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The application of physics to the built environment, particularly with regard to the movement of heat, air, moisture, pollutants and light through buildings.

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Will a platform only supported by a column in the center fall? (Excluding weather)

If the platform is not sufficiently rigid then it will bend downwards at the edges. If it is not sufficiently strong then the stress that this causes at the centre of the platform will cause it to bre …
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Gravitational forces of a building

A is not correct. Gravitational forces inside the building will not cancel out, except in a few specific locations - and even those locations will not be stable equilibrium points. C is not correct. T …
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