properties of building materials. Looks at the performance of...

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  7. Development of Timber Engineering, The (2 Parts) (1979 Multimedia)

    Director
    Nita Spektorov
    Producer
    Nita Spektorov
    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Hire, 36, 53 slides. col.

    Two programmes outlining the properties of wood and its history as a building material.

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  8. Roundwood Timber Framing: Building Naturally with Local Resources (2012)

    Subject
    Architecture; Engineering; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 85 minutes), £19.95

    A step-by-step design and build process for a locally sourced roundwood timber framed building, as well as showing other examples of builds including houses, a shop and a small outhouse. The link between...

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  9. Plate Girder Bridge, The (1993 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 27 min., 1995 sale: £180.00 (inclusive)

    Surveys the problems encountered in designing a plate girder bridge in steel. Discusses basic concepts and considers the strength of materials, stability, fatigue and additional stresses.

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  10. Building Cd/Dvd (2004)

    Subject
    Civil Engineering & Building
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0), £350.00

    A CD/DVD on building techniques designed for Intranet delivery or installation on a local Hard Drive. It includes the following sections: Foundations; Walls; Ground Floors Upper Floors; Roof Structure; Roof...

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