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  2. Simpson's rules (ship stability) - Wikipedia

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    Simpson's rules are used to calculate the volume of lifeboats, [6] and by surveyors to calculate the volume of sludge in a ship's oil tanks. For instance, in the latter, Simpson's 3rd rule is used to find the volume between two co-ordinates. To calculate the entire area / volume, Simpson's first rule is used. [7]

  3. Construction estimating software - Wikipedia

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    As cost estimating programs became more and more popular over the years, more advanced features, such as saving data for reuse, mass project-wide changes, and trade-specific calculations, have become available. [6] For example, programs that are designed for building construction, include libraries and program features for traditional builders.

  4. Field of fire - Wikipedia

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    It can be limited by the construction of the gun mount or obstacles (for example, superstructure of a ship). If there are no restrictions, the term all-round arc of fire is sometimes used. Cone of fire and beaten zone of a machine gun. The cone of fire describes a cone-like pattern formed by the projectiles with the gun not being moved.

  5. Structural load - Wikipedia

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    For example, in designing a staircase, a dead load factor may be 1.2 times the weight of the structure, and a live load factor may be 1.6 times the maximum expected live load. These two "factored loads" are combined (added) to determine the "required strength" of the staircase.

  6. Preconsolidation pressure - Wikipedia

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    Preconsolidation pressure is the maximum effective vertical overburden stress that a particular soil sample has sustained in the past. [1] This quantity is important in geotechnical engineering, particularly for finding the expected settlement of foundations and embankments.

  7. Construction surveying - Wikipedia

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    Plans would often show plan views (viewed from above), profile views (a "transparent" section view collapsing all section views of the road parallel to the chainage) or cross-section views (a "true" section view perpendicular to the chainage). In a plan view, chainage generally increases from left to right, or from the bottom to the top of the ...

  8. Facilities engineering - Wikipedia

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    For example, a team of engineering and technical professionals and facilities engineers at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, California successfully implemented a multipurpose solar power grid capable of providing enough power to sustain 935 homes per day, while also providing shade in their parking lot. [8] This project ultimately provides ...

  9. Building airtightness - Wikipedia

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    q L is the volumetric leakage airflow rate expressed in m 3 h −1; C L is the air leakage coefficient expressed in m 3 h −1 Pa −n; ∆p is the pressure difference across the building envelope expressed in Pa; n is the airflow exponent (0.5 ≤ n ≤ 1) This law enables to assess the airflow rate at any pressure difference regardless the ...