Truss
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TRUSS (from O. Fr. trusser, trosser, torser, trousser, to pack, bind, gird up, Low Lat. tortiare, formed from tortus, twisted, torquere, to twist; cf.
Truss
A rigid framework, as of wooden beams or metal bars, designed to support a structure, such as a roof
Types of truss include ...
trusser n
Truss a pack or package; a bundle of hay or straw; a cluster of flowers or fruit.
Examples: truss of minor associations, 1878; of the most barbarous authors, 1531; of grass, 1400; of hay, 1483; of straw, 1609; of trifles.
Truss bridge for a single track railway, converted to pedestrian use and pipeline support
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2 Statics of trusses
3 Analysis of trusses ...
truss
A framework for supporting a roof. A number of wood planks framed together to bridge a space, such as a roof truss.
Tudor ...
Trusses
a number of timbers framed together to bridge a space, to be self-supporting, and to carry other timbers. The trusses of a roof are generally named after a particular feature in their construction, e.g. King-post, Queen-post.
Tympanum ...
Truss A framework for supporting a roof.V
V-Type Ridge Cover A series of clay shingles used to cover the ridge pole on tile and slate roofs.
Valley A low region on a roof between gables.
Veneer A thin facing of finishing material.
Truss
A wooden framework in the shape of a triangle, used to support timbers, such as those in a roof.
Turret ...
Trussed Rafters: Method of roof construction utilising prefabricated triangular framework of timbers. Now widely used in domestic construction.
Truss - A timber frame used to support the roof over the great hall.
Tufa - Cellular rock; porous limestone.
Turning bridge - A drawbridge that pivots in the middle.
Truss A prefabricated triangular framework of timbers used in most modern roof constructions.
Truss. A triangular load-bearing structure used to support the roofs of churches and other buildings. The beams are usually made of wood, though they may also be steel or concrete.
truss: beams or struts fixed together in a triangle to make a rigid component, generally of a roof.
tunnel vault: a continuous stone roof, either semicircular or pointed in section.
truss - a bridge or roof framing member composed of rigid diaongal, vertical, and horizontal members in the same plan, joined only at their ends and primarily either in compression or tension; ...
Truss construction
a system of construction in which the architectural members (such as bars and beams) are combined, often in triangles, to form a rigid framework.
Tufa ...
Closed trussOf a roof: with the spaces between the timbers filled, to form an internal partition or partitions.Closer
A brick cut to complete a bond.Close studding ...
Truss
- name given to rigid frame of principals and tie beams or collar beams.
See roof.
Truss - A framework for supporting a roof.
Turret - A small tower, often at the corner of a building. Common in Queen Anne Styles among others. A turret is a smaller structure while a tower begins at ground level.
Brackets and Trusses at the Mark Twain House
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A Collar in a roof truss, a tie beam connecting the rafters at a level considerably above the wall plate.
Conduit
A Conduit is a pipe, usually metal, in which wiring is installed.
Trussing, timbers forming a frame, is an important structural device used to achieve spans with less weighty materials.
Bottom Chord - The lowest member of truss or girder
Bottom Plate - A member along the bottom of a framed partition that spreads the loads from the studs to the supporting floor ...
trusses in gables
round towers
multi-level eaves
flate pantile roof
tudor (flattened gothic) arch and sometimes round arched windows, doors, porches
board-and-batten door
oriel
dominant decorative chimneys ...
Wall panels, trusses, and other pre-fabricated house parts are transported on a flatbed truck from the factory to the building site. You may even see an entire half-house moving along the highway.
Roofs were either shallow, pitched structures supported by wooden trusses, as in the Great Mosque of Damascus, or occasionally wooden domes, as in the Dome of the Rock or the Aqsa Mosque.
Plate - A length of timber or steel placed either on top of a wall to support the roof trusses (a wall plate) or fixed to a floor so that studs or a timber-framed partition can be installed (a floor plate).
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 See also: House, Frame, Church, Timber, Tower
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