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  2. Murus gallicus - Wikipedia

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    Murus gallicus or Gallic wall is a method of construction of defensive walls used to protect Iron Age hillforts and oppida of the La Tene period in Western Europe. Basic features [ edit ]

  3. Firewall (construction) - Wikipedia

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    A fire barrier wall, or a fire partition, is a fire-rated wall assembly that are not structurally self-sufficient. [ 2 ] Fire barrier walls are typically continuous from an exterior wall to an exterior wall, or from a floor below to a floor or roof above, or from one fire barrier wall to another fire barrier wall, having a fire resistance ...

  4. Spite fence - Wikipedia

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    A spite wall in Lancashire, England, built in 1880 by the owner of the land on the left, in reaction to the unwanted construction of the house on the right [1]. In property law, a spite fence is an overly tall fence or a row of trees, bushes, or hedges, constructed or planted between adjacent lots by a property owner (with no legitimate purpose), who is annoyed with or wishes to annoy a ...

  5. Defensible space (fire control) - Wikipedia

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    A guideline used in this zone can be "low, lean and green." Trees should be kept to a minimum of 10 feet (3 m) from other trees to reduce risk of fire spread between trees. Wood piles should be kept in zone 2. No branches should be touching or hanging over the roof of the house or within 10 feet of the structure to help keep the structure safe.

  6. Ha-ha - Wikipedia

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    Comparison of a ha-ha (top) and a regular wall (bottom). Both walls prevent access, but one does not block the view looking outward. A ha-ha (French: hâ-hâ [a a] ⓘ or saut de loup [so dÉ™ lu] ⓘ), also known as a sunk fence, blind fence, ditch and fence, deer wall, or foss, is a recessed landscape design element that creates a vertical barrier (particularly on one side) while preserving ...

  7. Defensive wall - Wikipedia

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    According to Philo the width of a wall had to be 4.5 metres (15 ft) thick to be able to withstand ancient (non-gunpowder) siege engines. [16] European walls of the 1200s and 1300s could reach the Roman equivalents but rarely exceeded them in length, width, and height, remaining around 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) thick.

  8. Firefighter falls 12 feet fighting arson fire in Croydon ...

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    A Croydon firefighter was injured after the attic floor collapsed early Sunday at a Bristol Twp. business. A police investigation is underway.

  9. High-voltage transformer fire barriers - Wikipedia

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    The primary North American document that deals with outdoor high-voltage transformer fire barriers is NFPA 850. [1] NFPA 850 outlines that outdoor oil-insulated transformers should be separated from adjacent structures and from each other by firewalls, spatial separation, or other approved means for the purpose of limiting the damage and potential spread of fire from a transformer failure.