Vierendeel truss

noun

Vie·​ren·​deel truss

ˈvirənˌdāl-

variants or Vierendeel girder

: an open-web truss with vertical members but without diagonals and with rigid joints

Word History

Etymology

after M. Vierendeel, Belgian engineer who invented it in 1896

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