Tie-rods - San Lorenzo's Church, Florence, Italy
Gothic - Notre Dame, Paris, France
Flying buttresses - Notre Dame, Paris, France ...
tie-beam
The main horizontal beam in a roof, connecting the bases of the rafters, usually just above a wall.
tierceron ...
Tie - A beam, post, rod or angle holding two pieces together; a tension member in a construction.
Tie rods - Steel rods placed between walls and piers or between piers to keep them from separating from each other.
Tracery - Ornamental intersecting stonework used to support the glass.
Tie-beam
the horizontal transverse beam in a roof, tying together the feet of pairs of rafters to counteract thrust.
Transom ...
Tie Bar: Heavy metal bar passing through a wall, or walls, to brace a structure suffering from structural instability.
Tie-beam - The main horizontal roof beam just above the wall that connects the bases of rafters.
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Tie Rod
A wooden or metal strut that connects the imposts of an arcade to brace the structure and ensure its stability.
Tie beam
- a horizontal beam which joins the feet of the principals at wall head level.
See roof.
tie - form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"
terrace - make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced their mountainous land"
fork - shape like a fork; "She forked her fingers" ...
tie rod A metal tension rod connecting two structural members, such as gable walls or beams, acting as a brace or reinforcement; often anchored by means of a metal plate in such forms as an "S" or a star.
TIE BAR - Inserted in buildings subject to movement with end plates on walls, generally flank walls.
TIMBER FRAMED HOUSES - Built with load bearing timber, generally brick faced.
TINGLES - Metal clips to re-fix slipped slates.
Bottom Tie - A base tie of a pressed metal door frame
Bottom Ventilation - An air inlet for natural ventilation, particularly to a plantroom or machinery enclosure
Bottom-hung window - A window with its opening sash hinged at the bottom ...
Base crucks have blades rising from ground level to a tie-beam or collar-beam which supports the roof timbers. Full crucks have blades rising from ground level to the apex of the roof, serving as the main members of a roof truss.
The majority of buildings have wooden roofs, generally of a simple truss, tie beam or king post form.
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.
In order to give greater height in the centre, the ordinary tie beam is cut through, and the portions remaining, known as hammerbeams, are supported by curved braces from the wall; in Westminster Hall, in order to give greater strength to the framing, ...
The cornice has alternating bands of white and black that tie the building together. A corner square turret has the same cornice detailing. The square veranda has a white spindle design and white posts.
header - the end of a brick, sometimes glazed. Usually bricks are laid end out in order to tie two or more adjacent widths of brick together; a bondstone; a bonder.
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: Beam, Timber, Frame, House, Door
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