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This historic Massachusetts store is a magnet for out-of-control vehicles
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An engineer investigating flood insurance claims sheds light on the mechanisms of damage.
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Reinforced-concrete Perma-Columns keep wood posts away from ground moisture
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Feedback from a JLC reader.
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Growing Market for Parking-Lot Design
As the number of parking spots, and lots, grows relentlessly higher, architects search for attractive, multipurpose solutions.
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Quake-proof cottage
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Installing the two-piece assembly one C-channel at a time made it easier to support the masonry while opening the wall.
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Spherical buildings present some obvious practical challenges. But because a sphere provides the largest possible interior volume per unit of surface area, the form has long fascinated designers and architects, and quite a few reasonably successful spherical structures have actually been built.
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Use the right tools and a methodical approach to get the job done quickly.
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Q: When making structural changes that involve adding a point load to a house built on a post-tensioned concrete slab, is it necessary to add a footing for a structural post? I'm concerned that cutting through the slab to pour a pad footing could sever on