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Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

Suspension bridge in Kobe, Japan

Dam in Akosombo, Ghana

Alcántara Bridge

Bridge in Extremadura, Spain

Self-contained housing unit occupying part of a building

Arrábida Bridge

Bridge in Portugal

Arthur Kill Bridge

Former railroad bridge connecting Staten Island, New York to New Jersey

Form of petroleum, primarily used in road construction

Asphalt concrete

Material used for paving roads

Astoria–Megler Bridge

Bridge in Oregon and Washington, U.S.

Dam in Aswan, Egypt

Dam in Şanlıurfa-Adıyaman, Turkey

Space or room below a pitched roof of house or other building.

Auckland Harbour Bridge

Road bridge in Auckland, New Zealand

Autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity

Time series model

Platform projecting from the wall of a building

Bridge in Seoul, South Korea

Below-ground floor of a building

Room for personal hygiene activities, such as showering

Private room where people usually sleep for the night or relax during the day

Bering Strait crossing

Project of a railway tunnel between Russia and Alaska

Bioaugmentation

Concept in microbiology

Degradation of polutants in environment by stimulating micro-organisms which feed on them

Stimulation of microbes for bioremediation

Dam in near Prieska, Northern Cape

Bosphorus Bridge

Bridge spanning the Bosporus strait in Istanbul, Turkey

Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station

Dam in Bratsk, Russia

Block or a single unit of a ceramic material used in masonry construction

Masonry produced by a bricklayer, using bricks and mortar

Structure built to span physical obstacles

Bridge of Sighs

Bridge over a canal in Venice

Bridge of the Americas

Road bridge in Panama spanning the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal

Britannia Bridge

Road-rail bridge over the Menai Strait

Brooklyn Bridge

Bridge between Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York

Structure, typically with a roof and walls, standing more or less permanently in one place

Architectural structure

Reservoir in Mozambique

Caisson (engineering)

Rigid structure to provide workers with a dry working environment below water level

Cantilever bridge

Bridge built using cantilevers

Overhead interior surface

Hydraulic binder used in the composition of mortar and concrete

Undersea rail tunnel linking France to UK

Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic

Chengyang Bridge

Bridge in People's Republic of China

Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel

Bridge-tunnel beginning in Chesapeake Bay, Virginia

Waterproof receptacle for holding liquids, usually water

Wooden siding on a building in the form of horizontal boards, often overlapping

Barrier allowing liquid to be pumped out of an enclosed area

Structural element that transmits weight from above to below

Composite construction material

Common structural element of modern buildings

Confederation Bridge

Canadian bridge from Prince Edward Island to the mainland

Construction aggregate

Coarse to fine grain rock materials used in concrete

Facility where cargo containers are transshipped between different transport vehicles

Enclosed area, often by a building, that is open to the sky

Barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface or underground streams

Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge

Series of construction projects in the Netherlands

Room for consuming food

Molecular modelling software

Arrondissement in Zou Department, Benin

Movable barrier that allows ingress and egress

Removal of water from an area

Type of moveable bridge

Excavation of sediment, usually under water

Basin drained to allow work on a vessel

Panel made of gypsum, used in interior construction

Earthworks (engineering)

Engineering work created through the moving or processing of parts of the earth's surface

El Ferdan Railway Bridge

Bridge in Egypt

Vertical transport device

Engineered wood

Range of derivative wood products engineered for uniform and predictable structural performance

Dam in Tsalenjikha, Georgia

Environmental remediation

Removal of pollution from soil, groundwater etc.

