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2. Seismic retrofit - Wikipedia

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   Adding connections from the base of the wood-framed structure to the foundation is almost always an important part of a seismic retrofit. Bracing the cripple-walls to resist side-to-side forces is essential in houses with cripple walls; bracing is usually done with plywood. Oriented strand board (OSB) does not perform as consistently as plywood ...

3. Framing (construction) - Wikipedia

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   Wall framing in house construction includes the vertical and horizontal members of exterior walls and interior partitions, both of bearing walls and non-bearing walls. . These stick members, referred to as studs, wall plates and lintels (sometimes called headers), serve as a nailing base for all covering material and support the upper floor platforms, which provide the lateral strength along a

4. Blocking (construction) - Wikipedia

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   When correctly placed, blocking also provides grounds (also backing or back blocking) for supporting the cut ends of wall claddings and linings or for attaching items such as cabinets, shelving, handrails, vanity tops and backsplashes, towel bars, decorative mouldings, etc. Properly placed grounds make the second fixings easier once the walls ...

5. Post (structural) - Wikipedia

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   Intermediate – A post in an exterior wall not at a corner. Chimney – An intermediate post receiving its name from being near a chimney. Interior – A general term for posts not in an exterior wall. Arcade – A post located between an aisle and nave. [10] Aisle – same as arcade post. [11] Corner – Any post at the corner of a building.

6. Hold down (structural engineering) - Wikipedia

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   A hold down resisting uplift from a timber shear wall. Holdown (holdown, hold-down, or hold down) or tie-down in structural engineering refers to the steel device or hardware that is installed at the end of a plywood shear wall. The hold downs provide uplift resistance against the overturning moment imposed on the wall due to "in-plane" lateral ...

7. Molly (fastener) - Wikipedia

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   A lip wider than the hole prevents it from falling behind the wall, and often features such as cleats/spikes prevent it from rotating when being compressed. A machine screw is screwed into the sleeve, causing the anchor to bend, expand, spread and grip against the inside of the hole or behind it (in hollow contexts such as drywall over stud ...

8. Corbel - Wikipedia

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   In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, wood or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, [1] a type of bracket. [2] A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the structure. A piece of timber projecting in the same way was called a "tassel" or a "bragger" in ...

9. Bracket (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   A classically detailed bracket at the chapel of Greenwich Hospital, London Bracket for a shelf or hanging items. A bracket is a structural or decorative architectural element that projects from a wall, usually to carry weight and sometimes to "strengthen an angle". [1] [2] It can be made of wood