prefabricated concrete element
1Concrete slab — Suspended slab under construction, with the formwork still in place …
2Prestressed concrete — diagram Prestressed concrete is a method for overcoming concrete s natural weakness in tension. It can be used to produce beams, floors or bridges with a longer span than is practical with ordinary reinforced concrete. Prestressing tendons… …
3harbours and sea works — Introduction harbour also spelled harbor any part of a body of water and the manmade structures surrounding it that sufficiently shelters a vessel from wind, waves, and currents, enabling safe anchorage or the discharge and loading of… …
4Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …
5Caisson (engineering) — In geotechnical engineering, a caisson is a retaining, watertight structure used, for example, to work on the foundations of a bridge pier, for the construction of a concrete dam, or for the repair of ships. These are constructed such that the… …
6Inner German border — Innerdeutsche Grenze North and central Germany …
7National Museum of Western Art — This article is about an art museum in Tokyo, Japan. For other uses, see NMWA (disambiguation). National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo designed by Le Corbusier The National Museum of Western Art (国立西洋美術館 …
8Operation Overlord — Part of World War II Tank landing ships unloading supplies on Omaha Beach, building up …
9Moscow — /mos koh/ or, for 1, 2, / kow/, n. 1. Russian, Moskva. a city in and the capital of the Russian Federation, in the W part: capital of the former Soviet Union. 8,967,000. 2. Also called Grand Duchy of Moscow. Muscovy (def. 1). 3. a city in W Idaho …
10building 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… …
