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Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / architecture | | Portuguese term or phrase: granito escacilhado | | architectural works |
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| | cobbled granite | Explanation:
Escacilhado - Mármores Cristovão.com
Escacilhado - É feito manualmente a partir de impactos de uma ferramenta metálica na pedra, de forma a que esta quebre irregularmente. ...
www.mcristovao.com/site/index.php?id=80
Real Pavers – cobblestones, granite pavers, retaining walls.
With endless combinations, our cobbled granite pavers allows you to create a unique look and blend, with beauty and the unsurpassed quality of Real Granite ...
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cobble (kbl)
A rock fragment larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder. Pebbles have a diameter between 64 and 256 mm (2.56 and 10.24 inches) and are often rounded.
Noun 1. cobblecobble - rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
cobblestone, sett
paving stone - a stone used for paving
Verb 1. cobble - pave with cobblestones
cobblestone
pave - cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic; "pave the roads in the village"
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cobble
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What are Cobblestones?
Cobblestones are made from highly durable stones, usually granite or basalt. They were usually dug from nearby areas and then cobbled, or roughly shaped into the size needed. The cobblestones were then set in sand or mortar. Sand allows the road to gently give to traffic, preventing the cracking associated with pavement or asphalt. Streets paved with cobblestones have proven their durability and longevity by showing up through worn out sections of paved roads throughout the world.
The term cobble is a geological term used to describe a stone of a particular size, which is approximately two and a half to ten inches (.64 to 256 millimeters). Colors range from grey to black to purple, depending on the origin of the stone. Patterns in cobblestone streets depend on the creativity of the workers who designed the streets and installed the cobblestones.
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19 mins confidence:   mortared granite
Explanation:
i.e. the granite/bricks are fixed in place with mortar (argamassa) instead of being loose.
See this definition:
http://estudogeral.sib.uc.pt:8080/dspace/bitstream/10316/591...
I've cut and paste the specific section of text for you.
"180 Cf. Grande Enciclopédia Portuguesa e Brasileira, Lisboa, Rio de Janeiro, Editorial Enciclopédia
Limitada, s.d., vol. XXIV, com direcção técnica de João Sousa Fonseca, em que “rachar”, para
além dos significados comummente atribuídos, tem também por sinónimo “rachear” que significa
“preencher os vãos das paredes em construção com rachas ou lascas de pedra e argamassa.”
Gabriella Casella atribui o mesmo significado para os termos ‘rachear’, ‘encascar’, ou ‘escacilhar’,
em Gramáticas de Pedra. Levantamento de tipologias de construção murária, Porto, Centro
Regional de Artes Tradicionais, 2003, p. 27."
Best of Luck :)
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25 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): -1 cobbled granite
Explanation:
Escacilhado - Mármores Cristovão.com
Escacilhado - É feito manualmente a partir de impactos de uma ferramenta metálica na pedra, de forma a que esta quebre irregularmente. ...
www.mcristovao.com/site/index.php?id=80
Real Pavers – cobblestones, granite pavers, retaining walls.
With endless combinations, our cobbled granite pavers allows you to create a unique look and blend, with beauty and the unsurpassed quality of Real Granite ...
www.realpavers.com/granitepatterns.htm -
cobble (kbl)
A rock fragment larger than a pebble and smaller than a boulder. Pebbles have a diameter between 64 and 256 mm (2.56 and 10.24 inches) and are often rounded.
Noun 1. cobblecobble - rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads
cobblestone, sett
paving stone - a stone used for paving
Verb 1. cobble - pave with cobblestones
cobblestone
pave - cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic; "pave the roads in the village"
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cobble
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-11-08 19:04:33 GMT)
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What are Cobblestones?
Cobblestones are made from highly durable stones, usually granite or basalt. They were usually dug from nearby areas and then cobbled, or roughly shaped into the size needed. The cobblestones were then set in sand or mortar. Sand allows the road to gently give to traffic, preventing the cracking associated with pavement or asphalt. Streets paved with cobblestones have proven their durability and longevity by showing up through worn out sections of paved roads throughout the world.
The term cobble is a geological term used to describe a stone of a particular size, which is approximately two and a half to ten inches (.64 to 256 millimeters). Colors range from grey to black to purple, depending on the origin of the stone. Patterns in cobblestone streets depend on the creativity of the workers who designed the streets and installed the cobblestones.
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-cobblestones.htm
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| Nov 17, 2009 - Changes made by airmailrpl: | | Edited KOG entry | Carla Selyer's old entry - "granito escacilhado" => "cobbled granite" |
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