A nonbuilding structure, often referred to simply as a structure, is any built structure or construction structure that is not a building, i.e. not designed for continuous human occupancy. The term is particularly used by architects, structural engineers, and mechanical engineers to distinguish load-bearing structures not designed for continuous human occupancy.

Examples Aerial lift pylons Aerial tramways Avalanche dams BarriersPrasad, Deo K. Designing with solar power: a source book for building integrated photovoltaics (BiPV). Mulgrave, Vic.: Images; 2005. Print. Beehive stone Blast furnaces Boat lifts Brick kilns Bridges and bridge-like structures (aqueducts, overpasses, trestles, viaducts, etc.) Covered bridgesKunreuther, Howard, and Richard J. Roth. Paying the price the status and role of insurance against natural disasters in the United States. Washington, D.C.: Joseph Henry Press, 1998. Print. Bus stops Canals Aqueduct Acequia Carports Chimneys and flue-gas stacks Coke ovens Dams Docks Dolphins Driveways Elevators Fountains Ferris wheels Ferry slips Flumes Footpaths Fortifications Fractionating towers Garden Gates Gate guardian Pylon Triumphal arches Granaries Greenhouses Conservatories Hayracks Hay barracks Headframes Landmarks Marinas Monoliths Megaliths Memorials Monuments Mounds Stupas Offshore oil platforms (except for the production and housing facilities) Oil depots Oil platforms Piers Pitch Radio masts and towers Railroads Ramadas Retaining walls Roads Roller coasters Sheds Ski lifts Silos Storage tanks Street lights Street signs Swimming pools 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 Tank farms Thoroughfares Tombs Pyramids Towers of some types Communications towers Lattice towers Obelisks Transmission towers Water towers Tunnels Underwater habitats Wharves Windmills

Exceptions

Some structures that are occupied periodically and would otherwise be considered "nonbuilding structures" are categorized as "buildings" for life and fire safety purposes: Aviation control towers Cruise ships Factories Kiosks Lighthouses Outhouses Power stations Refineries Warehouses

See also Architectural engineering Infrastructure

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