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A building is a permanent construction or structure that is built for human habitation. It may be for housing, commerce, industry, education, or other purpose. Questions pertaining to the history and construction of structures which house people at work or home are found in this category.

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What is the height of a 4 story building?

A 4 story building is generally around 40 feet. Ten feet is the common estimate for a story in a building.

How many houses can one windmill power?

I live near a big Windmill park on the island named Smøla in Western Norway. Each mill produce ca 2MW. The production depend on the strength of the wind and the amount of time giving wind. It is an estimate that 68 mills support 25000 inhabitants with electric energy.
With average 2 persons in a household, the production gives enogh electric energy for ca 12000 households.

Each mill then supports about 200 households.

What are the advantages of using skeletal structures in buildings?

The skeletal structures are made of an aluminum or steel alloy and its main purpose is to provide support to any new building during construction.

What is the worlds second tallest structure?

Taipei 101 is the 2nd tallest structure in the world.
When Taipei 101 Vs Burj Dubai,
Taipei 101 is 518m and Burj Dubai is 818m.
When Taipei 101 Vs Petronas Twin Towers (Which lives in our country)
Taipei 101 is 518m and Petronas Twin Towers is 457m.
For more information,
Go to this website:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei_101
Hope sure you know!


PS: A tower called Taipei 202 is proposed.

How does triangulation work in structures?

A triangulation data structure is a data structure designed to handle the representation of a two dimensional triangulation. Triangulation is the one who is responsible for the creation and removal of faces and vertices (memory management).

What are the names of the three tallest buildings in San Francisco?

The three tallest buildings in San Francisco, as of 2013, are:

1. The Transamerica Pyramid or Transamerica Center, built in 1972. It has 48 floors and a height of 260 metres.

2. 555 California St (Bank of America Building until 2005), completed in 1969. It has 52 floors and a height of 237m.

3. 345 California Centre, completed in 1986. It has 48 floors and a height of 212m.

One of the tallest buildings in the world is?

The Burj Khalifa or the Burj Dubai in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

What is the most famous building in Nashville?

The Grand Ole Opry, 2804 Opryland Drive. It has made Nashville famous

Difference between site and block plan?

The scale foremost. While site plans are normally 1:100 (or at the same size as the building plans), block plans are usually at 1:500 or larger.

A site plan "usually shows a building footprint, travelways, parking, drainage facilities, sanitary sewer lines, water lines, trails, lighting, and landscaping." While the block plan puts more emphasis on the position of the site.

What are types of spread footing?

There are 4 different types of spread footing according to its soil stress distribution.

  1. Footing with all area in compression.
  2. Footing with one corner unstressed.
  3. Footing with two corners unstressed.
  4. Footing with three corners unstressed.

What materials were used in building homes?

they used this mud like thing and would build homes with it they didn't have glass to make windows so they would use some wood to make shutters but the shutters would close. they used a dutch oven. after there fire would burn out in their homes they would get their food and put it in a large pot next they would put a top on it cover it up with the ashes in their fireplace and cook it.

When was the chidlaw building constructed on Colorado?

On the morning of March 7, 1963, the Chidlaw Building officially opened with an elaborate dedication ceremony followed by public tours of the building. More than 1,000 civilians and military personnel attended the event, which honored the Retired Air Force General Benjamin W. Chidlaw, the building's namesake. General Chidlaw was recognized for more than 37 years of service to his country, including serving as the first commander of the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD). He was described as a "truly great man in the history of aerospace defense, charting the course and guiding the destiny of aerospace defense in its formative years." A portrait of General Chidlaw was unveiled at the ceremony to be displayed in the lobby.

It was a grand idea, both in its purpose and size. The military commissioned a single building -- the largest structure in Colorado Springs at the time -- to serve as headquarters for the Aerospace Defense Command of the North American Air Defense Command, or NORAD. The most secure facility in North America at the time, it was in this building that our country's strategic military command and communication strategies would be developed, reviewed and carried out. The building's 300,000 square feet and 1,100 parking spaces provided enough space for nearly 2,000 civilian and military personnel who were scattered in 17 locations throughout the community. On October 30, 1961, groundbreaking ceremonies were held. On June 6, 1962, construction began. And on February 15, 1963 -- only nine months later -- NORAD moved in.

