- A king post (or king-post or
kingpost) is a
central vertical post used in
architectural or
bridge designs,
working in
tension to
support a beam
below from...
- to p****enger luggage, and were
equipped with
cargo holds and derricks,
kingposts, or
other cargo-handling gear for that purpose. Only in more
recent ocean...
- simply, Burr
Truss or Burr Arch—is a
combination of an arch and a
multiple kingpost truss design. It was
invented in 1804 by
Theodore Burr,
patented on April...
-
Beckley Seam and Bon Air Seam) Z-EC2-S-C2 Tank
carrier (four holds,
kingposts) –
example SS Frederic C. Howe Z-ET1-S-C3 T1
tanker –
example SS Carl...
- A
truss bridge is a
bridge whose load-bearing
superstructure is
composed of a truss, a
structure of
connected elements,
usually forming triangular units...
- to p****enger luggage, and were
equipped with
cargo holds and derricks,
kingposts, or
other cargo-handling gear for that purpose.
Modern cruiseferries have...
-
kingposts to
carry bracing and
warping wires for the
enlarged wingtips. A
small landing wheel was
sometimes mounted on the
lower end of this
kingpost...
-
example of
Theodore Burr's 1814
patented truss design that
employs multiple kingposts.
Patent bridges were the "bread and butter" of
early engineers, who typically...
- guns, long bars, etc.
Ventilation to the
holds was
provided by
hollow kingposts,
which also
served as
cargo masts.
Cargo handling gear
consisted of fourteen...
-
running on rails,
surmounted by a
slewing horizontal jib, held up by a
kingpost. Block-setting
cranes were
large cranes developed in the mid-Victorian...
