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  2. Cantilever - Wikipedia

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    A cantilever in a traditionally timber framed building is called a jetty or forebay. In the southern United States, a historic barn type is the cantilever barn of log construction. Temporary cantilevers are often used in construction. The partially constructed structure creates a cantilever, but the completed structure does not act as a cantilever.

  3. Cantilever bridge - Wikipedia

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    A cantilever bridge is a bridge built using structures that project horizontally into space, supported on only one end (called cantilevers). For small footbridges , the cantilevers may be simple beams ; however, large cantilever bridges designed to handle road or rail traffic use trusses built from structural steel , or box girders built from ...

  4. Cantilevered stairs - Wikipedia

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    A cantilever is a beam, which is anchored at only one end. Thus cantilevered stairs have a "floating" appearance, and they may be composed of different materials, such as wood , glass , stone , or stainless steel .

  5. Oculus (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    An oculus (from Latin oculus 'eye'; pl.: oculi) is a circular opening in the center of a dome or in a wall. Originating in classical architecture, it is a feature of Byzantine and Neoclassical architecture. A horizontal oculus in the center of a dome is also called opaion (from Ancient Greek ὀπαῖον '(smoke) hole'; pl.: opaia).

  6. Arts centre - Wikipedia

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    An art centre or arts center is distinct from an art gallery or art museum.An arts centre is a functional community centre with a specific remit to encourage arts practice and to provide facilities such as theatre space, gallery space, venues for musical performance, workshop areas, educational facilities, technical equipment, etc. [1]

  7. California Science Center to start complex process to display ...

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    The California Science Center announced Thursday that the six-month process will get underway July 20 at the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center currently under construction in Exposition Park.

  8. Tube (structure) - Wikipedia

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    John Hancock Center in Chicago, designed in 1965 and finished in 1969, is an example of the trussed tube structural design. In structural engineering, the tube is a system where, to resist lateral loads (wind, seismic, impact), a building is designed to act like a hollow cylinder, cantilevered perpendicular to the ground.

  9. These Kitchen Paint Colors Range from Neutral to Wow!

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    The large work of art by Chuck Bowdish acts as the space’s main focal point. The oak flooring is from Olde Savannah . Wall Paint Color: Kendall Charcoal by Benjamin Moore