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The popular online
encyclopedia Wikipedia, states
that:
"an awning or
overhang is a secondary covering attached to the
exterior wall of a building. It is typically composed
of canvas woven of acrylic, cotton or polyester yarn,
or vinyl laminated to polyester fabric that is
stretched tightly over a light structure of aluminum,
iron or steel, possibly wood or transparent material
(used to cover solar thermal panels in the summer,
but that must allow as much light as possible in the
winter). The configuration of this structure is
something of a truss, space frame or planar frame.
Awnings are also often constructed of aluminum
understucture with aluminum sheeting. These aluminum
awnings are often used when a fabric awning is not a
practical application where snow load as well as wind
loads may be a factor."
Wikipedia further
states that:
"the location
of an awning on a building may be above a window, a
door, or above the area along a sidewalk. With the
addition of columns an awning becomes a canopy, which
is able to extend further from a building, as in the
case of an entrance to a hotel. Restaurants often use
awnings broad enough to cover substantial outdoor
area for outdoor dining, parties, or reception. In
commercial buildings, an awning is often painted with
information as to the name, business, and address,
thus acting as a sign or billboard as well as
providing shade, breaking steep winds, and protecting
from rain or snow. In areas with wintry weather, most
awnings do not have to be taken down at the end of
the summer - they can remain retracted against the
building all winter long, or be designed and built
for those conditions."
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