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Spray gun
Spray gun, painting tool using compressed air from a nozzle to atomize a liquid into a controlled pattern. The spray nozzle operates…
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Shell structure
Shell structure, in building construction, a thin, curved plate structure shaped to transmit applied forces by compressive, tensile, and shear stresses…
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Drum
Drum, in architecture, any of the cylindrical stone blocks composing a column that is not a monolith. The term also denotes a circular or polygonal wall supporting…
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Dome
Dome, in architecture, hemispherical structure evolved from the arch, usually forming a ceiling or roof. Domes first appeared as solid mounds and in techniques…
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Vault
Vault, in building construction, a structural member consisting of an arrangement of arches, usually forming a ceiling or roof. The basic barrel form, which appeared first…
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Membrane structure
Membrane structure, Structure with a thin, flexible surface (membrane) that carries loads primarily through tensile stresses. There are two main…
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Cable structure
Cable structure, Form of long-span structure that is subject to tension and uses suspension cables for support. Highly efficient, cable structures include…
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Girder
Girder, in building construction, a horizontal main supporting beam that carries a vertical concentrated load. girder Beam Beam, in engineering, originally…
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Framed building
Framed building, structure in which weight is carried by a skeleton or framework, as opposed to being supported by walls. The essential…
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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 a third member, the lintel,…