Exterior part of a building, usually the front but not always

Dam in Jilin City, Jilin Province

Block of ceramic material used in lining furnaces, kilns, fireboxes, and fireplaces

Flood control in the Netherlands

Manmade control of flooding in the Netherlands

Flood management

Methods used to reduce or prevent the detrimental effects of flood waters

Walking surface of a room

Flying buttress

Form of buttress

Flying junction

Type of railway junction

Dam in Montana, US

Cantilever railway bridge over the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland

Foundation (engineering)

Lowest and supporting layer of a structure

Garage (residential)

Walled, roofed structure for storing vehicles

Gateshead Millennium Bridge

Pedestrian and cyclist tilt bridge spanning the River Tyne in England between Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne

George Washington Bridge

Bridge between New Jersey and New York

Golden Gate Bridge

Suspension bridge on the San Francisco Bay

Gotthard Base Tunnel

Railway tunnel through the Swiss Alps

Grand Coulee Dam

Dam in Grant and Okanogan counties, near Coulee Dam and Grand Coulee, Washington, US

Grande Dixence Dam

Dam in Hérémence, Switzerland

Great Belt Bridge

Bridge–tunnel road and railway crossing of the Great Belt in Denmark

Great Seto Bridge

Series of double deck bridges connecting the Japanese islands of Honshū and Shikoku

Groundwater remediation

Process used to treat polluted groundwater

Dam in Necuima Canyon, Bolívar

Large room used for meetings, social affairs or events

Sheltered body of water where ships may shelter

Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge

Fixed link consisting of tunnel and multiple bridges

Dam in Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona, US

Cheap, sociable lodging

Establishment that provides lodging paid on a short-term basis

Building that functions as a dwelling

Suspension bridge in England

Type of shelter built of snow

In situ chemical oxidation

Advanced oxidation process

Chemical compound

Facilities and systems serving society

Dam along the Brazil–Paraguay border

American curator

Bridge across the Reuss River in Lucerne, Switzerland

Dam in ZambiaZimbabwe

Space primarily used for preparation and storage of food

A vertical or steeply inclined set of rungs or steps

Material used to span gaps in structural framing and form a base on which to apply plaster

Lath and plaster

Building process

Room where clothes are washed and dried

Ridge or wall to hold back water

Structure designed to emit light to aid navigation

Deliberate use of light to achieve practical or aesthetic effects

List of dams and reservoirs

List of international submarine communications cables

Room in a residential house for relaxing and socializing

Building entry room

Hydroelectric power station in Benguela Province, Angola

1973 Thames road bridge in London

Wood that has been processed into beams and planks

Mackinac Bridge

Suspension bridge connecting Michigan's Lower and Upper Peninsulas

Multipurpose dam in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

Manhattan Bridge

Bridge between Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York

A dock or basin with moorings and facilities for yachts and small boats

Maritime passenger terminal

Structure in a port where ferrys and cruise ships pick up and drop off passengers

The building of structures from individual units of stone, brick, or block

Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge

Historic bridge in Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Human settlement in Wales

2004 bridge across Tarn near Millau, France

Minneapolis Skyway System

Pedestrian skyway system in Downtown Minneapolis, MN

Mortar (masonry)

Workable paste used to bind building blocks

Hotel catering to motorists

Multilevel streets in Chicago

New Austrian tunneling method

Method of modern tunnel design and construction

Dam in Cortlandt, Westchester County, New York, USA

Dam in Nurek, Border of Khatlon district and Districts of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan

Room where administrative work is performed

Øresund Bridge

Road and railway bridge over Øresund

Dam in Oroville, California

Towers native to Asia

Grand residence, especially a royal residence

Outdoor, typically paved, space adjoining a residence or other structure

Phytoremediation

Decontamination technique

Pier (architecture)

Architectural upright support for a structure or superstructure

Pier (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

General term for a broad range of building and sculpture materials

General term for a broad range of building and sculpture materials

General term for a broad range of building and sculpture materials

Pont Alexandre III

Bridge that spans the Seine in Paris

Pont de la Concorde (Paris)

