structural wall element
11Rare earth element — Rare earth ore, shown with a United States penny for size comparison These rare …
12Period 2 element — A period 2 element is one of the chemical elements in the second row (or period) of the periodic table of the chemical elements. The periodic table is laid out in rows to illustrate recurring (periodic) trends in the chemical behaviour of the… …
13coke wall — n as used in Test Method D5061, a predominantly carbonaceous layer that encloses a coke pore and which is a structural element and essence of coke. D5061 …
14arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
15painting — /payn ting/, n. 1. a picture or design executed in paints. 2. the act, art, or work of a person who paints. 3. the works of art painted in a particular manner, place, or period: a book on Flemish painting. 4. an instance of covering a surface… …
16Crown Fountain — spouting water on visitors Artist Jaume Plensa …
17Barrel vault — Nave of Lisbon Cathedral with a barrel vaulted soffit. Note the absence of clerestory windows, all of the light being provided by the Rose window at one end of the vault …
18Dexel — ( depth pixel ) is a concept used for a discretized representation of functions defined on surfaces used in geometrical modeling and physical simulation,[1] sometimes also referred to as multilevel Z map[2]. Dexel is a nodal value of a scalar or… …
19Western 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… …
20building 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… …
