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Vierendeel truss

Vierendeel truss noun: a truss-like structure whose members are not triangulated, but form rectangular openings; it is a frame with fixed joints that are capable of transferring and resisting bending moments.

Noun

Vierendeel truss (plural Vierendeel trusses)

  1. A truss-like structure whose members are not triangulated, but form rectangular openings; it is a frame with fixed joints that are capable of transferring and resisting bending moments.

Forms of Vierendeel truss

pluralVierendeel trusses

Origin of Vierendeel truss

Developed by Arthur Vierendeel, Belgian civil engineer.

Questions about Vierendeel truss

What does Vierendeel truss mean?
Vierendeel truss means a truss-like structure whose members are not triangulated, but form rectangular openings; it is a frame with fixed joints that are capable of transferring and resisting bending moments.
What part of speech is Vierendeel truss?
Vierendeel truss is a noun.
What is the plural of Vierendeel truss?
The plural of Vierendeel truss is Vierendeel trusses.

Words near Vierendeel truss in the dictionary

  1. vierbeins
  2. Vierchniadzvinsk
  3. Vierendeel
  4. Vierendeel bridge
  5. Vierendeel bridges
  6. Vierendeel truss
  7. Vierendeel trusses
  8. Vierkleur
  9. Vierlandian
  10. vierling
  11. vierlings

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