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  2. Water table (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    A water table is a projection of lower masonry on the outside of a wall, slightly above the ground, or at the top of a wainscot section of a wall (in this case also known as a sill). It is both a functional and architectural feature that consists of a projection that deflects water running down the face of a building away from lower courses or ...

  3. Brick-lined well - Wikipedia

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    A brick-lined well is a hand-dug water well whose walls are lined with bricks, sometimes called "Dutch bricks" if they are trapezoidal or made on site. The technique is ancient, but is still appropriate in developing countries where labor costs are low and material costs are high.

  4. Belt course - Wikipedia

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    A highly decorative terra-cotta belt course between the brick and stone wall materials. A belt course, also called a string course or sill course, [1] is a continuous row or layer of stones or brick set in a wall. [2] Set in line with window sills, it helps to make the horizontal line of the sills visually more prominent. Set between the floors ...

  5. Slate - Wikipedia

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    Slate tiles are often used for interior and exterior flooring, [27] stairs, [28] walkways [29] and wall cladding. [30] Tiles are installed and set on mortar and grouted along the edges. Chemical sealants are often used on tiles to improve durability and appearance, [ 31 ] increase stain resistance, [ 27 ] reduce efflorescence , and increase or ...

  6. Ablaq - Wikipedia

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    The ablaq decorative technique is thought to possibly be a derivative from the ancient Byzantine Empire, whose architecture used alternate sequential runs of light colored ashlar stone and darker colored orange brick. [3] The first clearly recorded use of ablaq masonry is found in repairs to the north wall of the Great Mosque of Damascus in ...

  7. Skyscraper design and construction - Wikipedia

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    A shear wall, in its simplest definition, is a wall where the entire material of the wall is employed in the resistance of both horizontal and vertical loads. A typical example is a brick or cinderblock wall. Since the wall material is used to hold the weight, as the wall expands in size, it must hold considerably more weight.

  8. Generative Design in Minecraft - Wikipedia

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    GDMC (short for Generative Design in Minecraft) is a programming competition to create procedurally generated settlements in Minecraft. [1] The competition is organized by academics from New York University , the University of Hertfordshire and the Queen Mary University of London .

  9. Masonry veneer - Wikipedia

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    The weight of a veneer wall can be significantly less than solid masonry, resulting in economies in foundations and structural support. Because they are a lighter-weight, more economical option, brick and stone masonry veneers can be used in place of natural stone or full brick to provide added aesthetic appeal to a structure. [citation needed]