materials science

2020/4.1, April 8 — Acrylic Ingenuity, Gourmet Water, Dancing with Light and more
THE ESSENTIAL E-NEWSLETTER FOR WATERSHAPE DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS AND BUILDERS April 8, 2020 www.watershapes.com FEATURE ARTICLE…
2012/4.2, April 25 — Building Stone Walls, Concealing Controls, Civic Fountain Woes and more
April 25, 2012 WATERSHAPES.COM FEATURE ARTICLE Building Walls, Stone by Stone Dry-stacking stone walls and…
Beware of Exploding Lava Rocks
In selecting materials, most of us know enough to think about how our choices will work when exposed to water. Only rarely, however, do we think about how those materials will perform when exposed to fire — which is being featured in more and more projects these days — and how they
Pebbles, Pozzolons & Polymers
One certainly  emerges from all the discussions that have taken place about swimming pool plaster over the past several years:  The product has had plenty of room for improvement. Among the complaints has been that traditional white-plaster pool finishes simply haven't kept pace with the rising expectations of owners, who increasingly want their pools, spas and waterfeatures to be entirely forgiving when their lifestyles limit the time they can spend on maintenance and upkeep.  In that environment, in fact, traditional