Another material worked on by Brevier Technical Ceramics is Silicon nitride (Si 3N 4) plays at present a dominant role amongst nitride ceramics. It achieves a combination of outstanding material properties not yet reached by other ceramics, namely high toughness, high strength, even at high temperatures, outstanding thermal shock resistance, remarkable resistance to wear, low [...]
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Silicon at the micro level
Posted in Coral, Heat on January 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Coral patterned ceramics
Posted in Coral, Heat on January 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Brevier Technical Ceramics uses coral reef patterns and structure to create materials with extremely high heat resistance and conductivity. A few characteristics of Aluminium Nitride Ceramics are: very high thermal conductivity high electrical insulation
Man-made mountain
Posted in Rocks as Structure on January 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Located in Denia, Alicante, Spain, the Denia Mountain project began in 2002. As documented in the book Geo Logics, ” The project for Denia emerges as the possibility of concentrating in a place of exceptional historical, social, and cultural value previously expressed intuitions in relation to the possibility of converting the act of construction into [...]
Gabions
Posted in Rocks as Structure on January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Eggum Tourist Route This tourist services building designed by Snohetta Architects is located at the foot of the mountains in Lofoten, Norway. The walls of the building are constructed out of rock filled wire mesh boxes or gabions. In this example the gabions serve two purposes: both structural and aesthetic. Anther example of gabions being [...]
Have you seen….
Posted in Rocks as People Attractors on January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Giant’s Causeway is one of the most popular turist sites in Northern Ireland. Formed thousands of years ago during a volcanic eruption the causeway consist of over 40,000 basalt columns interlocked together. While the majority are hexagonal in shape there are some that are 4,5,7, & 8 sided. The Wave is formed of Navajo [...]
Rock Forms
Posted in Rock Formations on January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When you look at rock formations from around the world it becomes evident that architecture has been greatly influenced by nature, and in particular the natural shapes and forms that rocks take on over time. There are three categories of rocks: Sedimentary, Igneous, and Metamorphic. Sedimentary rock is formed through the accumulation of mineral and [...]
