Tie-beam

Tie-Beam The horizontal transverse beam in a roof, tying together the feet of the rafters to counteract the thrust. Tracery ...

TIE-BEAM The main horizontal beam in a roof, connecting the bases of the rafters, usually just above a wall. TRACERY Carved stonework of interlaced and branching ribs, particularly the lace-like stonework in the upper part of a Gothic window.

Wood was essential in the construction of Ottoman buildings and was used for the centring of vaults and domes, for tie-beams and as scaffolding.

Queen-Posts - Queen-posts are the two vertical posts in a trussed roof which are framed below into the tie-beam and above into the principal rafters. ©2007 The Probert Encyclopaedia. Data used under license.

In Germany they assume larger proportions and constitute small gables with two or three storeys of windows. The term "dormer" arose from the windows being those of sleeping-rooms. In the phrase "dormer beam" or "dormant beam," meaning a tie-beam, ...

See also: Tie, Architecture, Brick, Moulding, Floor