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Two adjacent buildings coming in contact during earthquake excitation because they are too close together and/or exhibit different dynamic deflection characteristics.
Industry:Construction
A structure framed with generally round continuous poles that provide the primary vertical frame and lateral-load-resisting system.
Industry:Construction
A round timber of any size or length, usually used with the larger end in the ground.
Industry:Construction
A structural panel comprising plies of wood veneer arranged in cross-aligned layers. The plies are bonded with an adhesive that cures upon application of heat and pressure.
Industry:Construction
A single sheet of veneer, or several strips laid with adjoining edges that form one veneer lamina in a glued plywood panel.
Industry:Construction
Construction method in which stud walls are constructed one floor at a time, with a floor or roof joist bearing on top of the wall framing at each level.
Industry:Construction
The shear that occurs in a plane parallel to the surface of a panel, which has the ability to cause the panel to fail along the plies in a plywood panel or in a random layer in a nonveneer or composite panel.
Industry:Construction
Horizontal irregularity in the layout of vertical lateral-force-resisting elements, thus producing a differential between the center of mass and center of rigidity, that typically results in significant torsional demands on the structure.
Industry:Construction
The longitudinal center-to-center distance between any two consecutive holes or fasteners in a row.
Industry:Construction
A deep structural component transferring the weight of a building to the foundation soils and resisting vertical and lateral loads; constructed of concrete, steel, or wood; usually driven into soft or loose soils.
Industry:Construction
