construction technique
Opus reticulatum
Roman masonry in diamond-shaped bricks of tuff, covering a core of opus caementicium
Jettying
Medieval building technique
Roman engineering
engineering accomplishments of the ancient Roman civilization
cast-in-place concrete
construction technique
Cyclopean masonry
type of stonework found in ancient Mycenaean architecture
masonry
craft of a mason; stonework
cordwood construction
wall construction from pieces of wood that are permanently fixed with mortar or clay
furring
thin strips of material used in building construction; the process of installing such strips
frame construction
construction method, in a column-beam system
rammed earth
technique for constructing foundations, floors, and walls by compacting a damp mixture of sub soil
earthen architecture
type of building construction
Roman concrete
building material used in construction during the late Roman Republic
thatched roof
type of roof
base isolation
means of protecting a structure against earthquake
stereotomy
art and science of cutting three-dimensional solids into particular shapes
Portuguese pavement
pavement used for pedestrian areas
Opus isodomum
wall building technique with ashlar blocks of equal height
polygonal masonry
dry stone masonry technique in which the visible surface of building stones are dressed with straight sides, giving the wall face the appearance of adjoining polygons.
cast-iron architecture
type of architecture
wooden structure
structure made mostly of wood
speciality construction
construction work using specialized techniques to overcome unuusual constraints
renovation
process of improving a broken, damaged, or outdated structure
galleting
architectural technique in which small pieces of stone are pushed into wet mortar
Opus albarium
refined type of plasterwork used in the interiors of houses
brickwork
masonry made of bricks and mortar
dry stone walling
mortarless masonry method
post-and-plank
wooden building technique
post-and-plank
wooden building technique
steel frame construction
building technique in which a skeleton frame of vertical steel columns is constructed in a rectangular grid; made the skyscraper possible
sheet piling
constructive element for the stabilisation of excavations and riversides
lugged steel frame construction
method of building bicycle frames
bank revetment
hard engineering solution that uses materials like wood, concrete, or plastic to create retaining walls along waterbanks or construction sites, protecting them from erosion and wave forces
blocking
use of short pieces (blocks) of dimensional lumber in wood framed construction
brickwork
work done by a mason