truss
3
7.4
- noun
- /trʌs/
- Specialized
:
cercha
- If you see a triangular roof truss, it has cross braces to strengthen it.
- truss bridge
- steel truss
- truss and concrete
It can be CMU block within beds and trusses.
- It can be CMU block within beds and trusses.
- So if we have a triangular honeycomb with triangular cells, triangulated cells behave like a Truss.
- Basically, if you want to build a nice rigid framework like a Truss, you can do it because you just take chains.
Examples
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A truss bridge of interconnected triangles and a triangle cannot be distorted by stress so it's perfectly load-bearing.
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On Sundays, I go to another one-lane truss bridge I found out in the country.
Fiction book (1992) -
I introduce truss bridges to students at this level.
Academic text (2011) -
Sandy got a ladder and climbed up to measure the truss spaces.
Fiction book (1992) -
At first, paper may not have sounded like a great material to resist compression in our truss.
Academic text (2007) -
The architect designed the building with a strong truss system to support the heavy roof.
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Engineers inspected the old truss to ensure it could safely hold the weight of the new equipment.
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The team was tasked with replacing the damaged truss in the bridge to maintain structural integrity.
Synonyms
183
2.5
A strong structure that holds a building, vehicle, or piece of furniture
104
2.7
A long strong piece of wood, metal, or concrete that supports part of a building
14
5.0
A long strong beam usually made of steel that supports buildings or bridges
1
4.0
A part that holds something and keeps it upright, like columns or a skeleton
1
4.9
A part of a building, like a beam, that holds weight
1
5.5
A strong piece of wood or metal that holds the weight of parts of a building
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.1
Bridge with a frame of connected triangles that holds the road or railway
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Truss for a roof or bridge comes from an old French idea of a 'bundle' or 'tie'. Think of beams tied together into one strong bundle, and that is why a truss is a framework that supports a building or bridge.