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  2. Falsework - Wikipedia

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    Falsework parallel truss bridges temporarily supporting deck segment box structures Overpass under construction over Interstate 5 in Burbank, California, in July 2021 [4] [5] Sixth Street Viaduct Falsework - Bent 11 Jump Span. Shown in the background is a concrete Y-Arm.

  3. Centring - Wikipedia

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    Centring [1], centre [2], centering [3] [4], or center [5] is a type of falsework: the temporary structure upon which the stones of an arch or vault are laid during construction. Until the keystone is inserted an arch has no strength and needs the centring to keep the voussoirs in their correct relative positions.

  4. Formwork - Wikipedia

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    By varying the geometry of the fabric mould with distance along the beam, the optimised shape is created. Flexible formwork therefore has the potential to facilitate the change in design and construction philosophy that will be required for a move towards a less material intensive, more sustainable, construction industry. [10]

  5. Shoring - Wikipedia

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    Shoring is designed to prevent collapse where shielding is only designed to protect workers when collapses occur. Concrete-structure and stone-building shoring, in these cases also referred to as falsework, provides temporary support until the concrete becomes hard and achieves the desired strength to support loads.

  6. 10 of the tallest abandoned skyscrapers around the world - AOL

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    Construction has stopped and started several times since, and it's unclear when the structure will open. In 2008, Reuters reported it would take an estimated $2 billion to complete the hotel.

  7. 'We haven't seen anything quite like Musk.' Here's what's ...

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    Elon Musk became rich and famous as an entrepreneur, but he’s quickly making a new name for himself as one of the most singular and polarizing figures of any presidential administration.

  8. Bent (structural) - Wikipedia

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    A bent in American English is a transverse rigid frame (or similar structures such as three-hinged arches).Historically, bents were a common way of making a timber frame; they are still often used for such, and are also seen in small steel-frame buildings, where the term portal frame is more commonly used.

  9. Husband of wife found dead detained in Thailand - AOL

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    Police in Thailand have detained the British husband of Lamduan Armitage, the Thai woman whose body was found in the Yorkshire Dales more than 20 years ago.