A structural support is a part of a building or structure that provides the necessary stiffness and strength in order to resist the internal forces (vertical...

(technical analysis) Child support Customer support Income Support Support (structure), or lateral support, a type of structural support to help prevent sideways...

under investigation is long-term degradation of reinforced concrete structural support in the basement-level parking garage under the pool deck, due to water...

This glossary of structural engineering terms pertains specifically to structural engineering and its sub-disciplines. Please see Glossary of engineering...

Break (work) Kneeling Lying (position) Sitting Squatting position Structural support Rest (cue sports) Armrest Headrest Footrest Rest (music), a silence...

Structural integrity and failure is an aspect of engineering that deals with the ability of a structure to support a designed structural load (weight,...

enabling them to be mounted in existing racks. A key structural weakness of front-mounted support is the bending stress placed on the mounting brackets...

most industrialized countries. Structural steel shapes, such as I-beams, have high second moments of area, so can support a high load without excessive...

E. could not find any functional role and regarded the gland as a structural support for the brain tissue. He gave the name konario, meaning cone or pinecone...

these exterior design features were functional as well, providing structural support to the building). He also used exotic materials such as white marble...

like running and jumping. Beyond enabling movement, joints provide structural support and stability to the skeleton, helping to maintain posture, balance...

inside of an animal, overlaid by soft tissues. Endoskeletons serve as structural support against gravity and mechanical loads, and provide anchoring attachment...

buttstock, or simply a butt, is a part of a long gun that provides structural support, to which the barrel, action, and firing mechanism are attached. The...

trunk taper, and restrict vascular flow kinked roots provide poor structural support; the kink is a site of potential root failure circling roots occurs...

flexible, and sometimes rigid. Primarily, it provides the cell with structural support, shape, protection, and functions as a selective barrier. Another...

its primary purpose is a rigid support to the glazing of the window. Its secondary purpose is to provide structural support to an arch or lintel above the...

between a vehicle's front and rear side glass, where it serves as a structural support of its roof. The C-pillar is the rearmost on two- and four-door sedans...

projectile is fired, the sabot blocks the gas, provides significant structural support against launch acceleration, and carries the projectile down the barrel...

of secondary thickening. Collenchyma provides extra mechanical and structural support, particularly in regions of new growth. Sclerenchyma cells have thick...

cells are to transport water and inorganic salts, and to provide structural support for trees. There are often pits on the cell walls of tracheids, which...

system, which supports the plants and absorbs water and minerals, is usually underground. Betts, J Gordon; et al. (2013). 1.2 Structural Organization of...

not form the necessary junctions with surrounding cells, and the structural support from the smooth muscle is hindered, causing leakage into the surrounding...

need. Furthermore, social support can be measured in terms of structural support or functional support. Structural support (also called social integration)...

broadly to denote an added patch of joining material that provides structural support. For example, metal gussets are used in bicycle frames to add strength...

modified in 1939, remodeling the Euclid Avenue entrance and adding some structural support. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975. The Arcade...

A skeleton is the structural frame that supports the body of most animals. There are several types of skeletons, including the exoskeleton, which is a...

Structural engineering is a sub-discipline of civil engineering in which structural engineers are trained to design the 'bones and joints' that create...

High-tech architecture, also known as structural expressionism, is a type of late modernist architecture that emerged in the 1970s, incorporating elements...

are structural elements found in most sponges. The meshing of many spicules serves as the sponge's skeleton and thus it provides structural support and...

serving purposes such as increasing surface area, flexibility, or structural support. Most commonly rugae refers to the gastric rugae of the internal surface...