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  2. Coping (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    A splayed or wedge coping is one that slopes in a single direction; a saddle coping slopes to either side of a central high point. [2] Coping may be made of stone (capstone), brick, clay or terracotta, concrete or cast stone, tile, slate, wood, thatch, or various metals, including aluminum, copper, stainless steel, steel, and zinc. [3]

  3. Border barrier - Wikipedia

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    1979, low concrete wall (2.5–3m tall) with barbed wire as part of initial security measures; 2009 Underground steel barrier (10–11 km long, 18m deep) to block smuggling tunnels. 3.1: Anti-terrorism and anti-illegal immigration [26] [27] Estonia–Russia barrier: Estonia and Russia: Estonia: 2018: 110: Anti-intrusion, illegal trade and ...

  4. Upmeads - Wikipedia

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    [1] [20] At the roof level of both first-floor and attic storeys runs a brick parapet finished with a stone coping; the coping to the central curved section is embellished. [1] Garden front c. 1911. There is also a recessed centre to the garden (south) front, which lacks the curve of the entrance front but is again emphasised by a full-height ...

  5. Course (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    A course is a layer of the same unit running horizontally in a wall. It can also be defined as a continuous row of any masonry unit such as bricks, concrete masonry units (CMU), stone, shingles, tiles, etc. [1] Coursed masonry construction arranges units in regular courses.

  6. Anti-tunnel barrier along the Gaza–Israel border - Wikipedia

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    The anti-tunnel barrier along the Gaza–Israel border (sometimes referred to as the smart wall on the Israel–Gaza border) [1] [2] [3] is an underground slurry wall constructed by Israel along the entire 40-kilometer (25 mi) length of the Gaza–Israel border to prevent infiltration into Israel by digging tunnels under the Gaza–Israel barrier.

  7. Wall - Wikipedia

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    A wall is a structure and a surface that defines an area; carries a load; provides security, shelter, or soundproofing; or serves a decorative purpose.There are various types of walls, including border barriers between countries, brick walls, defensive walls in fortifications, and retaining walls that hold back dirt, stone, water, or noise.

  8. Building envelope - Wikipedia

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    Barrier walls are designed to allow water to be absorbed but not penetrate the wall, and include concrete and some masonry walls. Drainage walls allow water that leaks into the wall to drain out such as cavity walls. Drainage walls may also be ventilated to aid drying such as rainscreen and pressure equalization wall systems. Sealed-surface ...

  9. Core-and-veneer - Wikipedia

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    Modern masonry still uses core and veneer walls; however, the core is now generally concrete block instead of rubble, and moisture barriers are included. [2] Often such walls end up as cavity walls by the inclusion of space between the external veneer and the core in order to provide for moisture and thermal control.