Two Types of Floor Plans Are Possible in Multistory, Load-

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Essay

Two types of floor plans are possible in multistory, load- bearing wall structures: (i)cross- bearing wall plans and (ii)longitudinal- bearing wall plans. Which of these two is more amenable to providing large openings in exterior walls and which one gives large interior open spaces?

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Kinship

Social bonds and relationships derived from genetics, marriage, or adoption, influencing social interactions and structures in societies.

Material Possessions

Physical items or properties owned by an individual or group, signifying wealth, status, or personal value.

Unilineal Kinship

A kinship system where descent and inheritance are traced through either the male or female line exclusively, not both.

Descent Group

Any kin group whose members share a direct line of descent from a real (historical) or fictional common ancestor.