tirantes
English translation: beams
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| 02:14 Mar 27, 2009 |
| Spanish to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Forestry / Wood / Timber / pino tratado | |||||
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|  Selected response from: patinba Argentina Local time: 00:55 | ||||
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| 4 | beams |
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| 4 | struts |
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7 mins confidence: 
beams Explanation: a rafter is a beam forming part of the internal framework of a roof (OED) |
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struts Explanation: translation given in the Oxford Dictionary for "tirante" as well as "brace" plus: # # Southern Yellow Pine: A Manual of Standard Wood Construction - Google Books Result by Southern Pine Association - 1916 - Yellow pines - 127 pages ... Construction STRUT SINGLE STRUT TRUSSED BEAMS (Actual size) SAFE LOAD IN POUNDS. UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED. The upper loads and timber sizes are for one rod ... books.google.com/books?id=qFEDAAAAYAAJ... Mike :) |
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