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  2. Federal Standard 595 - Wikipedia

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    Federal Standard 595 is the color description and communication system developed in 1956 by the United States government. Its origins reach back to World War II when a problem of providing exact color specifications to military equipment subcontractors in different parts of the world became a matter of urgency.

  3. TIA-598-C - Wikipedia

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    The Telecommunications Industry Association's TIA-598-C Optical Fiber Cable Color Coding is an American National Standard that provides all necessary information for color-coding optical fiber cables in a uniform manner.

  4. Corrugated box design - Wikipedia

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    The interaction of the boxes and pallets is also important. [5] [6] A box can be designed by optimizing the grade of corrugated board, box design, flute direction, and inner supports. Support from the product also provides "load sharing" and can be an important factor. [7] Box closures sometimes can have effects on box stacking strength. [8]

  5. Engineering drawing abbreviations and symbols - Wikipedia

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    1. Center line, the central axis of a feature. 2. Class, for example, "paint per spec XYZ revision C type 1 class 2" may be abbreviated as "paint per spec XYZ REV C TY 1 CL 2" or even in some cases "paint per spec XYZ-C-1-2". (The latter practice is not uncommon but is cryptic for workers with minimal training and experience. The first two ...

  6. Corrugated plastic - Wikipedia

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    Corrugated plastic box used as reusable packaging Corrugated plastic dividers used to pack automotive components A Velomobile enclosed in corrugated plastic. Corrugated plastic or corriboard – also known under the trade names of Correx, Biplex, Cartonplast, Polyflute, Coroplast, FlutePlast, IntePro, Proplex, Twinplast, Corriflute and Corflute – refers to a wide range of extruded twin-wall ...

  7. Electrical wiring in North America - Wikipedia

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    Not all US jurisdictions permit use of non-metallic sheathed cable. The NEC does not permit use of NM cable in large, fire-resistant, or high-rise structures. [10] In type NM cable, conductor insulation is color-coded for identification, typically one black, one white, and a bare grounding conductor.

  8. Drawdown chart - Wikipedia

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    Initially the desired coating is applied in a puddle on the drawdown chart. Then the bar is placed at the top of the chart, and drawn down over the paint in order to spread it evenly along the length of the chart. Once this evenly spread paint dries, it can be tested for a variety of properties. [5]

  9. Purlin - Wikipedia

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    The sheathing boards are sometimes called the roof deck and are painted white. 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.