Sentence examples for lower stories from inspiring English sources
Zipper elements of stories transfer unbalanced vertical forces of the lower stories to the upper ones.
It is further demonstrated that a large distribution of the maximum interstory velocities can be observed in lower stories in super high-rise buildings and this leads to a large demand of the maximum damping force in lower stories.
"It's the two lower stories that are the key," Mr. Gehl said.
The lower stories of many low-lying buildings, most of them unoccupied, were flooded.
In the simplest case, the lower stories of a shear building are simulated numerically while the upper stories tested experimentally.
It indicated that a beam-to-column strength deterioration factor (SDF) plays an important role on collapse behavior characterized by asymmetric sway deformation concentrated at lower stories.
A wooden colonnade, or portico, the proskēnion, was placed in front of the lower story of the building.
The main living quarters are raised above ground by columns rising from a stream and by a lower story of rustic stone.
The lower story is simply decorated with colonnettes (small columns) and a restrained foliate pattern, which follows the vertical movement of the colonnettes.
The lower story is a decagon, while the upper story is circular and roofed with a remarkable monolithic dome 36 feet (11 metres) in diameter made of limestone imported from Istria.
On a wide street you could have a street wall that was higher than if you were on a narrow street, where the first setback would have to be at a lower story.
