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straining piece
straining piece or straining beamn (Architecture) a horizontal tie beam that connects the top of two queen posts of a roof trussstraining piece
straining piece[′strān·iŋ ‚pēs] (civil engineering) straining beam straining beam, straining piece, strutting pieceIn a truss, a horizontal strut above the tie beam or above a line joining the feet of the rafters, commonly between the joists at midspan; esp. in a queen post truss, the strut between the upper ends of the two queen posts.
straining piece1. Same as straining beam.2. Any member which is fixed between opposing struts to take their thrusts. |