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  2. Ardhanarishwar - Wikipedia

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    Dr. Subhash Rastogi writing for Hindi daily Dainik Tribune, says, "In Ardhanarishwar, Vishnu grapples with the most burning issue of rape today. The author has investigated many fundamental reasons for this problem from a psychological perspective. This novel is also different from the traditional structure of Hindi novels.

  3. Structural integrity and failure - Wikipedia

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    Collapsed barn at Hörsne, Gotland, Sweden Building collapse due to snow weight. Structural integrity and failure is an aspect of engineering that deals with the ability of a structure to support a designed structural load (weight, force, etc.) without breaking and includes the study of past structural failures in order to prevent failures in future designs.

  4. Structural inequality - Wikipedia

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    Structural inequality occurs when the fabric of organizations, institutions, governments or social networks contains an embedded cultural, linguistic, economic, religious/belief, physical or identity based bias which provides advantages for some members and marginalizes or produces disadvantages for other members.

  5. Limit state design - Wikipedia

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    A clear distinction is made between the ultimate state (US) and the ultimate limit state (ULS). The Ultimate State is a physical situation that involves either excessive deformations leading and approaching collapse of the component under consideration or the structure as a whole, as relevant, or deformations exceeding pre-agreed values.

  6. Glossary of structural engineering - Wikipedia

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    Structural loads – or actions, are forces, deformations, or accelerations applied to structure components. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] Loads cause stresses , deformations , and displacements in structures. Assessment of their effects is carried out by the methods of structural analysis .

  7. Seismic retrofit - Wikipedia

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    Structure functionality. Primary structure undamaged and the structure is undiminished in utility for its primary application. A high level of retrofit, this ensures that any required repairs are only "cosmetic" – for example, minor cracks in plaster, drywall and stucco. This is the minimum acceptable level of retrofit for hospitals.

  8. Structural violence - Wikipedia

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    Structural violence is a form of violence wherein some social structure or social institution may harm people by preventing them from meeting their basic needs or rights.. The term was coined by Norwegian sociologist Johan Galtung, who introduced it in his 1969 article "Violence, Peace, and Peace Research". [1]

  9. Tie (engineering) - Wikipedia

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    A lack of rafter ties is a serious structural issue in a conventionally-framed roof. The 15th-century tie-beam roof at St Mary's Church, Radnage , Buckinghamshire in England A wooden beam serving this purpose is known as a tie-beam, and a roof incorporating tie-beams is known as a tie-beam roof.