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Shoring
- shoring is temporary support, traditionally in timber,
now often in steel, which acts in the same way as
a buttress. There are three basic types, a "dead shore"
which is a vertical post used to support a beam; a "flying shore"
is a brace fixed above ground level between the wall of buildings to
prevent collapse, most often used when a building which has been part
of a terrace has been removed; a "raking shore" is a vertical member
positioned against a wall, and held in place by steeply sloping prop,
the raker.