gusset
- noun
- /ˈɡəsɪt/
- Specialized
:
placa de refuerzo
- The engineer designed the bridge using steel gussets to connect the beams securely.
- plywood gussets
- tube gussets
- head-tube gusset
Examples
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In their larger local format, students attend a workshop day where they are introduced to the techniques of building pneumatic devices powered by syringes, the method of construction using wooden pieces and cardboard gussets, as well as safety procedures (e.g., wearing safety glasses when cutting and drilling).
Academic text (2013) -
Wood glue, the recommended adhesive for the structural cardboard gusset system, is not included.
Academic text (2013) -
The design also includes a gusset between the outer frame of the grid and the first deflection bar, providing a tie-off point for the escape hole.
Academic text (1999) -
So the way I'm going to deal with those gussets happening is I'm going to use a helper, and that's this ring of aluminum.
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In her model airplane, she used gussets to reinforce the joints between the wings and the fuselage.
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The construction team installed metal gussets to improve the strength of the roof structure.
Synonyms
A metal plate that connects and strengthens beams and joints
Compounds
How Reinforcing
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gusset comes from an old French word gousset, which meant 'small pouch' or 'bag'. In building, a metal gusset acts like that little extra piece, added where beams meet to hold them together and make the joint stronger, so the name fits its job.