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  2. Viga (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    This was used for the creation of portales or covered porches. An umbral or lintel was added for support of the viga along with vertical posts in these spaces. [ 12 ] The porch's roof treatment was the same as in the interior room, but the space provided was used for different purposes.

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  4. Porch - Wikipedia

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    A porch is placed in front of the façade of a building it commands, and forms a low front. Alternatively, it may be a vestibule, or a projecting building that houses the entrance door of a building. [1] Porches exist in both religious and secular architecture. There are various styles of porches, many of which depend on the architectural ...

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    A double floor is generally used for longer spans and joists, called bridging beams or joists, are supported by other beams called binding beams: the two layers of timbers providing the name double floor. In a double floor there may be two sets of joists, one for the floor above and one for the ceiling below.

  6. Timber framing - Wikipedia

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    Timber design or wood design is a subcategory of structural engineering that focuses on the engineering of wood structures. Timber is classified by tree species (e.g., southern pine, douglas fir, etc.) and its strength is graded using numerous coefficients that correspond to the number of knots, the moisture content, the temperature, the grain ...

  7. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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    An exterior side of a building, usually the front. Fanlight A window, semicircular or semi-elliptical in shape, with glazing bars or tracery sets radiating out like an open fan. Fan Vault A conoid architectural element in which a series of equidistant curved ribs projects radially from a central axis, often a vertical wall support such as a column.

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