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1. Stratification

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   In civil engineering, stratification refers to the deliberate layering of materials to achieve specific structural or aesthetic outcomes. The most common application is in pavement design, where base, sub-base, and wearing courses are laid sequentially.
   A peculiar phenomenon observed in ancient, multi-story masonry structures, particularly those exhibiting significant lateral stress (e.g., structures built near active [fault lines](/entries/fault-l…