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  2. Underpinning - Wikipedia

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    This type of underpinning is done by excavating "bays" along and under the existing foundation and filling them with mass concrete. It is sometimes called a "traditional" method to distinguish it from other types of underpinning like piling and needling. The latter often require underpinning specialists and may use proprietary underpinning systems.

  3. Underpainting - Wikipedia

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    In art, an underpainting is an initial layer of paint applied to a ground, which serves as a base for subsequent layers of paint.Underpaintings are often monochromatic and help to define color values for later painting.

  4. Talk:Underpinning - Wikipedia

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    underpinning Just added the bridge photo. The proping system on this job was what we called a "pig sty" which appeared to be common usage with the railway workers. I can't find it used on the web. Is there another more correct name for using timbers in this way?. The line was still in use and the supports held while iron ore trains used the bridge.

  5. List of United States Marine Corps acronyms and expressions

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    This is a list of acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Marine Corps.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank [clarification needed]).

  6. Car platform - Wikipedia

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    A car platform is a shared set of common design, engineering, and production efforts, as well as major components, over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of cars, often from different, but somewhat related, marques. [2]

  7. Color term - Wikipedia

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    A color term (or color name) is a word or phrase that refers to a specific color. The color term may refer to human perception of that color (which is affected by visual context) which is usually defined according to the Munsell color system, or to an underlying physical property (such as a specific wavelength of visible light).

  8. Glossary of American terms not widely used in the United ...

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    101 (pronounced 'one o one') used to indicate basic knowledge; e.g., "Didn't you learn to sweep the floor in housework 101?" (from the numbering scheme of educational courses where 101 would be the first course in a sequence on the subject).

  9. Ecklonia radiata - Wikipedia

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    Ecklonia radiata Barangaroo, Australia Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Clade: Diaphoretickes Clade: SAR Clade: Stramenopiles Phylum: Gyrista Subphylum: Ochrophytina Class: Phaeophyceae Order: Laminariales Family: Lessoniaceae Genus: Ecklonia Species: E. radiata Binomial name Ecklonia radiata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh Synonyms Capea biruncinata var. denuda Sonder, 1846 Capea biruncinata ...