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shoring

(Encyclopedia) shoring, placing of props or braces, called shores, against or beneath a structure for support. Shoring is often used to stabilize a building when it is to undergo structural…

church, building for Christian worship

(Encyclopedia) church [Gr. kuriakon=belonging to the Lord], in architecture, a building for Christian worship. The earliest churches date from the late 3d cent.; before then Christians, because of…

Questions From Science Judges

Source: U.S. Government, Calif. Energy Commission See also: Answers to Science Questions Judges will ask lots of questions about your project. Dazzle them with your brilliance and…

World Trade Center History

Magnificent buildings graced skyline by David Johnson and Shmuel Ross World Trade Center Stats 200,000 tons of steel 425,000 cubic yards of concrete…

Nizamabad

(Encyclopedia) NizamabadNizamabadnĭzämˈäbäd [key], city (1991 pop. 241,034), N Telangana state, S central India. It is a district administrative center and a market for grain, sugar, and vegetable…

Real Estate Developer

Gregg Bradbury Tell us about your work -- what do you do? Real estate developer of land , office buildings, hotels, apartments, and assisted living…

Rudolph, Paul Marvin

(Encyclopedia) Rudolph, Paul Marvin, 1918–97, American modernist architect, b. Elkton, Ky. Rudolph taught at several universities and served as chair of the Yale architecture department from 1958–65…

Monuments and Landmarks

/**/ Machu Picchu, located high in the Andes, was voted one of the new Wonders of the WorldSince at least the building of Göbekli Tepe 11,000 years ago, humans everywhere have built structures of…

North Canadian

(Encyclopedia) North Canadian, river, 760 mi (1,223 km) long, rising in NE N.Mex., and flowing SE through Okla. to join the Canadian River in the Eufaula reservoir, E Okla. Federal dams and…

Green River

(Encyclopedia) Green River. 1 River, 370 mi (595 km) long, rising in central Ky. and flowing generally NW, through Mammoth Cave National Park, to the Ohio River near Evansville, Ind. Locks and dams…