Sentence examples for underneath the slab from inspiring English sources

Geothermal and radiant heating pipes were then threaded 65 feet underground (where the temperature is a constant 55 degrees) and back up through a manifold underneath the slab to cool the house in summer and heat it in winter.

Controlled energy dissipation in the structure is realized through the use of steel links that are installed between the bottom face of the suspended slab and the floor beam underneath the slab.

There are two continuous resilient layers in the model: one to account for railpads between the rails and the slab and one to account for slab-bearings underneath the slab.

Instead of forced-air heating and furnaces, hot water flowed through pipes underneath the slab floor to heat the house (a system Frank Lloyd Wright thought was futuristic).

For concrete slabs, the subgrade (ground underneath the slab) is often pre-treated for termites, and a moisture barrier or dampproofing is installed before the mat is tied.

Two eggs were preserved just in front of and above the pubic boot, and several more may lie underneath them on the slab.

The usual method involves sealing cracks and installing a system of vents underneath the foundation or the slab of a building to draw contaminated air outdoors.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Celia Tracy lay on the ground beside the toppled tombstone, stretching her arm underneath the large slab of marble.

Damage of bagged cement emulsified asphalt (CA) mortar tends to create voids underneath the track slab and will reduce the carrying capacity of the track structure, which is contrary to its design purpose of providing a long-term, safe and reliable service.

As shown in Fig. 20, the inclined shear crack is initiated from slab top surface and the shear resistance may be provided mainly by the slab concrete underneath the tip of inclined crack, i.e. the lower portion of slab.

You may find that undermining, or removing soil from underneath a small area of the slab will make it break away more easily.