flat roof
construction
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type of roof system
- In roof
…main types of roofs are flat roofs and sloping ones. The flat roof (see the Figure) has historically been widely used in the Middle East, the American Southwest, and anywhere else where the climate is arid and the drainage of water off the roof is thus of secondary importance. Flat…
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use in long-span buildings
- In construction: Steel structures
A flat roof structure in bending is supported from above by steel cables radiating downward from masts that rise above roof level; spans of up to 72 meters (236 feet) have been built. Another funicular form is the bicycle-wheel roof, where two layers of radiating tension…
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