Within the Chidlaw Building, there were 2,950 feet of corridors, more than 2 1/2 miles of movable wall partitions and 722 doors -- often making it difficult to find your way around the building. To help staff and visitors navigate throughout the structure, an elaborate mapping system was created where the east-west corridors were called "Runways" and the north-south corridors were called "Taxiways." Hand-held maps were also provided.

Called "Operation Move," the physical consolidation of 17 office locations into the new Chidlaw Building involved more than 300 moving personnel, 40 moving and open bed trucks, five fork lifts and two cranes. The entire move involved the relocation of approximately 1.5 million pounds of office furniture, equipment and supplies. The move, scheduled over a long holiday weekend, began at 5 p.m. on Thursday and continued around the clock until 8 a.m. on Monday, when the new headquarters was completely "back in business."

Constructing a highly secured military building in only nine months was not an easy -- nor inexpensive -- task. It was built with fortified walls and featured two electrical substations, limited entry access, a 174-seat auditorium, six conference rooms, parking for more than 1,000 cars and elaborate heating, cooling and ventilation systems. A total of sixty-eight 33-ton prefabricated concrete and steel reinforced slabs, each measuring 24 by 32 feet and seven inches thick, were used in the "tilt-up" construction of the exterior walls. The building has two floors, each spanning 3 1/2 acres. More than 7,000 cubic yards of concrete were poured during construction. The total cost? More than $2.6 million.

MAJOR COMMANDS BASED AT THE CHIDLAW BUILDING 1963-1987:

March 7, 1963: Dedication of new ADC Headquarters at the Chidlaw Building. CONAD/NORAD/ADC staffs consolidated.

June 30, 1975: CONAD disestablished; functions assumed by ADCOM.

July 1, 1975: ADCOM was established; located at the Chidlaw Building.

Sept. 1, 1982: US Air Force's Space Command was activated and headquartered in the Chidlaw Building.

Sept. 23, 1985: USSPACECOMM was activated at Peterson AFB, CO, but was physically located in the Chidlaw Building.

Nov. 15, 1985: US Air Force's Space Command was redesignated Air Force Space Command.

Dec. 19, 1986: ADCOM was disestablished; functions assumed by USSPACECOMM.

Nov.-Dec. 1987: USSPACECOMM, NORAD, and Air Force Space Command personnel moved from the Chidlaw Building to locations at Peterson AFB, CO.

What is a plane of application?

the plane of applcation of a force is a force that s applied to an object to make the object move from on place to another

What are suggested company names for construction company?

There are many names on could used for a construction company. Many use the last names of the people who created the company. Or one can use interesting names, like "Build Today".

What is the gaston county courthouse number?

The general phone number for the courthouse in Gaston County, NC is (704) 852-3100. Or, if you are looking for the North Carolina State Court District number, Gaston County is in District 27-A.

For more information on courts in Gaston County, and on the North Carolina court system, visit the Gaston County Courts Guide related link.

Very few buildings have this floor number what is it?

Although some would say that few buildings have a floor 13 because of superstition, this is not really the case; far more have a floor 13 than do a floor 50. Only one has anything from floor 120 upwards (the Burj Dubai with 162 in total; its nearest competitor is the ICC in Hong Kong with 118); only 10 or so currently have a floor 100.

Are there different types of gargoyles?

Gargoyles are merely sculptured waterspouts on older buildings to allow rainwater to drain from the roof.

They were generally sculptured to resemble animals and mythical creatures.

The purpose was similar, the shapes varied.

What does space truss and plane truss look like?

In a plane truss, both the truss structure and the applied loads lie in the same plane.

In a space truss, either the structure or the loads or both lie in different planes.

Is it a code violation to have space heaters in office buildings in Irving TX?

Depends on how you are using it in the office building. Technically NO, it's not a code violation to simply use one. However, there are criteria that you need to follow when using one in an office building. This is specific to Irving, TX and has been verified by the Fire Marshals office.

The rule is that you must follow Manufacturers (User License) Listing on the device. As well as these bullet points.

  • Must plug directly in to the wall outlet.
  • Must be a minimum of 1 foot clearing in all directions.
  • Must not be place on carpet.

If the (UL) says anything else, then you have to follow that as well. If all of these rules are followed, then no, it's not a violation to have a space heater in an office building in Irving, TX.