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.
The width of the lintel, or the width of the combination of side by side lintels, should equal the width of the supported masonry wythe. Typical concrete compressive strengths for precast lintels range from 2500 to 3500 psi.intels are manufactured to an actual height of 7-5/8 inches to coincide with the typical course height of concrete masonry. A modular lintel length should be specified which equals the clear span plus at least two times the lintel height to provide for proper bearing at each end.