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2. Guy-wire - Wikipedia

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   A guy-wire, guy-line, guy-rope, down guy, or stay, also called simply a guy, is a tensioned cable designed to add stability to a freestanding structure. They are used commonly for ship masts, radio masts, wind turbines, utility poles, and tents. A thin vertical mast supported by guy wires is called a guyed mast.

3. Bell tent - Wikipedia

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   Bell tents used by the British cavalry during the Crimean War in 1855. Photograph by Roger Fenton. A bell tent is a human shelter for inhabiting, traveling or leisure that has been used since 600AD. [1] The design is a simple structure, supported by a single central pole, covered with cotton canvas.

4. Tent - Wikipedia

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   A tent is a shelter consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over, attached to a frame of poles or a supporting rope. While smaller tents may be free-standing or attached to the ground, large tents are usually anchored using guy ropes tied to stakes or tent pegs.

5. Tensile structure - Wikipedia

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   Tensile structures have long been used in tents, where the guy ropes and tent poles provide pre-tension to the fabric and allow it to withstand loads. Russian engineer Vladimir Shukhov was one of the first to develop practical calculations of stresses and deformations of tensile structures, shells and membranes.

6. Scientists discover ‘surprising’ secret to deadlift champ ...

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   Together known as “guy ropes” muscles, the trio work to stabilise the pelvis and the thigh, like the guy ropes used to secure a tent. The researchers said these muscles – called sartorius ...

7. Shelter-half - Wikipedia

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   Two sheets of canvas or a similar material (the halves) are fastened together with snaps, straps or buttons to form a larger surface. The shelter-half is then erected using poles, ropes, pegs, and whatever tools are on hand, forming an inverted V structure. [1] Small tents like these are often called pup tents in American English.