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Structural glossary
Anchorage
How an element is fixed against sliding or being pulled away.
Technical context
Substrate capacity and installation matter. A fixing into cladding is not automatically structural anchorage.
Where might you encounter this?
This term is relevant to, among other things, canopies. The detailed design depends on your project's information and assumptions.
Read more: A structural plan for a canopy.
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