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4000 Year Old Chinese Mole Town

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Tucked outside of Sanmenxia City in China’s Henan Province is a 4,000-year-old Chinese town nicknamed the “mole town.” More than 3,000 people live in underground dwellings known as yaodongs (or “house caves”). They’ve only recently become accessible to tourists looking to experience them firsthand. The yaodongs originated during the Bronze Age—a period when it was common for people to live in subterranean dwellings featuring deep pits.

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Trapezoidal Footing Formula with Calculation

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As per below method how to find Trapezoidal footing volume In this method drive formula of trapezoidal footing as per drawing specification Trapezoidal Footing Formula As shown in Fig of trapezoidal footing. In this footing, two different parts show in fig. Rectangle/ Square Cubic Area Truncated Pyramid Area Trapezoidal Footing = Rectangle/ Squared Cubic Area […].

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What Is Lintel | Type of Lintel

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What Is Lintel? The lintel is a horizontal flexural member that spans over the openings in the walls for doors, windows, ventilators, cupboards, etc. A load of masonry above the opening is transferred to the wall by flexural action of the lintel so that frames of doors, windows, etc. are not unduly loaded. The end […].