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  2. Gothic-arch barn - Wikipedia

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    The Tomlinson Lumber Co sold pre-cut materials for a 34 by 50 feet (10 m × 15 m) dairy barn with a Gothic-arched roof supported by three-ply rafters in 1958 throughout Minnesota. [10] The first published plans by an architect for a Gothic-arch barn appeared in 1916. [5]

  3. Tree stand - Wikipedia

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    Tree stands or deer stands are open or enclosed platforms used by hunters. The platforms are secured to trees in order to elevate the hunter and give them a better vantage point. A tripod stand is a similar device, but because it is freestanding rather than attached to a tree, it is not technically a tree stand.

  4. Eight-wheel drive - Wikipedia

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    Latest generation 8x8 wheeled armored vehicles have steering on the rearmost axle to improve maneuverability. [ 4 ] [ unreliable source? In the case of both truck and armored vehicle applications, drive may be limited to the rear two axles for on-road use, thus reducing drivetrain stress and tire wear, and increasing fuel efficiency .

  5. MAN KAT1 - Wikipedia

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    5,000 kg (4x4), 7,000 kg (6x6), 10,000 kg (8x8); Category 1 A1 increased 8x8 payload to 15,000 kg: Transmission: usually ZF manual with torque convertor and two-speed transfer case: Suspension: coil springs and dampers for each axle

  6. List of roof shapes - Wikipedia

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    Bell-cast (sprocketed, flared): A roof with the shallow slope below the steeper slope at the eaves. Compare with bell roof. East Asian hip-and-gable roof; Mokoshi: A Japanese decorative pent roof; Pavilion roof : A low-pitched roof hipped equally on all sides and centered over a square or regular polygonal floor plan. [10]

  7. Pandur II (8×8) - Wikipedia

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    The Pandur II is an improved modular all-wheel-drive version of the Pandur 6×6 APC wheeled armoured vehicle. It was developed as a private venture by the Austrian company Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeuge.

  8. 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 structu

  9. Glued laminated timber - Wikipedia

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    Glulam brace with plates used for connections Glulam frame of a roof structure. Glued laminated timber, commonly referred to as glulam, is a type of structural engineered wood product constituted by layers of dimensional lumber bonded together with durable, moisture-resistant structural adhesives so that all of the grain runs parallel to the longitudinal axis.