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  2. Suspended structure - Wikipedia

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    Suspended structures often allow much light to enter, because of the unobstructed interior. [5] A cable suspended structure: Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo. An example of a catenary-shaped suspended structure is the Eero Saarinen designed Dulles International Airport. The roof of the structure is made up of suspension cable which stretches ...

  3. Point bar - Wikipedia

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    Mass deposition of suspended solids rarely occurs on one bank save in tidal estuaries; instead, vortex flow being faster on the inner bank compensates for the greater height and therefore mass of water flowing downstream along the concave bank, and the rough, shallow bed usually provides per liter of water above more agitation to maintain any ...

  4. Catwalk (theater) - Wikipedia

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    A catwalk above the auditorium of a community theatre Typically, catwalks are located in positions hidden from audience view or directly above an audience, and are considered "behind-the-scenes". For example, many proscenium theaters have a series of two or more catwalks running parallel to the proscenium arch above a false ceiling.

  5. Batten (theater) - Wikipedia

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    A simple Electric batten with two instruments (a Source Four PAR and a scoop).. In theaters, a batten (also known as a bar or pipe) is a long metal pipe suspended above the stage or audience from which lighting fixtures, theatrical scenery, and theater drapes and stage curtains may be hung.

  6. Tension grid - Wikipedia

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    Tension grid assembly with removable modules at La Jolla Playhouse's Potiker Theater. A tension grid is a type of non-standard largely-transparent catwalk.Tension grids are composed of tightly woven wire rope steel cables that create a taut floor strong enough for technicians to walk on.

  7. Footbridge - Wikipedia

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    A simple French footbridge The Wiggly Bridge in York, Maine is the smallest pedestrian suspension bridge in the United States. Types of footbridges include: Beam Bridge; Boardwalk; Clapper bridge; Duckboards, Timber trackway, Plank road, and Corduroy road; Moon bridge; Simple suspension bridge; Simple truss; Stepping stones; Zig-zag bridge

  8. Suspended load - Wikipedia

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    The suspended load is the middle layer that consists of the smaller sediment that's suspended. The wash load is uppermost layer which consist of the smallest sediment that can be seen with the naked eye; however, the wash load gets easily mixed with suspended load during transportation due to the very similar process.

  9. Deposition (geology) - Wikipedia

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    Kirby R. (2002) [9] takes this concept further explaining that the fines are suspended and reworked aerially offshore leaving behind lag deposits of the main bivalve and gastropod shells separated out from the finer substrate beneath, waves and currents then heap these deposits to form chenier ridges throughout the tidal zone, which tend to be ...