A drop ceiling—also known as a suspended ceiling—conceals the plumbing or electrical work running overhead while allowing easy access to those elements in the future, should any adjustments or repairs ...

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Keywords: Nonstructural components (NSC). Suspended ceiling systems. Experimental tests. Shaking table tests. Dynamic behaviors. SAP2000. Roofing systems. Floor motions. Wall distortions. Analytical ...

When you walk into a store or some other commercial building and look up at the ceiling and see something that looks akin to a tic-tac-toe board, chances are you are looking at a suspended ceiling. It ...

For most applications, ceilings are finished with drywall, mud and tape... along with the walls. However, in some instances, closing up the ceiling with drywall is neither practical nor a possibility.