cross bracing
Struts of truss girders that absorb horizontally occurring wind forces and transfer them to bearing points where they dissipate
Nº Q2996008 ★★
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cross bracing
Struts of truss girders that absorb horizontally occurring wind forces and transfer them to bearing points where they dissipate
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