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The roof is flat. Any roof with a slope of less than 7 degrees.
Flat concrete roof (waffle slab system), Vancouver, Canada (S. Brzev)
Flat concrete roofs, India (S. Brzev)
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The material covering the exterior walls is known, but it does not fit any of the definitions found in this table.
Exterior shell (walls and the roof) of the National Swimming Center in Beijing, China is made of a 0.2 mm thick plastic Teflon-like foil, which simulates bubbles (S. Brzev)
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It is clear that the structure is stone, but the type of stone is unknown. There is insufficient information or it is not possible to identify the exact type of stone.
Stone masonry building, Southern France (S. Brzev)
Stone masonry building, museum, Antibes, France (S. Brzev)
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Car parking facilities, covered and multi-storey. Does not include flat open lots.
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Masonry wall construction in which reinforcement is embedded in such a manner that two materials act together in resisting forces. The reinforcement resists tension while the masonry resists compression. Reinforcement can take various forms, such as internal steel or wooden rods or bars grouted into masonry units or laid in horizontal mortar courses. Alternatively, vertical and/or horizontal wood or reinforced concrete posts or bands can be provided to increase the strength of individual building elements like walls and or tie them together. In some cases, textile reinforcing which is plastered over is used to reinforce masonry walls.
Reinforced masonry construction using concrete block masonry and steel reinforcement, Canada (left: B. McEwen; right: Anderson and Brzev, 2009)
Wood-reinforced brick masonry known as Dhaji Dhewari in Kashmir, India (S. Brzev)
Adobe walls reinforced with a polymer mesh (geogrid) attached to the walls by plastic or nylon strings, Peru (N. Tarque)
Detail of an adobe wall reinforced with polymer mesh, Peru (A. Charleson)
Reinforced concrete block masonry, New Zealand - note vertical reinforcing bars placed in hollow cores (A. Charleson)
Reinforced clay block masonry, Chile (S. Brzev)
Typical reinforcement arrangement, Chile (Moroni, Gomez, and Astroza, World Housing Encyclopedia Report 5)