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  2. Box crib - Wikipedia

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    Cribbing structures are often categorized by shape. Different shapes of cribbing structures are chosen depending on the area available and the point being cribbed to. A box crib is the simplest, most stable and most common method of cribbing. It is constructed by arranging sets (two or more) of matched blocks in a regular log-cabin style to ...

  3. Cribbing (horse) - Wikipedia

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    Cribbing is a form of stereotypy (equine oral stereotypic behaviour), otherwise known as wind sucking or crib-biting. Cribbing is considered to be an abnormal, compulsive behavior seen in some horses, and is often labelled a stable vice. The major factors that cause cribbing include stress, stable management, genetic and gastrointestinal ...

  4. Urban search and rescue - Wikipedia

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    Rescuers with a victim of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake Rescue teams evacuating residents from flooded areas during Hurricane Katrina. Urban search and rescue (abbreviated as USAR [1] or US&R [2]) is a type of technical rescue operation that involves the location, extrication, and initial medical stabilization of victims trapped in an urban area, namely structural collapse due to natural ...

  5. Exploring the Compulsive Behavior of Horse Cribbing - AOL

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    In horses, these behaviors may include cribbing, pawing, head shaking, weaving, and windsucking. Today, we’re taking a closer look at the compulsive behavior of horse cribbing, also known as ...

  6. Shoring - Wikipedia

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    This consists of a timber member jammed on a pad piece on either the deck or deck head depending on water levels in the compartment and a strong point, this is called the proud. Then there is a horizontal timber cut to size to fit between this and what it is shoring up, e.g. a splinter box, bulkhead or door.

  7. Crib - Wikipedia

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    Crib may refer to: Bach (New Zealand), a type of modest beach house, called a crib in the southern half of the South Island e.g. Otago and Southland; Box crib, a wooden frame used to stabilise a heavy object during a rescue, jacking, construction, or moving operation; Cheat sheet or crib sheet, a concise set of notes for quick reference

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  9. House raising - Wikipedia

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    A house raised and held on box cribs during foundation work. House raising (also called house lifting, house jacking, barn jacking, building jacking) is the process of separating a building from its foundation and temporarily raising it with hydraulic screw jacks.