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	Parapet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A parapet consists of a dwarf wall along the edge of a roof, or round a lead flat, terrace walk, etc., to prevent persons from falling over, and as a protection to the defenders in case of a siege.
		The word comes from the Italian parapetto and/or the French parapet, from Italian para, imperative of Italian parare (to cover, defend) and petto (breast), ultimately from the Latin pectus (breast); the Germans use the term Brustwehr (breast-defence), and in Norwegian brystvern which means the same, probably just a translation of the German term.
		Parapets are either plain, embattled, perforated or panelled.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Parapet (332 words)

	First World War.com - Encyclopedia - Parapet
		The parapet formed the side of the trench directly facing the enemy line.
		While the parapet, protected as it was by its layers of sandbags, was effectively immune to the effects of rifle fire, it afforded no real protection to artillery shell fire.
		The rear of the trench, conversely to the parapet, was called the parados.
	www.firstworldwar.com /atoz/parapet.htm (134 words)

	Parapet: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Parapets are either plain, embattled (embattled: a battlement, in defensive architecture such as that of city walls or castles,...
		Plain parapets are simply portions of the wall generally overhanging a little, with a coping (coping: Brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall) at the top and corbel (corbel: (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)) table below.
		Panelled parapets are those ornament (ornament: Something used to beautify) ed by a series of panels, either oblong (oblong: A plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation) or square, and more or less enriched, but not perforated.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/parapet (299 words)

	CWFF Dictionary Of Fortification: Dictionary: Profile, Parapet and Ditch
		profile is a cross section of the parapet and ditch taken along a line perpendicular to the general direction of the interior crest of the parapet or from the interior side of the parapet exterior side of the work.
		The parapet served as the protecting mass of earth which sheltered the interior of the work from enemy fire and, in conjunction with the ditch, served as a commanding obstacle to enemy troops attempting to enter the work during an assault.
		well constructed parapet and ditch consisted of various elevations and purposely shaped surfaces that were arranged to improve the defensive qualities of the work, allow the garrison to sweep the ground in front of the work with its fire, and generally enhance the stability and endurance of the structure.
	civilwarfortifications.com /dictionary/xgp-016.html (2146 words)

	Detailing ASCE 7's changes \| July 2003 \| Professional Roofing Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		If the base flashing is applied to a parapet that has a cavity and the parapet's exterior side is air-permeable, such as metal siding, the positive pressure on the wall siding is transferred to the parapet cavity and base flashing.
		The parapet suction loads in fl type are for a condition where the exterior face of the parapet cavity is sealed.
		For the latter condition, the parapet base flashing loads are much larger than the loads on the roof (a 38 percent increase in the corners and 63 percent increase between the corners).
	www.professionalroofing.net /article.aspx?A_ID=300 (1986 words)

	Parapet: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A siege is a prolonged military blockade and assault of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition....
		In euclidean geometry, a circle is the set of all points in a plane (mathematics)plane at a fixed distance, called the radius, from a fixed point, called...
		Panelled parapets are those ornament[Click link for more facts about this topic]ed by a series of panels, EHandler: no quick summary.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pa/parapet.htm (953 words)

	Hazard Alert 03-07: Parapet wall collapses, injuring painter on swing stage
		The swing stage was suspended from two parapet clamps attached to a parapet wall, which was constructed of brick and mortar but covered by new metal flashing.
		The parapet wall was not inspected for structural integrity before the clamps were attached.
		If the surface cover of the parapet wall prevents inspection of its structural components, or if the parapet is of unknown construction, or if the strength of a parapet wall is not known, have a professional engineer determine its strength before the wall is used to support suspended equipment.
	www.healthandsafetycentre.org /i/posters/2003/ha0307_painter.htm (257 words)

	Athena Nike Parapet
		The parapet relief was created late during the Peloponnesian war (circa 410 BCE), after the Athenians suffered several humiliating defeats that placed the fate of their empire in jeopardy.
		Perhaps the relief was meant to be a distraction for the brutal reality of the enduring war, or simply the enchantment with the accurate representation of the figure had run its course and new aesthetic concepts were explored.
		In any case, the relief sculptures of the parapet of the temple of Athena Nike can be seen as a prelude to the later stylistic conventions of Hellenistic art.
	www.ancient-greece.org /art/athena-nike-parapet.html (256 words)

	Parapet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Parapet is based at the King Edward VII Hospital site in Windsor, and provides the National Health Service Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP), diagnostic treatment and follow-up care for people living in the East Berkshire area.
		This coincided with the development of a local team of breast specialists who were committed to improving the standards of care for women with a breast symptom.
		In addition to this, the national screening programme is administered from the Parapet and approximately 13,000 ladies are invited each year.
	www.heatherwoodandwexham.nhs.uk /departments/parapet.htm (1110 words)

