Through truss

Through truss

A truss that carries its traffic through the interior of the structure with crossbracing between the parallel top and bottom chords. Compare to deck truss and pony truss.

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through truss

Construction; Bridge

A truss that carries its traffic through the interior of the structure with crossbracing between the parallel top and bottom chords. Compare to deck truss and pony truss.

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A loose expression for a truss of a through span.

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A loose expression for the truss of a half-through span.

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