Wall

Wall

A component that has a slope of 60 degrees or greater with the horizontal plane used to enclose or divide space.

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Industry/Domain: Construction
Category: Seismic safety
Company: FEMA
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Construction; Seismic safety

A component that has a slope of 60 degrees or greater with the horizontal plane used to enclose or divide space.

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Energy; Energy efficiency

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T-wall

Military; Peace keeping

Perimeter defense (e.g. of observation posts); prefabricated, T-shaped, cement wall sections (T-blocks) are set up side to side to build a defense wall.

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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.