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  1. Nov 2017
    1. words that i know but not often used in my daily life symbolism* 1. dampers imperceptible facades composite dampers

    2. oncrete is amazing these days," says Baker. "We should call it something new, since it's so different than concrete from a few decades ago." More workable and up to five times stronger, concrete today has gained these powers due to a more complex chemical composition. In many cases, industrial by-products, such as fly ash, slag from steel mills and microsilica left over from silicon manufacturing, are added to strengthen the mix, allowing it to be stiffer and support heavier loads.

      concrete is an efficient material in building skyscraper due to a more complex chemical composition

    3. echnological advances means the elemental ingredients of skyscrapers can support much larger loads with much less material.

      thanks to technological advancements,

    4. imperceptible

      word not often used by me