steel truss

collocation in English

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steel
noun[U]
uk
/stiːl/us
/stiːl/
a strong metal that is a mixture of iron and carbon, used for making things that need a strong structure, especially vehicles ...
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truss
noun[C]
uk
/trʌs/us
/trʌs/
a device for holding an organ of the body, especially part of the intestine, in its correct position after it has moved because of ...
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(Definition ofsteelandtrussfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Overhead is the old composite timber andsteeltrussroof, its apex bearing a continuous run of automatically opening greenhouse lights.
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Genetic algorithms in discrete optimisation ofsteeltrussroofs.
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The design problem is to cover two 14.5-m passages each with a glass-vaulted barrel roof consisting of asteeltruss-work covered with half-inch plate glass.
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In one contract there is a substantial temporarysteeltrusswhich allows areas of concrete to be broken out while traffic is still using the viaduct.
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Two historicsteeltrussbridges, both still used today, were finished in the early twentieth century.
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The bridge is 200 m in length with 4 spans of 50 m, each being constructed as asteeltrussbridge.
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The corrosive salt air eliminated the practicality ofsteeltrussbridges.
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It is the only remainingsteeltrussbridge with a lift span along the river.
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Thissteeltrussbridge has six spans and is 314 metres long with a maximum span of 72 metres.
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The first bridge is asteeltrussbridge with a central lifting span, designed to allow shipping to travel upstream.
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In 1960 a new concrete bridge replaced thesteeltrussbridge.
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Traditionally, electric guitar and bass necks are made from hardwoods (such as maple or mahogany) reinforced with an adjustablesteeltrussrod.
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When it was constructed in 1938, the bridge ranked first as the longeststeeltrussin the nationa distinction it held for 19 years.
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In 2010 the city closed thesteeltrusspedestrian bridge and approved its temporary removal for restoration.
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Steeltrusscantilevers support loads by tension of the upper members and compression of the lower ones.
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The continuoussteeltrussarch bridge with tie girders has a main span of and a total length of.
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The northbound bridge is ofsteeltrussconstruction, opened in 1929, whilst the southbound bridge is of prestressed concrete girders, opened in 1987.
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