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Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering | | English term or phrase: formwork vs. shell | Is it possible, that "formwork" and "shell" are considered synonyms?
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This CAD program comes with 12 predefined facade favorites so that you can start working at once. You can use these favorites to design the most common facades.
Overview of facade favorites:
01a Horizontal covering shell highlighted
01b Vertical covering shell highlighted
02 Mullion/transom facade, 60mm
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Flush piers - the following lists not only analyze and evaluate walls but also flush piers:
1 Wall in-situ concrete
4 Wall formwork with graphics
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  Kathryn Litherland
United States
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8 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +3 molds used for poured concrete vs. building envelope
Explanation:
shell is probably building shell = building envelope (the outer "skin", whatever material that may be)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_envelope
Formwork is the molds used for poured concrete structures.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formwork
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