bottom chord

Its main components are the two top and two bottom chords.

A similar formula is used for the bottom chord Y coordinate cells.

More than half the bridge's bottom chords were bent or twisted beyond repair.

Ceiling material can be fixed directly to the truss bottom chords.

Failure when bottom chord separated from end bearing transverse member.

Square end joists are primarily intended for bottom chord bearing.

Top and bottom chords are made up of circular hollow sections which forms a triangular shape.

The bottom chords become the floor joist of the room, their size having been calculated to cater for increased loads.

This has caused the bottom chord to crack, and wood columns were added underneath the cracked portion.

The failure was mainly due to yielding of the steel in the bottom chord of the assembly.

Rafter ties form the bottom chord of a simple triangular roof truss.

Little regard is given to the interaction of shear and tension stresses that occur at the bottom chord joints.

Latitudinal and longitudinal I-beams supported by the bottom chords provide a deck frame.

The bottom chord of the trusses is a heavy tie beam supported on timber wall brackets.

By present design procedures bottom chords of welded structural steel trusses are designed as simple tension members.

Brackets for the crane runways were designed to transfer forces to the bottom chord of the truss.

The top and bottom chords are typical box girders with diagonal members and the deck is open.

Each truss always includes a top and bottom chord, the major beams which resist the bending induced by stresses on the bridge.

Some early German bridges included diagonal panel bracing in trusses with parallel top and bottom chords.

Along each end of the bottom chord are support rails with rope eyelets for suspension of tarpaulins.

As a result, the air spaces adjacent to the bottom chords absorb moisture from the wood until an equilibrium moisture level is reached.

In historic carpentry the top chords are often called rafters, and the bottom chord is an often a tie beam.

By using cables for the bottom chord, the architect achieved a rhythm of repeated triangles which gives a unique character to the space at low cost.

Below the centre of the main span 2 horizontal cables, each weighing approximately 10 tonnes each, have been installed inside the bottom chord strengthening.

The joists have been manufactured with flush timber insets to the bottom chord to allow easy fixing of the ceiling covering.