Bridge in Paris, France

Ancient Roman aqueduct bridge

Oldest standing bridge across the river Siene in Paris, France

Ponte Sant'Angelo

Bridge in Florence, Italy

Type of floating bridge

Room or gallery at the front entrance of a building

Portland cement

Binder used as basic ingredient of concrete

Precast concrete

Construction product produced by casting concrete in a reusable mold

Prestressed concrete

Form of concrete used in construction

Structure shaped as a geometric pyramid

Qingdao Jiaozhou Bay Bridge

Bridge in China

A place from which a geological material has been excavated from the ground

Rainbow Bridge (Niagara Falls)

Major crossing of the Niagara River

Rainbow Bridge (Tokyo)

Suspension bridge in Tokyo, Japan

Technique for constructing foundations, floors, and walls by compacting a damp mixture of sub soil

Ready-mix concrete

Concrete that is manufactured in a batch plant, according to a set engineered mix design

Steel reinforcement

Reinforced concrete

Concrete with rebar

Remediation of contaminated sites with cement

Method of environmental remediation

Storage space for fluids

One of four bridges spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy

Dam in southern Tajikistan

Building material used in construction during the late Roman Republic and Empire

Top covering of a building

Overlapping plates for covering a roof

Room for PlayStation Portable

Social networking service

Ruacana Hydroelectric Power Station

Power station in Namibia

San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge

Complex of bridges spanning San Francisco Bay, California

A small room or building designed as a place to experience dry or wet heat sessions

Facility where logs are cut into lumber

A temporary structure used to support a work crew and materials

Form of coastal defence

Undersea railway tunnel in Japan

Dam in Sennar, Al Jazirah, Sudan

Building material

Siding (construction)

Exterior cladding material applied to the walls of a building

Double-level arch bridge located in Isfahan, Iran

High-rise building

Water channel controlled at its head by a gate

Soil vapor extraction

In situ process for soil remediation

Construction designed to bridge a large vertical distance by dividing it into steps

Bridge in Mostar over the river Neretva

Mostly elongated, rectangular stone with flat surface

Creation of buildings, structures, and sculpture using stone

Room in a house dedicated for work, like paperwork, computer work, or reading

Room having glass roof and walls, typically attached to a house

Dam in Liaoning Province/North Pyongan.

Suspension bridge

Sydney Harbour Bridge

Bridge across Sydney Harbour in Australia

Dam in Raqqa Governorate, Syria

Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Pair of twin suspension bridges that span the Tacoma Narrows strait of Puget Sound in Pierce County, Washington

Dam in Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Tent (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

The Iron Bridge

Bridge across the River Severn in Shropshire, England, the first major bridge in the world to be made of cast iron.

Thermal desorption

Technique that concentrates volatile organic compounds in gas streams prior to injection into a gas chromatograph. It can be used to lower the detection limits of GC methods, and can improve chromatographic performance by reducing peak widths.

Three Gorges Dam

Dam in Sandouping, Yiling District, Hubei, China

Reservoir in Spain

Manufactured piece of hard-wearing material

Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line

Bridge–tunnel in Japan

Structure with height greater than width

Tall building; as opposed to a low-rise building

Bridge over the Thames in London, England

Trajan's Bridge

Roman segmental arch bridge over the lower Danube

Excavated channel in ground

Underground passage made for traffic

Tunnel boring machine

Device used to Excavate Tunnels

Tunnel construction

The construction method for building a tunnel

Underground power line

Replacement of above-ground power and telecommunications cables with underground ones

Underwater tunnel

Tunnel which pases under sea

Dam in Italy no longer in use

Vasco da Gama Bridge

Bridge in Portugal

Vault (architecture)

Architectural term for an arched form used to provide a space with a ceiling or roof

Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge

Bridge between Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York

A multiple span bridge crossing an extended lower area

High quality, independent-standing house

Radio station in Middletown, New York

Building for storing goods and giving services

Wattle and daub

Building technique using woven wooden supports packed with clay or mud

Wood (disambiguation)

Topics referred to by the same term

Also known as seasoning, which is the reduction of the moisture content of wood prior to its use

Wood–plastic composite

Composite materials made of wood fiber and thermoplastics

Process of making objects from wood

Portable, round tent covered with skins or felt