Equivalent or closely related terms include famine response, starvation mode, famine mode, starvation resistance, starvation tolerance, adapted starvation, adaptive thermogenesis, fat adaptation, and metabolic adaptation.
Introduction. Arches and lintels are found wherever it is necessary to support a wall etc. over an opening which is usually not more than about two metres wide. They provide support in completely different ways and an understanding of this is fundamental to selecting, specifying and assessing them.ntroduction. Arches and lintels are found wherever it is necessary to support a wall etc. over an opening which is usually not more than about two metres wide. They provide support in completely different ways and an understanding of this is fundamental to selecting, specifying and assessing them.
Arches and lintels in masonry walls have a different set of loads than in wood frame walls. In a masonry wall, the arch or lintel carries the weight of the masonry immediately above the opening.However, if you draw two lines up toward each other from the top corners of the opening at 45 angles, you'll end up with a triangle.n a masonry wall, the arch or lintel carries the weight of the masonry immediately above the opening. However, if you draw two lines up toward each other from the top corners of the opening at 45 angles, you'll end up with a triangle.