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    QUIZ

    Quizzical Pursuit
    —The Architecture Puzzler

    Created by Dave Guadagni

     

    Architecture Puzzler #479

    "Face," "end," and "toe" are three types of what? Hint: this question relates to construction and has nothing to do with the human body.


     

    Question from Last Week:
    Architecture Puzzler #478

    Yes or no — if you were designing a pneumatic structure you would:
    A. Be more concerned about stresses induced by wind than earthquakes.
    B. Design the footings to resist uplift loading.
    C. Be concerned about the pressure differential between the interior and the exterior air.
     

    Answer to Puzzler #478


     

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    Dave Guadagni, AIA, is an architect with Robertson/Sherwood/Architects

    Quizzical Pursuit is Copyright 2010, Dave Guadagni.

    AW


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