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In civil engineering, a headwall is a small retaining wall placed at the inlet or outlet of a stormwater pipe or culvert. [2] In medicine, a headwall is the wall at the head end of a hospital bedspace. The bed abuts this headwall perpendicularly, which is furnished with equipment such as regulators for supplemental oxygen, regulators for ...
In this type of construction, the vigas are the main structural members carrying the weight of the roof to the load-bearing exterior walls. The exposed beam-ends projecting from the outside of the wall are a defining characteristic of Pueblo architecture and of Spanish Colonial architecture in New Mexico, often replicated in modern Pueblo ...
Steel corrugated culvert with a drop on the exhaust end, northern Vermont. Culverts can be constructed of a variety of materials including cast-in-place or precast concrete (reinforced or non-reinforced), galvanized steel, aluminum, or plastic (typically high-density polyethylene). Two or more materials may be combined to form composite ...
Conversely, the obvert level is the highest interior level, and can be considered the "ceiling" level, being the highest level of that sewer. The bottom of the sewer is called the invert from a general resemblance in construction to an "inverted" arch. [2] An inverted arch is a rounded structure with its crown facing in the downward position.
Wing walls can be classified according to their position in plan with respect to banks and abutments. The classification is as follows: Straight wing walls: used for small bridges, on drains with low banks and for railway bridges in cities (weep holes are provided). Splayed wing walls: used for bridges across rivers. They provide smooth entry ...
The frame of the structure uses "siles" or "couples" (a type of fork) for the end walls. The walls do not support the roof, which is instead carried on the cruck frame. This type of building is common throughout England, Scotland and Wales, although only a few intact examples have survived.
We finally—finally—made it to the end of the year.And though the music releases have gone from summer’s deluge to a steady trickle, that doesn’t mean there aren’t some great new songs in ...
Tin ceiling in a private music room, Queensland, Australia, 1906. Tin ceilings were traditionally painted white to give the appearance of hand-carved or molded plaster. They were incorporated into residential living rooms and parlors as well as schools, hospitals and commercial businesses where painted tin was often used as wainscoting.