This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: Describe the two basic structural systems of walls utilized by buildings. What will be an ideal ... (Read 118 times)

CORALGRILL2014

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 525
on: Jun 23, 2018
Describe the two basic structural systems of walls utilized by buildings.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

In the 1980s, how was the Louvre Museum expanded by American architect O. M. Pei?
 
  a) A central entryway was constructed as an underground visitor's center covered by a contemporary glass pyramid.
  b) A new restaurant complex was constructed in the central court, embraced by the Renaissance and Baroque wings.
  c) A new wing was constructed with translucent white marble, adding a contemporary structure to complement the Renaissance, Baroque, and Neoclassical styles of the older wings.
  d) The original medieval wall of the fortress was covered by a new exhibition space.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

mceravolo

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 349
Reply #1 on: Jun 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Walls may employ one of two systems: the shell system, in which one basic material provides both the structural support and the outside covering of a building, or the skeleton-and-skin system, which consists of a basic frame, the skeleton, that supports the outside covering, the skin.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: a


CORALGRILL2014

  • Member
  • Posts: 525
Reply 2 on: Jun 23, 2018
Excellent

ashely1112

  • Member
  • Posts: 347
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

A strange skin disease referred to as Morgellons has occurred in the southern United States and in California. Symptoms include slowly healing sores, joint pain, persistent fatigue, and a sensation of things crawling through the skin. Another symptom is strange-looking, threadlike extrusions coming out of the skin.

Did you know?

Warfarin was developed as a consequence of the study of a strange bleeding disorder that suddenly occurred in cattle on the northern prairies of the United States in the early 1900s.

Did you know?

Signs and symptoms that may signify an eye tumor include general blurred vision, bulging eye(s), double vision, a sensation of a foreign body in the eye(s), iris defects, limited ability to move the eyelid(s), limited ability to move the eye(s), pain or discomfort in or around the eyes or eyelids, red or pink eyes, white or cloud spots on the eye(s), colored spots on the eyelid(s), swelling around the eyes, swollen eyelid(s), and general vision loss.

Did you know?

Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.

Did you know?

Approximately one in four people diagnosed with diabetes will develop foot problems. Of these, about one-third will require lower extremity amputation.

Four main models that describe the relationship between ecosystem function and biodiversity. Four main models that describe the relationship between ecosystem function and biodiversity.
Three Tissue Systems Extend Throughout the Plant Body Three Tissue Systems Extend Throughout the Plant Body
Earthquakes Don’t Kill People—Collapsing Buildings Do Earthquakes Don’t Kill People—Collapsing Buildings Do
Structural basis for selective inhibition of COX-2 Structural basis for selective inhibition of COX-2
Structural organization of a copia transposable element in Drosophila Structural organization of a copia transposable element in Drosophila
Energy homeostasis is regulated primarily by the brain, gastrointestinal tract, other organ systems, Energy homeostasis is regulated primarily by the brain, gastrointestinal tract, other organ systems,
Video: What is an ecosystem?

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library