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Fill Trestle
A fill trestle or filling trestle ''Engineering and Mining Journal'', Vol. 96. no. 20. November 15, 1913 923. print. is a temporary construction trestle that is built to provide a for the placement of fill or an . Typically, the trestle is built across the valley and a |
Trestle Support
In structural engineering, a trestle support (or simply trestle) is a structural element with rigid beams forming the equal sides of two parallel isosceles triangles, joined at their apices by a plank or beam. Sometimes additional rungs are stretched between the two beams. A pair of trestle legs can support one or several boards or planks, forming a trestle table or trestle desk. A network of trestle supports can serve as the framework for a trestle bridge, and a trestle of appropriate size to hold wood for sawing is known as a sawhorse. Trestle table A trestle table is a table with trestle legs. In shape and manufacture, it sometimes resembles variations of the antique field desk, which were used by officers close to the battlefield. Trestle legs come in two kinds: *Fixed trestle legs, where the angle between the legs is a fixed joint. *Folding trestle legs, where the angle is hinged, to make them more compact and portable. In the United States, a table or desk supported b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
