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11building 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… …
12technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …
13Pipe (material) — A pipe is a tube or hollow cylinder used to convey materials or as a structural component. The terms pipe and tube are almost interchangeable. A pipe is generally specified by the internal diameter (ID) whereas a tube is usually defined by the… …
14Memorial Bridge (Massachusetts) — Memorial Bridge Memorial Bridge Carries pedestrian and vehicular traffic Route 147 (Massachusetts) …
15Franz Dischinger — (8 October 1887 9 January 1953) was a pioneering German civil and structural engineer, responsible for the development of the modern cable stayed bridge. He was also a pioneer of the use of prestressed concrete, patenting the technique of… …
16Olivetti-Underwood Factory — The Olivetti Underwood Factory was designed by renowned architect Louis Kahn. Olivetti, an Italian company, commissioned Kahn in 1966 to design the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania building for the manufacture of their Underwood line of typewriters and… …
17pre|stress — «pree STREHS», transitive verb. to subject (a material) to heavy internal stress in making or casting to help withstand subsequent external loads or stresses. Bricks, concrete, and structural steel are prestressed by embedding steel wires or rods …
18Waldo-Hancock Bridge — Infobox Bridge bridge name = Waldo Hancock Bridge caption = Waldo Hancock Bridge as it looks from Verona Island official name = Waldo Hancock Bridge carries = U.S. Route 1 crosses = Penobscot River locale = Bucksport, Maine, (Hancock County,… …
19Michel Virlogeux — Born 1946 La Flèche, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France Nationality French Education Prytanée National Militaire École Polytechnique École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées …
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