A metal frame used to hang lanterns from Comes in three main designs - flat, box, and tri - which describe the shape created by the frame By virtue of their construction trusses are very strong and able to carry extremely heavy loads Most truss is now made of aluminium for weight reasons and sections can be bolted together to produce long pieces Used extensively in concert production to form the 'roof' over the stage from which to hang everything from lanterns to speakers Even followspots can mounted together with their operators who access their seats via circus style rope or wire ladders
a framework of beams forming a rigid structure (as a roof truss) (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure support structurally; "truss the roofs"; "trussed bridges"
A triangular arrangement of structural members that reduces nonaxial forces on the truss to a set of axial forces in the member See also "Space frame, Space truss "
Manufactured roof-support member internally supported through cross braces called webs W-type and Howe trusses are the most common ones used in garage construction
A structural unit consisting of such members as beams, bars, and ties; usually arranged to form triangles Provides rigid support over wide spans with a minimum amount of material
A triangle shaped structure used in place of individual rafters for roof framing The bottom horizontal member replaces the joists, while the upper members slope together at the top to replace the rafters
A roof structural support system made up from "2 by" wood components that are attached using press-on metal plates (as opposed to rafters that are nailed together) (See rafter)
An assemblage of members of wood or metal, supported at two points, and arranged to transmit pressure vertically to those points, with the least possible strain across the length of any member
An old English farming measurement. One truss of straw equalled 36 pounds, a truss of old hay equalled 56 pounds, a truss of new hay equalled 60 pounds, and 36 trusses equalled one load
To secure legs firmly against the body of any poultry, folding wings under akimbo and tying with cooking twine to hold all parts firmly in place Trussing keeps all parts in place and allows the poultry to roast evenly with less shrinkage
A frame or jointed structure designed to act as a beam of long span, while each member is usually subjected to longitudinal stress only, either tension or compression
To truss someone means to tie them up very tightly so that they cannot move. She trussed him quickly with stolen bandage, and gagged his mouth. = bind Truss up means the same as truss. She was trussed up with yellow nylon rope
An assembly of wood or metal members serving as a lightweight but strong framework, taking the place of rafters in support of a roof or joists in floors
Architectural trusses when left visible, as in open timber roofs, often contain members not needed for construction, or are built with greater massiveness than is requisite, or are composed in unscientific ways in accordance with the exigencies of style
A engineered structure of short framing members, such as beams, chords, and diagonals, assembled into a rigid support structure Frequently used for roofs, now becoming common for floor framing, as well Back to alphabetical list
A structure made up of three or more members, with each member designed to carry a tension or compression force The entire structure in turn acts as a beam
A truss is a special belt with a pad that a man wears when he has a hernia in order to prevent it from getting worse. In building construction, a structural frame usually fabricated from pieces of metal or timber to form a series of triangles lying in a single plane. The linear members are subject only to compression or tension. The horizontal pieces forming the top and bottom of the truss are called the chords, and the sloping and vertical pieces connecting the chords are collectively called the web. Unlike a vault, the truss exerts no thrust but only downward pressure; supporting walls require no buttressing or extra thickening. Trusses have been used extensively in roofing and bridges. Wood trusses were probably first used in primitive dwellings 2500 BC. Wood was replaced by iron, which in turn was succeeded by steel
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[ 'tr&s ] (transitive verb.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old French trousser, tourser to bundle, pack, from Vulgar Latin torsare, from torsus twisted; more at TORSADE.