-
lenticular truss extending above and
below the roadbed. The
members of a
Vierendeel structure are not
triangulated but form
rectangular openings. The structure...
- A
Vierendeel bridge is a
bridge employing a
Vierendeel truss,
named after Arthur Vierendeel, a
Belgian engineer who
proposed this new
bridge girder-type...
-
Arthur Vierendeel (10
April 1852 – 8
November 1940) was a
civil engineer born in Leuven, Belgium. He had a
career as a
university professor, and civil...
-
rigid joints impose significant bending loads upon the elements, as in a
Vierendeel truss. In the
bridge illustrated in the
infobox at the top,
vertical members...
- of high-strength, load-bearing
perimeter steel columns which acted as
Vierendeel trusses.
Although the
columns themselves were lightweight, they were spaced...
-
Inside the laboratories, the
ducts and
vents are
reinforced by
concrete Vierendeel trusses supported by post-tensioned columns. The
authorities at the time...
- 236 high-strength, load-bearing
perimeter steel columns which acted as
Vierendeel trusses. The
perimeter columns were
spaced closely together to form a...
- of high-strength, load-bearing
perimeter steel columns which acted as
Vierendeel trusses.
Although the
columns themselves were lightweight, they were spaced...
- specifically, a
Vierendeel truss tower,
wherein a structure's
members are not
triangulated but form
rectangular openings instead (see
Vierendeel Truss). The...
- upon the elements) were
further developed in the 20th
century as the
Vierendeel truss. The Iron Bridge, a two-hinged arch, the
first cast-iron bridge...
