alt gergi

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Turkish - English
(Arkeoloji) tie beam
A beam so situated that it ties the principal rafters of a roof together and prevents them from thrusting the plate out of line
a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating; "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam"
In a roof truss, a principal beam that spans from one wall to the other
A horizontal beam forming the base of a triangular truss for a pitched roof, connecting the two side walls and supporting a pair of principals