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2. Angle bracket (fastener) - Wikipedia

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   Angle bracket (fastener) An angle bracket or angle brace or angle cleat is an L-shaped fastener used to join two parts generally at a 90-degree angle. It is typically made of metal but it can also be made of wood or plastic. Angle brackets feature holes in them for screws. A typical example use of is a shelf bracket for mounting a shelf on a ...

3. Simpson Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia

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   simpsonmfg.com. Simpson Manufacturing Company is an engineering firm and building materials producer in the United States that produces structural connectors, anchors, and products for new construction and retrofitting. The company was founded by Barclay Simpson in Oakland in 1956, as a successor to his father's window screen company. [1]

4. Clevis fastener - Wikipedia

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   Usage. Clevises are used in a wide variety of fasteners used in farming equipment and sailboat rigging, as well as the automotive, aircraft and construction industries. They are also widely used to attach control surfaces and other accessories to servo controls in airworthy model aircraft. As a part of a fastener, a clevis provides a method of ...

5. Tie (engineering) - Wikipedia

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   Tie (engineering) A hurricane tie used to fasten a rafter to a stud. A tie, strap, tie rod, eyebar, guy-wire, suspension cables, or wire ropes, are examples of linear structural components designed to resist tension. [1] It is the opposite of a strut or column, which is designed to resist compression. Ties may be made of any tension resisting ...

6. Video shows North Carolina home collapse into the Atlantic Ocean

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   A dramatic video shared on Instagram shows a North Carolina home collapsing into the Atlantic Ocean on Friday. The home, in Rodanthe on Hatteras Island, is seen getting knocked off of its wooden ...

7. Purlin - Wikipedia

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   A purlin (or historically purline, purloyne, purling, perling) is a longitudinal, horizontal, structural member in a roof. In traditional timber framing there are three basic types of purlin: purlin plate, principal purlin, and common purlin. Purlins also appear in steel frame construction. Steel purlins may be painted or greased for protection ...

8. Joist - Wikipedia

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   Joist. A single floor or simple set of joists. If the joists land directly above the studs they are stacked. A joist is a horizontal structural member used in framing to span an open space, often between beams that subsequently transfer loads to vertical members. When incorporated into a floor framing system, joists serve to provide stiffness ...

9. Joist hanger - Wikipedia

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