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  2. Deck railing - Wikipedia

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    The typical deck railing is generally built from pressure treated lumber. [14] Posts on a deck are also typically pressure treated wood and standard sizes are 4x4, 6x6, and 8x8. These posts give structural support to the railing assembly and are the most critical part for the safety of the guard rail assembly. [ 15 ]

  3. Cable railing - Wikipedia

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    Cable railings, or wire rope railings, are safety rails that use horizontal or vertical cables in place of spindles, glass and mesh for infill. Cable railing on residential deck overlooking a lake Uses

  4. Guard rail - Wikipedia

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    Guardrails in the US are generally required by code where there is a drop of 30 inches (0.76 m) or more. Examples of this are both architectural and environmental. Environmental guard rails are placed along hiking trails where adjacent terrain is steep. Railings may also be located at scenic overlooks.

  5. Rail profile - Wikipedia

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    Early rails were made of wood, cast iron or wrought iron. All modern rails are hot rolled steel with a cross section approximate to an I-beam, but asymmetric about a horizontal axis (however see grooved rail below). The head is profiled to resist wear and to give a good ride, and the foot profiled to suit the fixing system.

  6. Railway track - Wikipedia

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    A railway track (CwthE and UIC terminology) or railroad track (NAmE), also known as permanent way (CwthE) [1] or "P Way" (BrE [2] and Indian English), is the structure on a railway or railroad consisting of the rails, fasteners, sleepers (railroad ties in American English) and ballast (or slab track), plus the underlying subgrade.

  7. Track spacing - Wikipedia

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    The general standard in Germany and Switzerland had been to build new tracks with a centre-to-centre spacing of 3.8 m (12 ft) and a spacing of 4.5 m (15 ft) in railway stations. Depending on the usage of the tracks it was still possible to build new double track lines with track centres of just 3.5 m (11 ft).

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