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  2. Bent (structural) - Wikipedia

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    A bent in American English is a transverse rigid frame (or similar structures such as three-hinged arches). Historically, bents were a common way of making a timber frame ; they are still often used for such, and are also seen in small steel-frame buildings, where the term portal frame is more commonly used.

  3. Bending - Wikipedia

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    Element of a bent beam: the fibers form concentric arcs, the top fibers are compressed and bottom fibers stretched. Bending moments in a beam. In the Euler–Bernoulli theory of slender beams, a major assumption is that 'plane sections remain plane'. In other words, any deformation due to shear across the section is not accounted for (no shear ...

  4. Glossary of structural engineering - Wikipedia

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    Bent (structural) – Bents are the building blocks that define the overall shape and character of a structure. They do not have any sort of pre-defined configuration in the way that a Pratt truss does. Rather, bents are simply cross-sectional templates of structural members, i.e., rafters, joists, posts, pilings, etc., that repeat on parallel ...

  5. Falsework - Wikipedia

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    Falsework parallel truss bridges temporarily supporting deck segment box structures Overpass under construction over Interstate 5 in Burbank, California, in July 2021 [4] [5] Sixth Street Viaduct Falsework - Bent 11 Jump Span. Shown in the background is a concrete Y-Arm.

  6. Beam (structure) - Wikipedia

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    Historically a beam is a squared timber, but may also be made of metal, stone, or a combination of wood and metal [1] such as a flitch beam.Beams primarily carry vertical gravitational forces, but they are also used to carry horizontal loads such as those due to earthquake or wind, or in tension to resist rafter thrust or compression (collar beam).

  7. Timber framing - Wikipedia

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    Timber framing (German: Fachwerkbauweise) and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden pegs.

  8. Structural integrity and failure - Wikipedia

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    Collapsed barn at Hörsne, Gotland, Sweden Building collapse due to snow weight. Structural integrity and failure is an aspect of engineering that deals with the ability of a structure to support a designed structural load (weight, force, etc.) without breaking and includes the study of past structural failures in order to prevent failures in future designs.

  9. Arch - Wikipedia

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    Voussoir (a wedge-like construction block). A rowlock arch is formed by multiple concentric layers of voussoirs. [13] Extrados (an external surface of the arch) Impost is block at the base of the arch (the voussoir immediately above the impost is a springer). The tops of imposts define the springing level.