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Meanings of rafter tie in English
Russian
элемент натяжения Catalan
element de tensió Linear structural component designed to resist tension.
Synonyms
Examples for "tie"
Examples for "tie"
1
Union officials said the motion would tie their hands in future negotiations.
2
The government plans to tie them to specific capital projects, she said.
3
Obama's budget solution would be to tie those loans to market rates.
4
The French company is often mentioned as a potential Fiat tie-up partner.
5
SPCA chief scientific officer Arnja Dale said banning rope-and-tie events was necessary.
1
The strap is tightened to a point of providing pressure without pain.
2
I try to unlatch my safety strap and it won't come off.
3
We used to fuck around like that: Try a longer strap, John.
4
The single-strap closure and inner sock lining allowed for a great fit.
5
The man in the strap-chair obeyed the instruction with an absorbed attention.
1
Kerr came in and after a time began to talk about the fastenings for the main tie-beam.
2
Almost suddenly tie-beam and rafter knit themselves together into the stone, and the dark, dry, roomy place was closed in securely to this day.
3
All the floorboards had rotted or been ripped out, and they moved slowly along the tiled inlays, stepping warily from one concrete tie-beam to another.
4
Both are of very low pitch, with tie-beams supported by curved brackets.
5
There is a good deal of panel-work, and a splendid oak roof, with embattled tie-beams.
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Thus in a wooden truss bridge the tension members are steel rods.
2
The shearing area of rivets in tension members was made 1½ times the useful section of plate in tension.
3
Nevertheless the tendency is to use riveted connexions in preference to pins, and in any case to use pins for tension members only.
4
In a Howe truss, the vertical tension members having their end connections near the bottom chord, would be equivalent to these shear members.
5
For tension members of bridges, steel of 65,000 to 75,000 pounds tenacity is usually specified; and for compression members, 80,000 to 90,000 pounds.
1
The tie rod caught the Doberman in the ribs and flung it ten feet back toward the house.
2
The Old Man pirouetted, gripped the tie rod in both hands, let the dog fly by him, and swung the metal bar upward.
3
Still holding the tie rod, the Old Man led the way around the house on blocks and went up to pound on the front door.
4
His 174th goal Monday tied Rod Brind'Amour for third on the Hurricanes' franchise list.
5
These tie rods have eyes at each end in which rods with wedge-shaped ends are inserted.
1
He shook his head doubtfully at the bridge-service train, which was backing out along the track before him with a load of eyebars and girders.
1
I watched them putting on the finishing touches and testing the guy-wires.
1
He could see the pillars and suspension cables of Chancery Bridge.
2
He had surveyed the Brooklyn Bridge to see if its suspension cables could be severed.
3
They had hung heavy nets along the suspension cables all the way out to the towers.
4
There were four suspension cables, each 10 in.
5
A cold wind blew round the suspension cables.
1
The acid could have gotten on the wire rope in one way only.
2
The propeller drive was obtained by means of a wire rope.
3
Another wire rope with a travelling carriage took out the links.
4
There were orders for rails, wire rope and sheets for boilers.
5
Beats all, girls nowadays seem to be made of wire rope.
1
When they surface, all equipment has to be in place with no twisted straps.