2016年7月26日 星期二

equestrian. concrete, plinth. The Fourth Plinth.


Building a wall 1,000 miles long and 40 feet high would require $711m worth of concrete and $240m of cement

Building materials companies are poised to profit if Donald Trump builds his wall
ECONOMIST.COM



“Makes me sick to think of the waste... spending a fortune on a concrete plinth that could support IFC.” - Alan Sargent, Lamma Island resident


A controversial bike park on Lamma Island that was slammed by residents...
HONGKONGFP.COM



'Who does he think he is? Moses?' - Boris Johnson

Ed Miliband just unveiled an 8ft stone plinth engraved with Labour's election pledges
INDEPENDENT.CO.UK


Equestrian Events Take Center Stage
By MARY PILON



Often a backwater of the Games, horse events in London are garnering attention in a country with a rich equestrian tradition.


2010
The Fourth Plinth
http://www.london.gov.uk/trafalgarsquare/around/4th_plinth.jsp
The Fourth Plinth, in the north-west of Trafalgar Square, was originally intended for an equestrian statue but was empty for many years. It is now the location for specially commissioned artworks.




 concrete   混擬土

混凝土,又稱洋灰或者石矢(在中國大陸書面上又寫作)(拼音tóng、注音:ㄊㄨㄥˊ),是由膠凝材料骨料按適當比例配置,再經過一定時間硬化而成的人工石材。混凝土的硬度高、堅固耐用、原料來源廣泛、製作方法簡單、成本低廉、可塑性強、適用於各種自然環境,是世界上使用量最大的人工土木建築材料,廣泛使用於房屋橋樑公路跑道擋土牆堤防涵洞水壩水箱水塔油槽渠道水溝碼頭防波堤軍事工程核能發電廠等構造物。
━━ [kɑ'nkriːt,–|kɔ'ŋkriːt] [名詞]
  1. 1コンクリート(cf. REINFORCED CONCRETE);(タールなどを含む)コンクリート材;コンクリート舗装(道路).
  2. 2
  3. (1)具体[具象]的観念;具体[具象]的な語句
    • in the concrete
    • 具体的に.
  4. (2)具体[具象]物.
  5. 3結合体,凝固物.
  6. 4=concrete poetry.
  7. 5〔植物〕 (香水作りに用いられる)花から抽出される蝋ろう成分.
  8. 6(サトウキビの抽出液やカエデの樹液を煮つめた)粗製凝固糖.

equestrian[e・ques・tri・an]
  • 発音記号[ikwéstriən]
[形]((通例限定))
1 乗馬者[騎手, 馬術家]の;馬術の
equestrian skill
馬術.
2 馬上[騎乗]の
an equestrian statue
騎馬像.
━━[名]乗馬者, 騎手;曲馬師.
e・ques・tri・an・ism
[名][U]馬術;乗馬(練習).



plinth
n.
  1. A block or slab on which a pedestal, column, or statue is placed.
  2. The base block at the intersection of the baseboard and the vertical trim around an opening.
  3. A continuous course of stones supporting a wall. Also called plinth course.
  4. A square base, as for a vase.
[French plinthe, from Latin plinthus, from Greek plinthos, tile, plinth.]
  • [plínθ]
[名]《建築》
1 柱の台座, 柱礎;彫像の台座.
2 壁などの土台.
3 (建具類の)台輪.



青函海底隧道早已經完成,而且當年是以新幹線的標準興建,無道碴道床版塊(Plinth)預留標準軌的螺栓,只需調整軌道寬度就可換軌距給新幹線使用,所以總建設經費低,這才是百年建設的遠見。


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