eaves

The concept of eaves comes from to, a term that usually refers to the limbs of animals that allow these species to stay in the air; to the parts of an aircraft that enable it to fly; or to some kind of extreme.

In the field of architecture, the eaves are called sector of the roof protruding from the wall, whose function is to protect the structure from rain water. For example: "Place the pot under the eaves so the plant does not drown if it rains a lot", "The gusts of wind made the eaves detach from the roof", "We waited under the eaves for several minutes until it stopped raining".

In this case, it is an element that is between the facade and the cover. In addition to the function of preventing rainwater from reaching the area closest to the building's entrance, the eaves can have a decisive influence on the aesthetics of a construction, since it fuses its two most important elements and can provide a smooth transition. and with style.

There are many cities that throughout history have adopted the eaves as a constant for their architectural creations, both to maintain a uniform aesthetic line and to give rise to local artistic expression. A good eaves can enhance the image of a edifice in a considerable way, stand out from others and attract the attention of passersby positively.

As with most elements in a building, the eaves can be manufactured using different materials, including the following: brick, tile, wood and stone. In turn, it is possible to establish a classification taking into account the materials and grouping different finishes or styles that usually appear with each of them:

* between the brick eaves, we can find the cornice (in its simple, corrida, sardinel, checkered, triscate or peaked rows varieties), and that of corbels (in art and architecture, the concept of canecillo or dog refers to the head of the beam that can be seen from the outside of the building and that serves to support the eaves itself);

* the tile gives rise to two types of eaves, both called mouth, although one is simple and the other includes brick. The mouth is the first channel tile of each group that is located next to the eaves on a roof;

* with wood it is possible to find eaves of structural corbels or from apparent corbels or false;

* the plastered eaves are known as ledge run and it can be done on wood or bricks;

* the stone eaves can be corbels or build in the form of a running cornice.

Certain vehicles, such as carriages, have eaves so that those who travel do not get dirty with possible splashes that can be produced by the presence of Water or mud on the road.

On the ground of basketball or basketball, is known as forward the player who usually moves through the lateral sectors of the field of play and who, in general, scores points from far from the basket. Also called to, Forward, three or small forwardTypically, this type of player has good distance shooting effectiveness and the ability to score on penetrations.

The position eaves is similar to that of pivot wing: Sometimes there is even talk of the small forward (the traditional forward) and the big forward (power forward). The forward, on the other hand, often plays like shooting guard or base help.

Larry bird, Julius Erving Y Lebron James are some of the stars of the NBA who served or are serving as forwards.