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  2. Concrete slab - Wikipedia

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    For a suspended slab, there are a number of designs to improve the strength-to-weight ratio. In all cases the top surface remains flat, and the underside is modulated: A corrugated slab is designed when the concrete is poured into a corrugated steel tray, more commonly called decking. This steel tray improves strength of the slab, and prevents ...

  3. Overhang (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Overhang on 16th century Tomb of Salim Chishti, Fatehpur Sikri, India In architecture , an overhang is a protruding structure that may provide protection for lower levels. Overhangs on two sides of Pennsylvania Dutch barns protect doors, windows, and other lower-level structures.

  4. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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    A flat slab forming the uppermost member or division of the capital of a column. Accolade A sculptural embellishment of an arch. Aisle The subsidiary space alongside the body of a building, separated from it by columns, piers, or posts. Ante-choir

  5. Falsework - Wikipedia

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    In 1935 W.A. de Vigier designed an adjustable steel prop which revolutionized many aspects of the construction industry including to support slab formwork, wall formwork, trench sheeting and falsework. [3] Materials from which falsework systems are manufactured have also diversified from traditional steel and timber to aluminium components.

  6. Awning - Wikipedia

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    It was a natural material for awning frames, easily bent and threaded together to make a range of different shapes and sizes. At the same time the advent of the steamship forced canvas mills and sail makers to search for new markets. An awning industry developed offering an array of frame and fabric options adaptable to both storefronts and ...

  7. Overhang - Wikipedia

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    Market overhang, a concept in marketing; Monetary overhang, a phenomenon where people have money holdings due to the lack of ability to spend them; Overhang seat, a constituency seat in excess of a party's entitlement; Overhang (architecture), a protruding structure that may provide protection for lower levels, such as overhanging eaves

  8. Overhang (vehicles) - Wikipedia

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    Rear overhang may present a problem in large vehicles such as buses. Long rear overhang would require the driver to pay attention to nearby vehicles when turning at 90 degrees. Since the rear overhang is outside the wheelbase, it may hit a vehicle in the adjacent lane, especially when turning 90 degrees right (in a right-hand drive country).

  9. Countertop - Wikipedia

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    When installed in a kitchen on standard (U.S) wall-mounted base unit cabinets, countertops are typically about 25–26 inches (640–660 millimetres) from front to back and are designed with a slight overhang on the front (leading) edge. This allows for a convenient reach to objects at the back of the countertop while protecting the base ...