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2. Standard (timber unit) - Wikipedia

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   The Christiania standard was 5 ⁄ 8 of the Petersburg standard, making it 103.125 cubic feet. [3] The Swedish standard hundred was 121 boards of 14 feet long, 3 inches thick and 9 inches wide, making 317.625 cubic feet. [5] The Norwegian standard hundred was 120 boards of 12 feet long, 3 inches thick and 9 inches wide, making 270 cubic feet. [5]

3. Foot (unit) - Wikipedia

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   The Egyptian equivalent of the foot—a measure of four palms or 16 digits—was known as the djeser and has been reconstructed as about 30 cm (11.8 in). The Greek foot (πούς, pous) had a length of ⁠ 1 / 600 ⁠ of a stadion, [12] one stadion being about 181.2 m (594 ft); [13] therefore a foot was, at the time, about 302 mm (11.9 in). Its ...

4. List of building types - Wikipedia

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   Retail buildings are categorized by their configuration and size [5] Interior view of a shopping mall in Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. Non-freestanding (also known as shopping centers or shopping malls) Super-regional shopping center: enclosed space; 800,000+ sqft; 5+ anchor stores with other tenants that sell a very large variety of goods

5. Door - Wikipedia

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   DIN 18101/1985 defines interior single molded doors to have a common panel height of 1985 mm (normativ height 2010 mm) at panel widths of 610 mm, 735 mm, 860 mm, 985 mm, 1110 mm, plus a larger door panel size of 1110 mm x 2110 mm. [25] The newer DIN 18101/2014 drops the definition of just five standard door sizes in favor of a basic raster ...

6. American Measurement Standard - Wikipedia

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   "In Search of A Standard." September 2008. Approved for use by the Mississippi Appraisal Board. January 2019. Continuing education course in Home Measurement Basics (based on the AMS) approved by the Arizona and California Appraisal Boards (2010). Part of the course ANSI, Home Measurement & the Power of Price-Per-Square-Foot. www ...

7. United States customary units - Wikipedia

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   For measuring length, the U.S. customary system uses the inch, foot, yard, and mile, which are the only four customary length measurements in everyday use. From 1893, the foot was legally defined as exactly 1200 ⁄ 3937 m (approximately 0.304 8006 m). [13] Since July 1, 1959, the units of length have been defined on the basis of 1 yd = 0.9144 ...

8. Measuring rod - Wikipedia

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   A measuring rod is a tool used to physically measure lengths and survey areas of various sizes. Most measuring rods are round or square sectioned; however, they can also be flat boards. Some have markings at regular intervals. It is likely that the measuring rod was used before the line, chain or steel tapes used in modern measurement. [1]

9. Standard units - Wikipedia

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   The second meaning of standard unit refers to a unit of particular set of units of measurement called the standard system (versus the metric system). The standard system includes the standard units of the foot, the pound (mass), and the gallon. The United Kingdom and the United States both make, or have in the past made, use of the standard system.