lateral support
(civil engineering) Horizontal propping applied to a column, wall, or pier across its smallest dimension.
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(civil engineering) Horizontal propping applied to a column, wall, or pier across its smallest dimension.
The bracing for a wall, beam, or structural member, either horizontal (by roof or floor constructions) or vertical (by pilasters, columns, or cross walls).
The right of a landowner to have his or her property naturally upheld by the adjoining land or the soil beneath.
The adjoining owner has the duty not to alter the land, such as by lowering it, so as to cause the support to be weakened or removed.
See: adjoining landowners.
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