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Post-and-lintel system
Post-and-lintel system, in building construction, a system in which two upright members, the posts, hold up…
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Reinforced concrete
Reinforced concrete, concrete in which steel is embedded in such a manner that the two materials act together in…
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Arch
Arch, in architecture and civil engineering, a curved member that is used to span an opening…
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Wall
Wall, structural element used to divide or enclose, and, in building construction, to form the periphery of a…
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Masonry
Masonry, the art and craft of building and fabricating in stone, clay, brick, or concrete block.…
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Bearing wall
Bearing wall, orload-bearing wall, Wall that carries the load of floors and roof above in addition to…
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Materials testing
Materials testing, measurement of the characteristics and behaviour of such substances as metals, ceramics, or plastics…
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Gross domestic product
Gross domestic product (GDP), total market value of the goods and services produced by a…
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Modern Building Practices
The economic context of building construction Buildings, like all economic products, command a range of unit…
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Structural engineering
Building science A significant achievement of the first industrial age was the emergence of building science,…