Why are buildings measured in stories?
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The word "story" itself, as well as its usual meaning of "a narrative of fictitious events," comes from the Greek "historia," which meant "an account of events." The same "historia," as you might suspect, also gave us the English word "history." Now, the difference between a "story" and a "history" is, or at least is supposed to be, the difference between truth and fiction. But interestingly enough, the original meaning of "story" in English was "factual narrative," and only after that "just the facts" sense was gradually taken over by the word "history" in the 17th century did "story" come to primarily mean a made-up or largely fictional creation. One place where the original "factual account" sense of "story" is still used is in phrases such as "newspaper stories," which, of course, strive to be fact, not fiction.\n\nOne of the many uses of the word "story" back in the 14th century was to mean a picture or painting, or a series of paintings, that illustrated a narrative. Such "stories" are still found in the form of stained glass windows depicting Biblical events in many churches. Most authorities believe that the use of "story" to mean "one level of a building" arose as an architectural term for the practice of placing rows of such "story pictures" or narrative sculptures across the facades of ancient buildings. Such constructions, known at first by the Latin name "historia," eventually came to be called "stories," and by the 14th century the term was being used to mean one whole level of the building itself.
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I am a civil engineer, but i think you can find the answer in the field of architecture scince, there's nothing socalled in my field of activity, i mean go and find your answer in art section
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probably to put up a taller building
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Anything you read about or see on TV or in a movie needs to have a place in space/time.  Time is done as either past (how far?), present, or future (how far?).  But space, for most of our time, is the surface of this planet.  So if you want to understand what's going on in a story, fact or fiction, you need to understand maps and the relationship of one space to another.  \n\nI recently bought a beautiful new Atlas by National Geographic.  Oh, Lord, do those people do a great job!  They put many different maps in for a given location, because there is so very much information that is mappable.  And being able to see where one piece of information is, physically, in relation to another, can be a great deal of wisdom added to your perception.  \n\nEverything else you learn is intimately related to its geographical position.
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measurements have undergone quantum jump qualutatively (range wise and accuracy wise) from primitive to modern times.Necessity is the mother of invention applies beautifully to the art and science of measurements.\nAs opposed to primitive measurements which used to employ many systems of units for the various dimensions now we have standard international system of units or the metre,kilogram,second system of units
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I will assume you want to find the sq ft of a house or building. You just multiply the length by the width. If the build has several different dimentions you will have to figure each area seperately and then add up the totals.
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there are lots of reasons, for one, if youre going to decorate your house youll have to measure the things you want to get to make sure theyll fit inside...also, if you wanted to put a pool in your backyard youd have to measure it to see if it would fit...or, if you wanted to put an object ontop of something delecate, youd have to weigh it to make sure it wont break...if youre cooking you have to measure your ingredients to make sure youre making the dish right...if youre going on a trip youll want to know how many miles youll be traveling to know how much gas youll need...there are LOTS of reasons we need measurement, everyone uses it in their everyday life...without it the simple things we do everyday would be very difficult
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Usually it is done before you start to do any work around or in the building.  You need to know where things are before you start doing any new work.
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This is a trick question.  A "pole" is a measure of  length, whicle an "acre" is a measure of area.
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When you build an addition on your house, you use geometry to figure out how much material you need and you use algebra to figure out what it costs.  Otherwise, you get started building and you run out of materials and money when you are only half-way through.
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Being a high rise construction superintendent, this is my experience:\n\n90% of all building heights are decided upon by the Owner and Architect due to business reasons. They decided to do 80 floors or 35 floors because the building will then meet their business model or usage requirements.\n\n5% of all building heights are decided due to local code. The government may own all air space over 500 ft., which means that a building may only go up 40 floors or so before code or local laws prohibit any additional floors.\n\nThe last 5% is due to local environments, such as surrounding infrastructure, geologic conditions, and whatnot. The fact is that we currently have the technology to build in almost any type of environment, regardless of the conditions. The only factor is money and time. Some owners choose to not build high because the cost factor is so prohibitive.
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You need to measure the outside walls, not the square footage. Vinyl siding is measured in running feet, not square feet. Measure the length of each of your outside walls, than measure the height of the walls, and include the gabels if your putting siding there, this is very important, especially if you have a split level home. Take these measurements with you to the Home Depot, Sears wherever your buying the siding.
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First, you use a scale to measure a distance on a drawing.  \n\nSecond, the drawing will indicate the scale.  ALWAYS check your scale against the scale bar.\n\nFor a typical 12" long engineers scale, for the 10 scale - 1" = 10',  the stick is divided up into 10 units, and each unit is divided by 10.  Each unit is 1 inch.  The difference between an engineers scale and an architects scale is that we enginners use the decimal system.  The architects scale uses the fraction system which is good for feet and inches.  Engineers don't use inches.  We use feet only.  \n\nTypical Eng. Scale is 1" = 50'\nTypical Arch. Scale is 1/8" = 1'\n\nFor instance, 4' - 6" is an Arch. dimension.  The same Eng. dimension is 4.5'.\n\nFor the engineers scale, say the 10 scale, each unit is divided by 10 so you can measure to the nearest tenth of an inch and thus tenth of a foot. \n\nSo for 1" = 40', you turn to the 40 side and for 1" = 100' you turn to the 10 side and multiply your measurement by 10.\n\nFor Arch. Scale, it takes practice.
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we can measure 4, height, width, length, and time, but there are theories, (super string, and the like) that are suggesting upwards of 11. So, it's a hard question. But the defining part of the answer is, "we live in," and one would then have to answer, just the 4. Peace!
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a city block is not a standard unit of measurement, so your question cannot be answered accurately.
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You need to have a set of plans showing the dimensions and location of the foundation and the columns. Columns are made of concrete or steel and they need to be built in a very precise manner, because the steel beams that will be mounted on the columns are designed to fit precisely, and if they do not fit properly, the building will be unsafe and could even collapse.\n\nIt requires very precise measurements, made using high precision scientific instruments, to do the job successfully. Trying to do it cheaply, with inferior equipment, such as a measuring tape, is not likely to produce good results, and could create problems that may be very expensive to fix. Therefore, its not something you should try to do yourself. I recommend that you hire an experienced construction surveyor, or a contractor with personnel who have been trained to perform construction field engineering. If you hire a professional, and something goes wrong, they will bear the liability, but if you try to do it yourself, and you make a mistake, you will be stuck with paying to fix the problem.
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Because....\nBuildings are called building even though they're already built... AND\nWe drive in parkways, and park in driveways... AND\nBecause apartments are convenient ways to be apart from parents... and your money.