GLOSSARY PROTECTIVE CANOPY
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Anchor In this case, an underground mechanical device that fixes a cable or wire firmly in place and resists the tension placed on the cable. |
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Angled Sides / Wind barriers When wind hits a vertical barrier it is thrown vertically. An inclined barrier throws the wind up at an angle. This more gradual process gives a longer flatter protected area behind the windbreak. |
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Broad-acre Crops planted in an open field, possibly on trellises (berries, vines, fruit trees), or self supporting(trees, vegetables). |
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Clip-lock A patented design involving a metallic spring-form which locks into a gutter, in order to secure fabric between the two parts. Please refer to our "Components" Product Sheet for an image of Clip-lock. |
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Fire Rating Fire resistance in terms of Australian Standard 1530 for Textiles (T3). |
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Net / Shadecloth Net refers to a fabric that is woven so as to stretch in one or both directions; Shadecloth is a stable material (does not stretch). |
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Pre-Packaged Cut and packaged in a pre-determined size; opposite of Cut to Order. |
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Retractable Able to be pulled inwards, towards a center, or folded into a storable size or shape. |
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Shade-house A green-house style structure, covered in porous shade-cloth for the sole purpose of provided shade for the contents. |
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Sheltered zone
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Throwover Net or shadecloth placed over an item or plant for a short-term only; usually there is very little supporting structure other than the item or plant itself. Intended to be easily removed after it has served its purpose. |
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Wind Load The pressure on fabric or a structure caused by winds of a certain stated speed |
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Wind protection benefits A well-designed wind-break will not be totally impermeable; but it will reduce the force of the wind, helping to maintain humidity and temperature; and keeping turbulence to a minimum in the sheltered zone – up to a distance of almost ten times the height of the structure. |
The lee (down-wind) zone of the windbreak. The level of sheltering depends on the aerodynamic porosity of the windbreak, the local topography, the height and the angle of the windbreak to the wind. In addition, the shelter becomes less with increasing distance away from the windbreak. Fabric porosity also affects the degree of turbulence in the sheltered zone.Success Stories
Patrick Autocare
For over 50 years, Patrick Autocare has continued to set the pace in Australia with its integrated service offering of processing, storage and distribution of motor vehicles. Responsible for the transportation of more than one million vehicle movements each year, Patrick Autocare has a storage capacity of 65,000 motor vehicles through on-wharf and off-wharf facilities. Our operational and market environment dictates that majority of these vehicle storage facilities be protected by hail mesh structures, and in this regard, our very read more
