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2. Suspended structure - Wikipedia

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   A suspended structure is a structure which is supported by cables coming from beams or trusses which sit atop a concrete center column or core. The design allows the walls, roof and cantilevered floors to be supported entirely by cables and a center column. Another type of suspended structure, suspended catenary, uses outer-wall concrete ...

3. Awning - Wikipedia

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   Awning. Art Nouveau awning in Nancy (France) City-house with an awning above the entrance, in Bucharest (Romania) Grand Hotel with numerous awnings in Toledo, Ohio. An awning or overhang is a secondary covering attached to the exterior wall of a building. It is typically composed of canvas woven of acrylic, cotton or polyester yarn, or vinyl ...

4. Photovoltaic mounting system - Wikipedia

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   Photovoltaic mounting systems (also called solar module racking) are used to fix solar panels on surfaces like roofs, building facades, or the ground. [1] These mounting systems generally enable retrofitting of solar panels on roofs or as part of the structure of the building (called BIPV). [2] As the relative costs of solar photovoltaic (PV ...

5. Canopy (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Canopy (architecture) A canopy is an overhead roof or else a structure over which a fabric or metal covering is attached, able to provide shade or shelter from weather conditions such as sun, hail, snow and rain. [1] A canopy can also be a tent, generally without a floor. The word comes from the ancient Greek κωνώπειον (konópeion ...

6. All-dielectric self-supporting cable - Wikipedia

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   All-dielectric self-supporting cable. All-dielectric self-supporting (ADSS) cable is a type of optical fiber cable that is strong enough to support itself between structures without using conductive metal elements. It is used by electrical utility companies as a communications medium, installed along existing overhead transmission lines and ...

7. Structured cabling - Wikipedia

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   Backbone cabling is the inter-building and intra-building cable connections in structured cabling between entrance facilities, equipment rooms and telecommunications closets. Backbone cabling consists of the transmission media, main and intermediate cross-connects and terminations at these locations. This system is mostly used in data centers.