List of non-building structure types
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Nonbuilding structure, also referred to simply as structure, refers to a body or system of connected parts used to support a load not designed for continuous human occupancy. The term is used by architects, structural engineers, and mechanical engineers to distinctly identify built structures that are not buildings.
Examples of nonbuilding structures:
- Aerial lift pylon
- Boat lifts
- Bridges and bridge-like structures (aqueducts, overpasses, trestles, viaducts, etc.)
- Building canopies
- Chimneys and smokestacks
- Cranes
- Dams
- Water towers
- Ferris wheels
- Monuments
- Parking structures
- Offshore oil platforms (except for the production and housing facilities)
- Piers
- Roller coasters
- Retaining walls
- Structures designed to support, contain or convey liquid or gaseous matter, including
- Cooling towers
- Distillation equipment and structural supports at chemical and petrochemical plants and oil refineries
- Storage tanks
- Radio masts and towers
- Transmission towers
- Wharves
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