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Nomenclature
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- Secondary term
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truss beam
- URI
- https://nomenclature.info/nom/356 (opens semantic view)
- Definition
- A horizontal structural beam consisting of a long piece of timber or metal, often reinforced by a metal tie rod; or of top and bottom chords made of steel, timber, or other material, joined and braced by inclined metal rods. Used to support a heavy weight, such as a floor or a roof joist, because of its ability to resist stress and bending.
- Definition source(s)
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- Parks Canada / Parcs Canada, and Canadian Heritage Information Network / Réseau canadien d’information sur le patrimoine. n.d. “Parks Canada Descriptive and Visual Dictionary of Objects / Dictionnaire descriptif et visuel de Parcs Canada.”
- English
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- Term (International)
- truss beam
- Inverted term (International)
- beam, truss
- Alternative term(s)
- open web beam; trussed beam
- French
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- Term (International)
- poutre-ferme
- Term gender (International)
- feminine
- Alternative term(s)
- poutre
- Date created
- 2010-01-01
- Date updated
- 2020-06-02
- Parks Canada code(s)
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- 01-00025
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- URL
- https://page.nomenclature.info/nom/356 (reopens this page)
Other references to this concept
Exact matching concepts from other linked open data sources
Note: external sources may not have all data in both English and French.
| Data source | Label | Language | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | truss beams (Art & Architecture Thesaurus) | English | Exact |
| Wikidata | truss beam (Wikidata) | English | Exact |
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