abgespannt
English translation: tensioned or pre-tensioned
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| 4 | tensioned or pre-tensioned |
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| 4 | stayed |
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| 3 | anchored (...secured in place) |
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anchored (...secured in place) Explanation: abspannen vt BAU Mast anchor, WASSERTRANS rig |
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13 hrs confidence:
tensioned or pre-tensioned Explanation: Assuming steel members are holding it up, I think it refers to the beams supporting the glass canopy, which may pre-stressed or pre-tensioned (or cable?). The distinction is between members in tension and members in compression. See the second excerpt especially. http://www.ropescourse.at/leistung_bau.htm Nach Abschluss der Planungsarbeiten erfolgt der Bau an Bäumen oder an Masten, die wie Telefonmasten im Boden verankert, jedoch aber auch abgespannt werden. http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:TNTv16MtOFcJ:www.reiworl... Other visual contributions include a curved stainless-steel roof that also serves as a canopy over the toll-booths ... A structural engineering accomplishment of the Mon-Fayette Pedestrian Bridge included the use of stainless-steel rods as the truss-tension and compression diagonals. This use of thin rods provided a light and unobstructed appearance. The rods were pre-tensioned prior to erection with a larger force than the compression force that would be introduced by the truss loads, thus always keeping the rods in tension. Reference: http://www.ropescourse.at/leistung_bau.htm Reference: http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:TNTv16MtOFcJ:www.reiworl... |
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stayed Explanation: or "guyed" (used for masts), i.e. secured with stays or guys, probably from the cantilever ends backwards to the exterior wall. |
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