Technical Booklet D Structure·Page 11·1.2
Definitions - Buttressing wall
A buttressing wall is designed and constructed to provide lateral support to another wall perpendicular to it, from base to top.
Buttressing wall – a wall designed and constructed to afford lateral support to another wall perpendicular to it, support being provided from the base to the top of the wall.
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