construction loads
1Construction of the World Trade Center — For the post 9/11 rebuilding and ongoing construction at the World Trade Center site, see World Trade Center site. The completed World Trade Center in March 2001 The construction of the World Trade Center was conceived as an urban renewal project …
2Construction of Queensland railways — Queensland s railway construction begin in the 1860s. A narrow gauge railway was selected due to cost savings and its suitability to the mountainous terrain along Queensland s coast. The rail network continued to expand until road transport… …
3Construction aggregate — Limestone quarry …
4building construction — Techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures. Early humans built primarily for shelter, using simple methods. Building materials came from the land, and fabrication was dictated by the limits of the materials and… …
5Framing (construction) — Framing, in construction known as light frame construction, is a building technique based around structural members, usually called studs, which provide a stable frame to which interior and exterior wall coverings are attached, and covered by a… …
6Skyscraper design and construction — Skyscrapers are tall, internally supported structures where the majority of load bearing structure, outside of that providing structural support for dead load is specifically designed to provide for large free spaces between supporting elements… …
7Dead and live loads — are terms used in mechanical and structural engineering, especially where analysis of real world objects is required. A load refers to any type of force exerted on an object, which may be in the form of a weight (gravitational force), a pressure …
8Firewall (construction) — In construction, a firewall is a fire resistance rated wall assembly intended to slow the spread of fire from one side to the other, and are certification listed. Firewalls subdivide a building into separate fire areas, and are located in… …
9Heavy equipment (construction) — Heavy machinery redirects here. For the album by Anders Johansson, Jens Johansson and Allan Holdsworth, see Heavy Machinery (album). Heavy equipment vehicles of various types parking near a highway construction site …
10Composite construction — is a generic term to describe any building construction involving multiple dissimilar materials. Composite construction is often used in building aircraft, watercraft, and building construction. There are several reasons to use composite… …
