A common problem in athletes is tight calf muscles, especially in runners. We look at symptoms, causes and treatment options to release muscle tightness. The calf muscle group consists of the gastrocnemius muscle and the soleus muscle. The symptoms are a gradual tightening in the calf muscles which can get worse when running or improve while running only to tighten up later.
Multiple-Wythe Unit Masonry. A wythe, by definition, is a continuous vertical section of masonry, and is one masonry unit thick. A multiple wythe, then, is more than one vertical section of masonry laid next to one another. A picture is available to clarify.
(April 2014) An unreinforced masonry building (or UMB, URM building) is a type of building where load bearing walls, non-load bearing walls or other structures, such as chimneys are made of brick, cinderblock, tiles, adobe or other masonry material, that is not braced by reinforcing material, such as rebar in a concrete or cinderblock.