tie beam

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English - Turkish
(Arkeoloji) alt gergi
bağlantı kirişi
duvar latası
kuşak
kiriş
English - English
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

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of Timbers, under Roof
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A beam acting as a tie, as at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters, to prevent them from thrusting out the wall
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