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51Serif — For other uses, see Serif (disambiguation). Sans serif font Serif font …
52Collapse of the World Trade Center — Coordinates: 40°42′41.12″N 74°00′44.00″W / …
53Concrete — This article is about the construction material. For other uses, see Concrete (disambiguation). Outer view of the Roman Pantheon, still the largest unreinforced solid concrete dome.[1] …
54Corrosion — v · d · e Materials failure modes Buckling · …
55Framing (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… …
56Installing building insulation — Due to the variety of building insulation materials available and the various building elements that may require insulation, there are a number of ways of installing building insulation.Where to insulateWhere to insulate depends on where your… …
57earthquake — /errth kwayk /, n. 1. a series of vibrations induced in the earth s crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating. 2. something that is severely disruptive; upheaval. [1300 50; ME erthequake …
58furniture — furnitureless, adj. /ferr ni cheuhr/, n. 1. the movable articles, as tables, chairs, desks or cabinets, required for use or ornament in a house, office, or the like. 2. fittings, apparatus, or necessary accessories for something. 3. equipment for …
59Sampoong Department Store collapse — Infobox News event caption= date=Thursday, June 29, 1995 time=5:52 PM KST place=Seoul, South Korea casualties1=501 dead casualties2=937 injuredThe Sampoong Department Store (삼풍백화점; 三豊百貨店) collapse was a structural failure that occurred on June 29 …
60Joint (building) — A building joint is a junction where building elements meet without applying a static load from one element to another. When one or more of these vertical or horizontal elements that meet are required by the local building code to have a fire… …
