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Definition of diagrid in English: diagridnoun ˈdʌɪəɡrɪd British A supporting framework in a building formed with diagonally intersecting ribs of metal or concrete. Example sentencesExamples - The building's height was made feasible by the use of a peripheral ‘diagrid,’ in which all the steel elements subtly interlock.
- Ends of the shell are stiffened with laminated timber arches braced by a diagrid of tension cables from which hang enclosing cardboard honeycomb panels.
- At intervals, the double-height spaces are penetrated by the diagrid structure, bleached white like dinosaur ribs.
- Because of the inherent stiffness of the external diagrid, the central core is required to act only as a load-bearing element and is free from diagonal bracing, producing more flexible floor plates.
- Within the principal diagrid established by the 36 steel columns that spiral around building (which form an independent self-bracing structure), each floor level is broken down into 72 five-degree modules.
Origin 1940s: from diagonal + grid. |