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31Wall plate — A Wall plate, a structural element in the Light frame construction method known as platform framing, is a horizontally laid structural element at right angles to the load bearing part of the vertical load (weight) of a building. It serves as a… …
32Bathhouse Row — Infobox nrhp | name =Bathhouse Row nrhp type = nhl caption = Skylight in Fordyce bathhouse location= Hot Springs, Arkansas lat degrees = 34 | lat minutes = 30 | lat seconds = 49 | lat direction = N long degrees = 93 | long minutes = 3 | long… …
33architecture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Building design Nouns 1. architectural or building design, form; architectural or structural engineering; landscape architecture or gardening; architectonics. See building. 2. (architectural styles) a.… …
34Road transport — (British English) or road transportation (American English) is transport on roads of passengers or goods.A hybrid of road transport and ship transport is the historic horse drawn boat.HistoryThe first forms of road transport were horses, oxen or… …
35Rammed earth — The ruins of a Han Dynasty (202 BCE – 220 CE) Chinese watchtower made of rammed earth at Dunhuang, Gansu province, at the eastern end of the Silk Road …
36Greek temple — Greek temples (Ancient Greek: polytonic|ὁ ναός , gr. ho naós dwelling , semantically distinct from Latin la. templum temple ) were structures built to house the cult statues within Greek sanctuaries. The temples themselves did usually not… …
37Rubble trench foundation — The rubble trench foundation, a construction approach popularized by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, is a type of foundation that uses loose stone or rubble to minimize the use of concrete and improve drainage. It is considered more environmentally …
38Orthotropic deck — For other uses, see Deck. Fabricating an orthotropic deck section An orthotropic bridge or orthotropic deck is one whose deck typically comprises a structural steel deck plate stiffened either longitudinally or transversely, or in both directions …
39Circuit integrity — fireproofing of cable trays in Lingen/Ems, Germany using calcium silicate board system qualified to DIN 4102 …
40Burnham, Daniel H. — ▪ American architect Introduction in full Daniel Hudson Burnham born Sept. 4, 1846, Henderson, N.Y., U.S. died June 1, 1912, Heidelberg, Ger. American architect and urban planner whose impact on the American city was substantial. He was… …
