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Ramp - A slope joining two different levels. Or part of a staircase handrail which rises at a steeper angle than normal, usually where winders are used.
Ramp
This is a concave curve formed in one plane when changing the direction of the handrail or string. In America it is known as an easing. Knee. - This is a convex curve in one direction.
Ramp:(1) An inclined plane joining two levels of an earthwork or wall. (2) To construct a ramp.
Ramp - To climb, to slope from one level to another, an inclined plane.
Reinforced Concrete - Concrete that is strengthened by the insertion of rods of steel, wire mesh or strands of glass reinforced plastic or similar materials.
It is now a brick ruin, but its curious cone-shaped minaret with outside spiral ramp survives. The Great Mosque at Córdoba in Spain covers 2.4 hectares (6 acres) and was built in several stages from 786 to 965.
A stair ramp made of split palms leads up the east side of the structure to reach the top. The appearance of the tomb is enhanced by the many toron, or stakes, made of acacia wood which project from each side.
Equally characteristic are railings that approach a newel in a curve (called a ramp when vertical), a swan neck (a ramp mitered to a short, level length of railing), or an easing (a change in direction from level).
Circular forms spiral down down like the interior of a nautilus shell. Visitors to the museum begin on the upper level and follow a sloping ramp downward through connected exhibition spaces.
Once the boast had arrived near the pyramid and unloaded the blocks, they were hauled up a ramp. Then, ropes and levers were used to maneuver the huge blocks into position. The overseer checked that every block was laid correctly.
users of a building or facility, the 2004 Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) recommends that a second set of handrails at a maximum height of 28" (711 mm) measured to the top of the gripping surface from the ramp surface ...
 See also: Architecture, House, Floor, Frame, Plaster
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