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  2. Engineering drawing abbreviations and symbols - Wikipedia

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    socket head cap screw: A cap screw with a socket head (usually implying a hex socket, driven with a hex key. SHN: shown: See Part number > Symmetrical parts for explanation. SHSS: socket head set screw: A set screw with a socket head (usually implying a hex socket, driven with a hex key. SI: Système international [d'unités] [International ...

  3. Metal roof - Wikipedia

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    Standing seam metal roof. A metal roof is a roofing system featuring metal pieces or tiles exhibiting corrosion resistance, impermeability to water, and long life. It is a component of the building envelope. The metal pieces may be a covering on a structural, non-waterproof roof, or they could be self-supporting sheets.

  4. List of commercially available roofing materials - Wikipedia

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    Standing-seam metal roof with concealed fasteners. Mechanically seamed metal with concealed fasteners contains sealant in seams for use on very low sloped roofs, suitable for roofs of low pitch such as 0.5/12 to 3/12 pitch. Flat-seam metal with or without soldered seams. Steel coated with a coloured alloy of zinc and aluminium. Stone-coated ...

  5. Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National ...

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    The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA; pronounced 'Smack'-'Nah') is an international trade association with more than 4,500 contributing contractor members [1] in 103 chapters [2] throughout the United States, Canada, Australia and Brazil.

  6. List of screw and bolt types - Wikipedia

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    The screw itself should be drilled a minimum of 1" into the concrete to hold effectively and a maximum of 1-3/4" or the threads will wear and will lose holding power. Ideally 1-1/4" to 1-1/2" of screw thread in the concrete. [1] So for example, if a 1/2" board is being screwed onto the concrete, a 1-3/4" to 2" concrete screw should be used ...

  7. Self-tapping screw - Wikipedia

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    Sheet metal screws (sometimes called "sheet-metal self-tappers", P–K or PK screws from the brand name Parker Kalon, the company which pioneered [7] the manufacture of, but did not invent, these screws) are a type of screw which can form a thread in thin sheet metal. Pan-head self-tapping screws are common in metal cases for electrical ...

  8. Metal Building Manufacturers Association - Wikipedia

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    The Metal Building Systems Manual is available in both PDF and printed versions, and is published by MBMA. [22] Metal Roofing Systems Design Manual: The Metal Roofing Systems Design Manual is a comprehensive guide for working with metal roofing. It includes sections and chapters on roofing system components; substrate support for metal roofing ...

  9. Sheet metal - Wikipedia

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    The progression of thicknesses is clear in column 3 (U.S. standard for sheet and plate iron and steel 64ths inch (delta)). The thicknesses vary first by 1 ⁄ 32 inch in higher thicknesses and then step down to increments of 1 ⁄ 64 inch, then 1 ⁄ 128 inch, with the final increments at decimal fractions of 1 ⁄ 64 inch.