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2. Shim (spacer) - Wikipedia

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   Pre-cut metal shims, all with a thickness of 1.00 millimeter Many materials make suitable shim stock (also often styled shimstock ), or base material, depending on the context: wood, stone, plastic, metal, or even paper (e.g., when used under a table leg to level the table surface).

3. Skyline (construction set) - Wikipedia

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   The set consisted of a collection of three different types of plastic parts; column segments, vertical panels (which included windows and doors), and floor panels. Doors were simple plastic pieces and did not open. They came in single, double, and 4-door designs.

4. Plug and feather - Wikipedia

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   And commonly, very regular shaped pieces for building may be obtained." [7]: 268–269 In 1803, Lieutenant Governor Robbins of Massachusetts was a member of a committee that had been tasked with building a new state prison. In a chance encounter during the same year, Robbins came into contact with Mr. Tarbox, who was using a modified version of ...

5. Plastics in the construction industry - Wikipedia

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   Plastic is the generic name for a family of synthetic materials derived from petrochemicals. It is often product of two or more components. It is often product of two or more components. There are many families of plastics and polymers being used in construction industry, such as acrylics , composites , expanded polystyrene , polycarbonates ...

6. Structural insulated panel - Wikipedia

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   The building was dismantled in 1978, and most of the panels retained their original strength with the exception of paperboard, which is unsuited to outdoor exposure. Panels consisting of polystyrene core and paper overlaid with plywood skins were used in a building in 1967, and as of 2005 [update] the panels performed well.

7. Self-framing metal buildings - Wikipedia

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   Building length: 3 m (10' +/-) to 10 m (32' +/-) is common. Length is primarily limited by the ability of the load path to transfer loads to a vertical brace system (e.g. gable endwall). Building length can be extended with added discrete brace systems (e.g. roof level horizontal brace, portal frame, diagonal brace, interior partition shear wall).