Shear panel

A distinct section that is sunk below or raised above the surface, or enclosed by a frame or border; see tool line, emboss. Also, one page of a brochure, such as one panel of a ...

panel

Building materials; Lumber

Wood, glass, plastic or other material set into a frame, such as in a door. Also, a large, flat, rectangular building material such as plywood, hardboard, or drywall.

panel

Education; SAT vocabulary

A rectangular piece set in or as in a frame.

cistern

Construction; Architecture; Building/real property; Carpentry; Demolition/excavation

water recipient like a well or a tank

y-braced frame

Construction; Seismic safety

An eccentric braced frame (EBF) in which the stem of the Y is the link of the EBF system.

x-braced frame

Construction; Seismic safety

A concentric braced frame (CBF) in which a pair of diagonal braces crosses near the midlength of the braces.

wythe

Construction; Seismic safety

A continuous vertical section of a wall, one masonry unit in thickness.

wind-restraint system

Construction; Seismic safety

The collection of structural elements that provides restraint of the seismic-isolated structure for wind loads. The wind-restraint system may be either an integral part of ...

w waferboard

Construction; Seismic safety

A nonveneered structural panel manufactured from two- to three-inch flakes or wafers bonded together with a phenolic resin and pressed into sheet panels.

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Zoo Hypothesis

A theory that attempts to explain why humanity has not made contact with extra-terrestrial life. The theory states that advanced civilizations may ...