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  2. Trestle support - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes additional rungs are stretched between the two beams. A pair of trestle legs can support one or several boards or planks, forming a trestle table or trestle desk. A network of trestle supports can serve as the framework for a trestle bridge, and a trestle of appropriate size to hold wood for sawing is known as a sawhorse.

  3. Lewis (lifting appliance) - Wikipedia

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    The middle leg is square throughout its length, while the outer legs are thinner at the top, flaring towards the bottom. Held together, the three legs thus form a dovetail shape. The lewis hole seating is undercut (similar to a chain-linked lewis hole) to match its profile. The first outer leg is inserted into the lewis hole, followed by the ...

  4. Rebar - Wikipedia

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    Three number 4 rebars (usually used when the rebar perpendicular to the detail) #3 ties @ 9 OC, (2) per set Number 3 rebars used as stirrups, spaced at 9 inches on center. Each set consists of two ties, which is usually illustrated. #7 @ 12" EW, EF Number 7 rebar spaced 12 inches apart, placed in each direction (each way) and on each face.

  5. Post (structural) - Wikipedia

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    A single, central post in a roof truss in tension between the rafters and a tie beam (bottom chord), or 2) (U.S.) A short of the tie beam only supporting the rafters via struts. 3) (U.K.) A king post specifically carries a ridge beam otherwise is called a king strut. "King post" was formerly used to describe a crown post in the U. K., but no ...

  6. Tie (engineering) - Wikipedia

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    Hurricane ties are in place at the top of the wall as the roof trusses are being placed. A hurricane tie (also known as hurricane clip or strip) is used to help make a structure (specifically wooden structures) more resistant to high winds (such as in hurricanes), resisting uplift, racking, overturning, and sliding. [3]

  7. Gusset plate - Wikipedia

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    The gusset plate is welded to a beam, and then two or three columns, beams, or truss chord are connected to the other side of the gusset plate through bolts or rivets or welds. [3] A uniform force bracing connection connects a beam, column, and one other member. The gusset plate is bolted to the column and welded to the beam.

  8. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1255 on Monday, November 25 ...

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    This color is made by mixing three primary colors: red, yellow and blue. OK, that's it for hints—I don't want to totally give it away before revealing the answer!

  9. Timber roof truss - Wikipedia

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    Key: 1: principal rafters, 2: collar beam, 3: arch braces. Lacking a tie beam, [ 11 ] the arch-braced (arched brace) [ 12 ] truss gives a more open look to the interior of the roof. The principal rafters are linked by a collar beam supported by a pair of arch braces, which stiffen the structure and help to transmit the weight of the roof down ...