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The cross section of the surface is semi circular, which is basically a sheet of iron or other popular alloys of iron and are further coated with a layer of Zinc or Tin, as the case may be to add to the resistance towards getting corroded. This innovative product was first erected in a place called Quonset Point in Davisville, a village in Rhode Island. This is the reason why Quonset huts are called so. The first customers of this structure were interestingly the US Navy which was looking for a supple and adaptable building structure to cater their immediate needs to harbor safely their arms, soldiers and other supplies during the Second World War. The apparent utility of Quonset huts lied in the ability of easy transport from the place of manufacture to the place of erection and assembly at the preferred location, besides being light weight and versatile in use.

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