	Rigging Equipment: Aluminum and Steel Parapet Clamps
		The Hi-Lo Climbers parapet clamps are easily attached to parapet walls.
		These dependable aluminum parapet clamps are mated with a seize resistant jack to cope with the harsh outdoor environment.
		These dependable steel parapet clamps are mated with a seize resistant jack to cope with the harsh outdoor environment.
	www.hiloclimbers.com /parapet_clamps.html (60 words)

	Civil War Field Fortifications Website: Fortification Images: Connecting Parapet Fort Sedgwick to Battery XXI
		This parapet seems, for the most part, to have had a rather normal sort of profile that included a distinct banquette slope, banquette, and a well revetted interior slope.
		This last measure was probably intended as a safety measure to prevent the crowning timbers being knocked onto troops manning the parapet in the event that hostile artillery fire struck the parapet near the interior crest.
		This area was enclosed by the parapet on one side and the covering mass of a series of bomb-proof structures on the other.
	civilwarfortifications.com /fortification_images/p2_03715u (1638 words)

	DCLU News - Parapet Evaluation and Repair: Earthquake damage to unreinforced buildings a particular concern
		A significant weakness in older URM buildings is the parapet, that part of the wall that is above the roofline.
		To mitigate the major falling hazard and potential life-safety threat of URM parapets, lateral support with steel braces are typically installed.
		It is recommended that all URM parapets that extend above the highest anchorage level to a height that is more than 1.5 times the thickness of the parapet be braced.
	www.cityofseattle.net /dclu/news/20010919a.asp (533 words)

	Pelco PP100 Mount parapet
		The PP100 is a parapet mount designed primarily for use with our WM2000 wall mount and an outdoor pan/tilt and enclosure.
		This economical mount fastens to the inside of a parapet and is rotatable a full 360 degrees so the equipment can be installed and serviced in safety from the rooftop.
		Simply secure the adapter to the inside of a parapet with 16 fasteners of suitable size, attach the wall mount and accessory equipment, rotate the equipment into position, and lock it securely by tightening two U-bolts.
	www.cctvhardware.com /pp100.html (309 words)

	Parapet Walls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Parapet walls differ from mansards/facades in that parapet walls have no projection.
		Parapet walls include 14ga pre-galvanized parapet gutter when located on a sidewall (except at the high side of a Single-Slope or Lean-to building).
		Limitations: A parapet on a sidewall creates a situation where parapet gutter is located inside the building, which may be prone to leak.
	www.americansteelbuildings.com /parapet.htm (126 words)

	05 Currents: Sustainable Military Earthworks Management
		Gun Platform - a flat, usually rectangular, area behind a parapet on which an artillery piece was positioned. The platform surface was usually floored with planks or split logs or corduroyed with logs placed side by side.
		Interior Slope - rear slope of the parapet, usually nearly vertical to enable the defender to stand against it to fire over the parapet; often faced by a revetment of logs, rails, planks, sod, wickerwork (called hurdles), stones, sandbags, or other available materials.
		Parallel - a parapet thrown up to confront defenses when conducting a siege by regular approaches. The First Parallel was constructed out of range of the enemy's guns. Saps were pushed forward fifty or a hundred yards to construct a Second Parallel, and so on, until reaching the ditch of the enemy fortification.
	www.cr.nps.gov /hps/hli/currents/earthworks/glossaryG_P.htm (1046 words)

	Pelco PP200 Mount parapet
		Mount, parapet for pan and tilts with enclosures.
		The PP200 is a parapet mount designed primarily for use with the ED28/ED2820 Series Harris Dome, but can also be used with the ED27/ED2720 Series environmental domes or a pan and tilt with environmental enclosure.
		The PP200 mounts on the inside of a parapet and is rotatable a full 360 degrees by simply loosening the "U" bolts so that the tube can swivel freely.
	www.cctvhardware.com /pp200.html (317 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Temple of Jerusalem
		Laymen were admitted to this court only when they offered sacrifice, for they had to place their hands on the head of the victims.
		The four sides of the court were surrounded by a parapet of stones a foot and a half high.
		This was the hel; it was surrounded by a stone parapet called soreg and in front of the nine gates stood pillars with inscriptions in Greek and Latin notifying visitors that every non-Jew was forbidden under pain of death to approach nearer the Temple.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14499a.htm (5995 words)

	GOMACO World 28.2: The New Jersey Parapet Proposal
		On Route 78, the contract required the removal of the existing concrete barrier and parapet and the slipforming of new parapet.
		Harms Construction purchased a Commander III to slipform the new parapet.
		Two different types of parapet will be slipformed on the project by the time it's completed.
	www.gomaco.com /resources/worldstories/world28_2/georgeharmsconst.html (771 words)

