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  2. Handrail - Wikipedia

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    Codes also generally require that there be a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (38 mm) clearance between the underside of the handrail and any obstruction—including the horizontal bracket arm. There is an allowance however for variations in the handrail size—for every 1 ⁄ 2 inch (13 mm) of additional perimeter dimension over 4 inches (102 mm), 1 ⁄ 8 ...

  3. Bahay na bato - Wikipedia

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    The Rizal Shrine in Calamba is an example of bahay na bato.. Báhay na bató (Filipino for "stone house"), also known in Visayan languages as baláy na bató or balay nga bato, and in Spanish language as Casa de Filipina is a type of building originating during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines.

  4. List of bridges in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Project for Study on Improvement of Bridges Through Disaster Mitigating Measures for Large Scale Earthquakes in the Republic of the Philippines - Part 1 (PDF) (Report). December 2013. Part 2 (PDF) (Report). Part 3 (PDF) (Report).

  5. Guard rail - Wikipedia

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    An example of a common residential guard rail (US) or handrail (Brit.) is a wood railing around a deck or patio. In the US this is typically built on-site from pressure treated lumber thus featuring a simplistic design of vertical baluster spaced every 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) demonstrating compliance with building codes (standards).

  6. Guadalupe Bridge - Wikipedia

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    Each outer bridge is around 18.7 meters (61 ft) in width, has five lanes that are 3.35 meters (11.0 ft) each and a 1.2-meter (3.9 ft) pedestrian sidewalk near the railings. [7] Located on the median of the road bridge is the Guadalupe station of EDSA Carousel , which began operations in 2020.

  7. Simple suspension bridge - Wikipedia

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    Handrails are necessary because these bridges are prone to oscillate side to side and end to end. Rarely, the footrope (or footrope plus handrails) is combined with an overhead rope similar to a zip-line or cableway. In some cases, such as the Capilano Suspension Bridge, the primary supports form the handrails with the deck suspended below them ...

  8. Stairs - Wikipedia

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    Gooseneck: The vertical handrail that joins a sloped handrail to a higher handrail on the balcony or landing is a gooseneck. Rosette: Where the handrail ends in the wall and a half-newel is not used, it may be trimmed by a rosette. Easings: Wall handrails are mounted directly onto the wall with wall brackets. At the bottom of the stairs, such ...

  9. Agas-Agas Bridge - Wikipedia

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    The Agas-Agas Bridge is a prestressed concrete beam bridge on the Pan-Philippine Highway.The ₱1.024-billion bridge was funded partially by the Japan International Cooperation Agency.