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  2. Brick - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, modern standard bricks are specified for various uses; [47] The most commonly used is the modular brick has the actual dimensions of 7 + 5 ⁄ 8 × 3 + 5 ⁄ 8 × 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches (194 × 92 × 57 mm).

  3. Modular building - Wikipedia

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    Some modular homes include brick or stone exteriors, granite counters and steeply pitched roofs. Modulars can be designed to sit on a perimeter foundation or basement. In contrast, mobile homes are constructed with a steel chassis that is integral to the integrity of the floor system. Modular buildings can be custom built to a client's ...

  4. Nine Arch Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Nine Arch Bridge (Sinhala: ආරුක්කු නමයේ පාලම; Tamil: ஒன்பது வளைவுகள் பாலம்) also called the Bridge in the Sky, [4] is a viaduct bridge in Sri Lanka and one of the best examples of colonial-era railway construction in the country.

  5. Mawanella Bridge - Wikipedia

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    Mawanella Bridge (Sinhala: මාවනැල්ල ගඩොල් පාලමේ ඉතිහාසය) is the oldest operational brick bridge in Sri Lanka. The bridge was built in 1833 in Mawanella over the Maha Oya. [1] The arch bridge has four arches, with each arch 15 m (49 ft) in length and is constructed entirely from bricks. [2] [3] [4]

  6. List of tallest structures in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Colombo Skyline. The following page lists the tallest buildings and structures in Sri Lanka in terms of the highest architectural detail. Apart from the historical timeline of tallest structures, structures which are shorter than 20-floors (for habitable buildings) or 100 m (328 ft) (for non-habitable structures) are excluded.

  7. Modular construction - Wikipedia

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    Modular construction is a construction technique which involves the prefabrication of 2D panels or 3D volumetric structures in off-site factories and transportation to construction sites for assembly. This process has the potential to be superior to traditional building in terms of both time and costs, with claimed time savings of between 20 ...

  8. Course (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    A wythe may be independent of, or interlocked with, the adjoining wythe(s). A single wythe of brick that is not structural in nature is referred to as a masonry veneer. A standard 8-inch CMU block is exactly equal to three courses of brick. [3] A bond (or bonding) pattern) is the arrangement of several courses of brickwork. [2]

  9. Manampitiya Bridge - Wikipedia

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    Manampitiya Bridge is the second longest bridge in Sri Lanka with a length of 302 m (991 ft). It comprises two bridges, an early-twentieth-century steel bridge which is used for railway and a newly built bridge carrying two lanes of highway. Before the Kinniya Bridge was declared open in