	High Containment Safety Barriers, Steel Guardrails and Parapet Barriers - Sistema UK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Our range of products is produced using high-tech equipment without losing the supervised control of personnel and we insist on using qualified professional external services to ensure that corrosion protection and on site installation are of the highest standard.
		Our aim is to ensure delivery of cost effective high containment safety barriers, steel guardrails and parapet barriers to the construction industry.
		Our company's research and development department is constantly working on new and innovative ideas in high containment safety barriers, steel guardrails and parapet barriers that will contribute to road safety.
	www.sistema-construction.com (334 words)

	Parapet Mount - WebCamStore
		The Parapet Mount enables you to safely install and service equipment on rooftops.
		It mounts to the inside of the parapet and can be rotated a full 360 degrees by simply loosening the U-bolts securing the tube assembly.
		Secure to parapet with sixteen fasteners of a suitable size (not included).
	www.webcamstore.com /consumer/product.php?systemid=202 (103 words)

	Aberdeen
		The north pier, built partly by Smeaton, 1775-1781, and partly by Telford, 1810-1815, extends 2000 feet into the German Ocean.
		It is 30 feet broad, and, with the parapet, rises 15 feet above high water.
		It has increased the depth of water on the bar from a few feet of 22 or 24 feet at spring tides, and to 17 or 18 feet at neap.
	www.1902-encyclopedia.com /A/ABE/aberdeen.html (5251 words)

	Parapet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Excellence nominee, the Phillips Eco- Enterprise Center and parapet a description of the 4th Annual.
		parapet General Motors Corp. was misleading the public about the dangers of collapsing roofs in rollover crashes.
		Roof parapet Technology CAGRT School Of Construction And The EnvironmentBCIT is accepting applications for.
	roofs.rasek.be /parapet.html (1562 words)

	Bath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Of Bath's notable buildings, Bath Abbey is one of the most striking and whilst appearing very old, in terms of Britain's many ancient Abbeys and cathedrals, it is comparatively new.
		Originally a Norman church on earlier foundations, it was rebuilt in the early 16th century and transformed into a gothic fantasy of flying buttresses with crocketed pinnacles decorating a crenelated and pierced parapet.
		The style of architecture employed is known as late Perpendicular.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bath (5147 words)

	Structural engineering other topics - Parapet Wind Loads using IBC/ASCE 7-02
		The ASCE method generated very high parapet load of about twice the typical wall load (much, much high than the old UBC loads), and I have verified my numbers using a "Guide" published by ASCE.
		I believe parapets should be subject to windward and leward pressures simultaneously.
		The parapet portion of the studs are not subect to internal building pressures like the wall below (although the cladding on the front or back could be).
	www.eng-tips.com /viewthread.cfm?qid=138513&page=1 (1289 words)

	6 Mobile Parapet Barrier for Unguarded Edges Provides Portable Guardrail
		The Mobile Parapet Barrier is a portable guardrail device that satisfies OSHA guardrail require-ments.
		It eliminates the need for protective parapet walls or worker fall protection equipment.
		Workers use it to service light fixtures and cameras mounted at the roof edge and to inspect, repair, and maintain roof drains, cant strips, and cap flashings.
	www.cif.org /nominations/nom_336.html (131 words)

	Lawrence Walsh: Roofers find, fix faulty parapet
		"The parapet," Valentine said, referring to a chest-high wall of brick that runs along the edge of the flat roof.
		He said the top of the parapet and the side that faces Baum Boulevard had to be sealed and waterproofed.
		It seems to me it's the kind of work that should have been done when the new roof was installed.
	www.post-gazette.com /consumer/20010502walsh.asp (697 words)

	Laboratory Investigation of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bridge Slab to Reinforced Concrete Parapet Connection Details (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The improved technique alsodecreases the translational stiffness between the parapet and slab.An external steel bracket is designed as a retrofit for the system.
		The steel rehabilitation bracketresists parapet impact loads by yielding of the vertical leg and fracture of the tensile anchor.
		Theexternal bracket provides a robust repair method for damaged parapets on FRP slabs or othersystems where the deck anchorage reinforcement cannot be easily repaired.
	www.atlss.lehigh.edu /index.php/fuseaction/publications.view_report/PubID/61 (504 words)

	parapet - OneLook Dictionary Search
		Parapet : Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898) [home, info]
		PARAPET : 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica [home, info]
		Parapet : Savvy Home Advice Glossary [home, info]
	www.onelook.com /?w=parapet (208 words)

	Blocks?! :: Online Role Playing Games
		Like the rest of you, I was confused by the blocks at first, because parapet was not explained in the instructions.
		When parapet is active, the next attack against you will be blocked completely, and then parapet will no longer be active.
		All of you were right with your presumptions, as the dictionary says (I also used it ;P, because I'm not english speaker) parapet is some kind of wall that protects you and minion is a subordinate which tries to guard you.
	www.maganicwars.com /forum/ftopic6.html (634 words)

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