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Which of the below is constructed above doors, windows?(a) Joist(b) Purlin(c) Lintel(d) ArchThis question was posed to me in an international level competition.Enquiry is from Components of Building in division Building Construction of Basic Civil Engineering

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Correct choice is (c) Lintel

The EXPLANATION is: WINDOWS and doors are openings in a wall.To support the overlying BRICKS, a STRUCTURE is BUILT on top of the opening.It is called lintel.



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