VIERENDEEL TRUSS


Meaning of VIERENDEEL TRUSS in English

ˈvirənˌdāl- noun

or vierendeel girder

Usage: usually capitalized V

Etymology: after M. Vierendeel, Belgian engineer who invented it in 1896

: an open-web truss with vertical members but without diagonals and with rigid joints

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