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  2. Deck (building) - Wikipedia

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    In architecture, a deck is a flat surface capable of supporting weight, similar to a floor, but typically constructed outdoors, often elevated from the ground, and usually connected to a building. The term is a generalization from the deck of a ship.

  3. Deck - Wikipedia

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    Deck (bridge), the roadway surface of a bridge; Deck (building), an outdoor floor attached to a building made of wood or wood-like material; Another name for a storey; The concrete or tile area surrounding a swimming pool; Deck arch bridge, a type of bridge; Observation deck, a platform situated upon a tall architectural structure or natural ...

  4. Composite construction - Wikipedia

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    A composite steel deck combines the tensile strength of steel with the compressive strength of concrete to improve design efficiency and reduce the material necessary to cover a given area. Additionally, composite steel decks supported by composite steel joists can span greater distances between supporting elements and have reduced live load ...

  5. Pier (bridge structure) - Wikipedia

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    In this case, the height of the structure, measured between the top of the deck and the ground, is between the values a/3 and a/2, where a denotes the span of the arch, which is generally a semicircular or elliptical arch. [7] The thickness e of the pier depends solely on the span of the arches: a/10 < e < a/8.

  6. Deck (ship) - Wikipedia

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    Boat deck: Especially on ships with sponsons, the deck area where lifeboats or the ship's gig are stored. Boiler deck: (river steamers) The passenger deck above the vessel's boilers. Bridge deck: (a) The deck area including the helm and navigation station, and where the Officer of the Deck/Watch will be found, also known as the conn.

  7. Observation deck - Wikipedia

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    Observation deck on the 100th, 101st and 102nd floors 15 Landmark 81: 2019 Skyscraper Ho Chi Minh City: 382: 461: Observation decks on 79th, 80th and 81st floors 16 Petronas Towers: 1998 Skyscraper Kuala Lumpur: 370: 451.9: Observation deck on 86th floor of tower 2; in addition there is the skybridge between the two towers on 41st and 42nd ...

  8. List of roof shapes - Wikipedia

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    Pyatthat: A multi-tiered and spired roof commonly found in Burmese royal and Buddhist architecture. Tented: A type of polygonal hipped roof with steeply pitched slopes rising to a peak; Helm roof, Rhenish helm: A pyramidal roof with gable ends; often found on church towers. Spiral, a steeply pitched spire which twists as it goes up.

  9. Camber (ship) - Wikipedia

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    The camber is a measure of lateral main deck curvature in naval architecture. The curve is applied to a deck transversely, measured as the height of deck at centreline above the height of deck at side. The practice of adding camber to a ship's deck originated in the era of small sailing ships.