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  2. Glossary of structural engineering - Wikipedia

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    Rather, bents are simply cross-sectional templates of structural members, i.e., rafters, joists, posts, pilings, etc., that repeat on parallel planes along the length of the structure. The term bent is not restricted to any particular material. Bents may be formed of wooden piles, timber framing, [17] steel framing, or even concrete. [18]

  3. Domestic roof construction - Wikipedia

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    Domestic roof construction is the framing and roof covering which is found on most detached houses in cold and temperate climates. [1] Such roofs are built with mostly timber , take a number of different shapes , and are covered with a variety of materials .

  4. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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    (Greek: γεῖσον — often interchangeable with cornice) The part of the entablature that projects outward from the top of the frieze in the Doric order and from the top of the frieze course of the Ionic and Corinthian orders; it forms the outer edge of the roof on the sides of a structure with a sloped roof. Gorgerin

  5. List of roof shapes - Wikipedia

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    Cross hipped: The result of joining two or more hip roof sections together, forming a T or L shape for the simplest forms, or any number of more complex shapes. Satari: A Swedish variant on the monitor roof; a double hip roof with a short vertical wall usually with small windows, popular from the 17th century on formal buildings.

  6. Roof prism - Wikipedia

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    A roof pentaprism used in Single-lens reflex cameras; the lower right face is the roof (dach). An Amici roof prism. A roof prism, also called a Dachkanten prism or Dach prism (from German: Dachkante, lit. "roof edge"), is a reflective prism containing a section where two faces meet at a 90° angle, resembling the roof of a building and thus the name.

  7. Diagrammatology - Wikipedia

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    The term diagrammatology was also used in the title of the 2010 publication "Studies in Diagrammatology and Diagram Praxis" by Olga Pombo and Alexander Gerner. This volume is a collection of papers given at the interdisciplinary workshop on diagrammatology and diagram praxis held at the University of Lisbon, 23 – 24 March 2009.

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  9. Purlin - Wikipedia

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    The purlins are the large beams perpendicular to the rafters; from this shot, it appears that there are three purlins on either side of the roof. The sheathing boards are sometimes called the roof deck and are painted white. A purlin (or historically purline, purloyne, purling, perling) is a longitudinal, horizontal, structural member in a roof.