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  2. Overhead storage - Wikipedia

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    Shelves hanging from the ceiling Wall-shelves mounted near the ceiling Bunk beds hanging from the ceiling Small storage compartment near the ceiling in a room. Overhead storage can refer to shelves, cabinets, hooks, lift tables [1] or track systems [2] mounted at height (either ceiling-hung or wall-hung), and can be a form of area-saving storage by moving storage up from the floor and ...

  3. Derrick - Wikipedia

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    A-frame derrick. An A-frame derrick is one in which the boom is hinged from a cross member between the bottom ends of two upright members spread apart at the lower ends and joined at the top; the boom point secured to the junction of the side members, and the side members are braced or guyed from this junction point.

  4. Railway roundhouse - Wikipedia

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    The John Street Roundhouse, now part of Roundhouse Park in Toronto, Canada, viewed from the CN Tower in September 2012. A railway roundhouse is a building with a circular or semicircular shape used by railways for servicing and storing locomotives. [1]

  5. Bracket (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    In adjustable shelving systems, the bracket may be in two parts, with the load-bearing horizontal support fitting into a wall-mounted slotted vertical metal strip. Brackets also are an element in the systems used to mount modern facade cladding systems onto the outside of contemporary buildings, as well as interior panels.

  6. Braced frame - Wikipedia

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    In structural engineering, a braced frame is a structural system designed to resist wind and earthquake forces. Members in a braced frame are not allowed to sway laterally (which can be done using shear wall or a diagonal steel sections, similar to a truss ).

  7. Silo - Wikipedia

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    Preparation for filling a silo requires winching the unloader to the top, and any remaining forage at the base that the unloader could not pick up must be removed from the floor of the silo. This job requires that the farmer work directly underneath a machine weighing several tons suspended fifty feet or more overhead from a small steel cable.

  8. Tie stall - Wikipedia

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    The stall dimensions depend on the cow size, with pregnant and sick cows needing more space. In the Netherland dimensions of 1,85 meter by 1,25 meter are used. In the USA, 52 inch (1,3208 meter) is most common. The front of the stall should be open, so that the cow can lunge forward when standing up. Different materials can be used for the bedding.

  9. Gestation crate - Wikipedia

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    A gestation crate, also known as a sow stall, is a metal enclosure in which a farmed sow used for breeding may be kept during pregnancy. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] A standard crate measures 6.6 ft x 2.0 ft (2 m x 60 cm).