This technique is called "ramming Aga" [6], and for centuries, this traditional material and building technology have been used to construct floors and roofs of temples in Tibet.
You can use a variety of shapes and tools to construct floor plans, elevations, and sections.
With no room to expand the camp as its population grows, flimsily constructed floors have been added on top of older buildings, keeping some alleyways permanently shrouded in darkness.
For some, the Rana Plaza tragedy is a matter of criminality, and indeed there have been multiple arrests, including engineers who are alleged to have illegally added several shoddily constructed floors to the building, and the factory owner who is said to have ordered employees to work the morning of the collapse, after safety concerns had been raised.
Within 20 years, constructed floor space is projected to have increased twentyfold from today's level, and an upscale Sydney Olympic Park is expected to have a daytime population of 70,000 -- 27,000 full-time residents, 17,000 workers, 9,500 college students, and a varying flood of visitors.
"Stuff's being built up all around," said Dennis Langley, 54, a resident of the neighborhood who's made a career constructing floors.
Construct the floor of the doghouse, keeping it flush with the base.
The first step is to construct a floor, which rests on the foundation wall.
In an effort to reduce the visible bulk of the new building, the Y plans to construct two floors under ground, reaching a depth of 28 feet.
Under the plan approved by the commission, Hearst would construct 36 floors atop its landmark six-story headquarters at 959 Eighth Avenue, between 56th and 57th Streets.
"Our thinking now is to take that two-story space above the lobby ceiling and construct two floors within it," Mr. Jarmel said.
