structural member or framework to strengthen a bridge or trestle
a pair of vertical beams with at least one cross-member used to support the trough
a structural support, like a truss , consisting of two posts, a tie beam and two rafters
A frame of timber or iron, usually the former, as a bent of false-work.
A supporting unit of a bridge comprised of two or more piles connected by a cap or another member. This connecting member distributes superimposed loads on the bent. When combined with a system of diagonal or horizontal bracing attached to the piles, the entire construction distributes its loads onto the foundation.
Framework used to strengthen the width of a bridge or any structural support extending across a building centerline.
Driven concrete piles with the pile heads at about 22 feet above water level.
Part of a bridge substructure. A rigid frame commonly made of reinforced concrete or steel which supports a vertical load and is placed transerse to the length of a structure. Bents are commonly used to support beams and girders. An end bent is the supporting frame forming part of an abutment. Each vertical member of a bent may be called a column, pier, or pile. The horizontal member resting on top of the columns is a bent cap. The columns stand on top of some type of foundation or footer which is usually hidden below grade. A bent commonly has at least two or more vertical supports. Another term used to describe a bent is capped pile pier. A support having a single column with bent cap is sometimes called a "hammerhead" pier.
A frame consisting of two supporting columns and a girder or truss used in vertical position in framing a structure.
a structural section of the frame which is composed of a line of vertical posts and the horizontal timbers that connect them
A basic structural configuration consisting of a rigid frame with two vertical supports connected by a horizontal member. Often used to describe certain types of piers.
A substructure unit supporting each end of a bridge span; also called a pier; made up of two or more columns or column-like members connected at their top most ends by a cap, strut, or other member holding them in their correct positions.
Primary member of a structural system.
Structural network of timbers or a truss that makes up one cross-sectional piece of the frame.