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  2. Box crib - Wikipedia

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    A lightweight box crib Hardwood railway sleepers used as a box crib, North Australian Railway, 1975 Bailey Island Bridge, Harpswell, Maine. The only granite cribstone bridge in the world. A box crib or cribbing is a temporary wooden structure used to support heavy objects during construction, relocation, vehicle extrication and urban search and ...

  3. Falsework - Wikipedia

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    Falsework parallel truss bridges temporarily supporting deck segment box structures Overpass under construction over Interstate 5 in Burbank, California, in July 2021 [4] [5] Sixth Street Viaduct Falsework - Bent 11 Jump Span. Shown in the background is a concrete Y-Arm.

  4. Plug and feather - Wikipedia

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    The plugs are then struck with a hammer in sequence. An audible tone from the wedges changes to a 'ringing sound' when the wedges are tight. Between each series of strikes, a pause of several minutes allows the stone to react to the pressure. Eventually a crack appears along the line that was scored on the surface and the stone splits apart.

  5. Shim (spacer) - Wikipedia

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    A shim is a thin and often tapered or wedged piece of material, used to fill small gaps or spaces between objects. [1] Shims are typically used in order to support, adjust for better fit, or provide a level surface. Shims may also be used as spacers to fill gaps between parts subject to wear.

  6. List of building materials - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of building materials.. Many types of building materials are used in the construction industry to create buildings and structures.These categories of materials and products are used by architects and construction project managers to specify the materials and methods used for building projects.

  7. Mortise and tenon - Wikipedia

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    Mortise and tenon joints are strong and stable joints that can be used in many projects. They connect by either gluing or friction-fitting into place. The mortise and tenon joint also gives an attractive look. One drawback to this joint is the difficulty in making it because of the precise measuring and tight cutting required.

  8. List of woods - Wikipedia

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    NCSU Inside Wood project; Reproduction of The American Woods: exhibited by actual specimens and with copious explanatory text by Romeyn B. Hough; US Forest Products Laboratory, "Characteristics and Availability of Commercially Important Wood" from the Wood Handbook Archived 2021-01-18 at the Wayback Machine PDF 916K; International Wood ...

  9. Frame and panel - Wikipedia

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    Frame and panel construction at its most basic consists of five members: the panel and the four members which make up the frame. The vertical members of the frame are called stiles while the horizontal members are known as rails. A basic frame and panel item consists of a top rail, a bottom rail, two stiles, and a panel.