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Orthotropic deck. An orthotropic bridge or orthotropic deck is typically one whose fabricated deck consists of a structural steel deck plate stiffened either longitudinally with ribs or transversely, or in both directions. This allows the fabricated deck both to directly bear vehicular loads and to contribute to the bridge structure's overall ...
Butterworth cover. A Butterworth cover (also Butterworth hatch and Butterworth plate) is a hatch on the deck of a cargo vessel that is used to seal a small opening that admits to the space below. [1][2] In oil tankers and other marine vessels used for transporting fluid products, there are small service openings though the deck into each tank ...
The Zenith Data Systems Z-100 is a pre-assembled version of the Heathkit H100 electronic kit. [2] In the same family, the Z-120 is an all-in-one model with self-contained monitor, and the Z-110 (called the low profile model) is similar in size to the cabinet of an IBM PC. [3] Both models have a built-in keyboard that was modeled after the IBM ...
A deck prism, or bullseye, is a prism inserted into the deck of a ship to provide light down below. [1][2][3] For centuries, sailing ships used deck prisms to provide a safe source of natural sunlight to illuminate areas below decks. Before electricity, light below a vessel's deck was provided by candles, oil and kerosene lamps —all dangerous ...
In modern ship construction it refers to the longitudinal run of plating covering the hull, deck and bulkhead structure. Certain specific strakes are uniquely identified: Keel: is a special strake of the Bottom plating extending from the centerplane outboard. Bottom: the Bottom Shell plate strakes extend from the Keel to the Bilge.
Marston Mat, more properly called pierced (or perforated) steel planking (PSP), is standardized, perforated steel matting material developed by the United States at the Waterways Experiment Station shortly before World War II, primarily for the rapid construction of temporary runways and landing strips (also misspelled as Marsden matting).
Zenith Data Systems Corporation (ZDS) was an American computer systems manufacturing company active from 1979 to 1996.It was originally a division of the Zenith Radio Company (later Zenith Electronics), after they had purchased the Heath Company and, by extension, their Heathkit line of electronic kits and kit microcomputers, from Schlumberger in October 1979.
An explosive debut. The Chiefs offense has been lacking speed ever since Tyreek Hill was traded to the Miami Dolphins in 2022. And in first-round rookie Xavier Worthy, they might have just found ...