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  2. Butterfly joint - Wikipedia

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    These types of joints are mainly used for aesthetics, but they can also be used to reinforce cracks in pieces of wood, doors, picture frames, or drawers. [1] A dovetail key resembles two dovetails connected at the narrow part. A negative of the hole is cut out of the board the butterfly will be placed in and the butterfly is then fitted ...

  3. Earthquake engineering - Wikipedia

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    Large diagonal cracks in masonry and veneer are due to in-plane loads while abrupt settlement of the right end of the building should be attributed to a landfill which may be hazardous even without any earthquake. [44] Tsunami strikes Ao Nang [45] Twofold tsunami impact: sea waves hydraulic pressure and inundation.

  4. Blocking (construction) - Wikipedia

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    This may take the form of diagonal cross bracing, or herringbone, bracing between floor joists. When solid blocks are used instead of diagonals it is called bridging, block bridging, solid bridging or solid strutting. The illustration, right, shows solid blocking.

  5. Door frame - Wikipedia

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    A door frame, window frame, door surround, window surround, or niche surround is the architectural frame around an aperture such as a door or window.. Entrance door and surround of a house in Charleston, South Carolina A interior doorway consisting of door, transom, and door surround in a historic house in Kentucky, United States

  6. Glossary of woodworking - Wikipedia

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    A type of moulding that is part of a larger piece of wood such as a frame (as opposed to being applied independently). stile. Also called a style. A vertical member of a frame on a door, window or panel. Contrast rail. stringer A timber, usually 2 by 12 inches (5.1 cm × 30.5 cm), that supports the treads and rises in a staircase. sweep 1.

  7. Damage tolerance - Wikipedia

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    Crack growth, as shown by fracture mechanics, is exponential in nature; meaning that the crack growth rate is a function of an exponent of the current crack size (see Paris' law). This means that only the largest cracks influence the overall strength of a structure; small internal damages do not necessarily decrease the strength.

  8. Your Cholesterol Could Be A Key Indicator Of Dementia. A ...

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    Typically, dementia is associated with classic symptoms like confusion and memory loss. But new research finds that there could be a less obvious risk factor out there: your cholesterol levels ...

  9. Joinery - Wikipedia

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    A carpenter uses a chain mortiser to cut a large mortise A worker uses a large circular saw to cut joints. Joinery is a part of woodworking that involves joining pieces of wood, engineered lumber, or synthetic substitutes (such as laminate), to produce more complex items.