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A trestle bridge is a bridge composed of a number of short spans supported by closely spaced frames. A trestle (sometimes tressel) is a rigid frame used as a support, historically a tripod used to support a stool or a pair of isosceles triangles joined at their apices by a plank or beam such as the support structure for a trestle table .
Railway trestle bridge in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. A trestle bridge is composed of a number of short spans supported by closely spaced trestle frames. Each supporting frame is a bent. A trestle differs from a viaduct in that viaducts have towers that support much longer spans and typically have a higher elevation. [1]
Trestle or Trestles may refer to: Structures and structural elements: Trestle support, the structural element that supports a trestle bridge, trestle desk, trestle table, or similar structures; Trestle bridge, a bridge composed of trestle support elements Trestles Bridge, a railroad viaduct in California
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.
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American trestle table, 18th century Trestle table at the Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia Trestle tables with free-standing trestles in the c.1955 microbiology lab of Joseph Lister. In woodworking , a trestle table is a table consisting of two or three trestle supports , often linked by a stretcher (longitudinal cross-member), over which ...
Two king post trusses linked to support a roof. Key:1: ridge beam, 2: purlins, 3: common rafters. This is an example of a "double roof" with principal rafters and common rafters. A timber roof truss is a structural framework of timbers designed to bridge the space above a room and to provide support for a roof.
Butterfly roof (V-roof, [8] London roof [9]): A V-shaped roof resembling an open book. A kink separates the roof into two parts running towards each other at an obtuse angle. Karahafu: A type of gable found in some traditional Japanese buildings. Hidden roof: A type of Japanese roof construction.