transverse framing system
1transverse framing — noun : a system of ship construction in which the frames are closely spaced to furnish most of the strength to the ship s structure opposed to Isherwood system …
2Staggered truss system — The Staggered truss system is a type of structural steel framing used in high rise buildings. The system consists of a series of story high trusses spanning the total width between two rows of exterior columns and arranged in a staggered pattern… …
3Isherwood framing — Naval Archit. a system for framing steel vessels in which light, closely spaced, longitudinal frames are connected by heavy, widely spaced transverse frames with deep webs. Also called Isherwood system, longitudinal framing. [named after B. F.… …
4Isherwood framing — Naval Archit. a system for framing steel vessels in which light, closely spaced, longitudinal frames are connected by heavy, widely spaced transverse frames with deep webs. Also called Isherwood system, longitudinal framing. [named after B. F.… …
5isherwood system — ˈishə(r)ˌwu̇d noun Usage: usually capitalized I Etymology: after Benjamin F. Isherwood died 1915 American naval engineer : a technique of ship construction employing large transverse frames widely spaced and light longitudinal members closely… …
6Owasco class cutter — USCGC Owasco (WPG 39), 1945. Her World War II armament of twin 5 /38 cal gun turrets is apparent here. Class overview Builders: (1) Western Pipe Steel (2) US Co …
7ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …
8wood — wood1 woodless, adj. /wood/, n. 1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 2. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other… …
9Wood — /wood/, n. 1. Grant, 1892 1942, U.S. painter. 2. Leonard, 1860 1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator. * * * I Hard, fibrous material formed by the accumulation of secondary xylem produced by the vascular cambium. It is the… …
10Southeast Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The classical literatures of Southeast Asia can be divided into three major regions: the Sanskrit region of… …
