Frank Lloyd Wright liked to cantilever his buildings. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The construction of the arched roof is on the plan which engineers know as the cantilever, and not that of the Roman arch. From Wordnik.com. [The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club] Reference
I'd have sworn my cantilever was the only one that could span Michamac Strait. ". From Wordnik.com. [Out of the Primitive] Reference
Moreover the cantilever or ladder must be retracted. From Wordnik.com. [2. Power overhead-line systems] Reference
Fig. 21 shows a typical cantilever bridge of American design. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
Variable number of supports with the span L, cantilever maximum. From Wordnik.com. [4. Roof structure] Reference
The cantilever rests on two river piers 120 ft. apart, centre to centre. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
Now the curve is missing and a new cantilever bridge replaces the old span. From Wordnik.com. [Route 346] Reference
In the example in the figure opposite the cantilever above the force A is hence. From Wordnik.com. [2. Fundamentals of building statics] Reference
I could see all the way back to the concrete cantilever under the elevated road. From Wordnik.com. [Killing Floor]
This cantilever platform is built to enjoy the view, but many say it's spoiling it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 20, 2007] Reference
The most important cantilever bridges so far erected or projected are as follows. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
That was a single section of the cantilever section of the Bay Bridge that went down. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 30, 2007] Reference
The girder spans are 525 ft., the cantilever spans 547 ft., and the shore spans 201 ft. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
The three cantilever balconies of the members and nonvoting members were not so protected. From Wordnik.com. [Noble House]
The internal forces that occur in a cantilever construction can be determined in the same way. From Wordnik.com. [2. Fundamentals of building statics] Reference
The rafters act as simple supported beams between the purlins, either with or without cantilever. From Wordnik.com. [2 PRINCIPLES OF ROOF TRUSS DESIGN] Reference
The length of the cantilever bridge is 5330 ft., made up thus: central tower on Inchgarvie 260 ft. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
The same situation can occur in cases of wide overhanging roofs and other cantilever constructions. From Wordnik.com. [2. Fundamentals of building statics] Reference
The elements are self-supporting, and can span 3.50 m with a cantilever on either side of the walls. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
ROBERTS: You know, it's sort of like that cantilever observation platform over the Grand Canyon as well. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 2, 2009] Reference
The cantilever and suspended girder types are as economical and free from uncertainty as to the stresses. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
The frames with which the cantilever bridge was built were made of saplings from 3 to 4 inches in diameter. From Wordnik.com. [The Scientific American Boy The Camp at Willow Clump Island] Reference
At first it was used without the vertical, but the cantilever action of the unsupported ends caused cracks. From Wordnik.com. [Concrete Construction Methods and Costs] Reference
KAUFMAN: I'm looking at a compromise that would cantilever out -- we could do it without posts in the sidewalk. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 5, 2002] Reference
It is also used to bridge or cantilever over soft portions of the ground, in which case, it must be reinforced. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
The Forth Bridge still has the world's second-longest cantilever spans , and trains still run over it every day. From Wordnik.com. [March 4, 1890: Bridge Tech Takes a Great Leap Forth] Reference
I presume I might mention here Reddy's cantilever bridge, which, however, had really nothing to do with the S. S. From Wordnik.com. [The Scientific American Boy The Camp at Willow Clump Island] Reference
Towering two hundred feet above the river, it looked terrifying at night, this unlit cantilever bridge to nowhere. From Wordnik.com. [Why I Did the Grocery Girl] Reference
OCHSENDORF: Well this, particular type of bridge, this is actually a cantilever truss, occurred over several spans. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 2, 2007] Reference
The issue is that the length changes between the cantilever bosses and the top of the head tube as the fork flexes. From Wordnik.com. [Technical FAQ with Lennard Zinn: More cyclocross tech questions, answered] Reference
The verge rafters are supported by the purlins which are designed as cantilever and have to be calculated statically. From Wordnik.com. [2. Types of Roof Flashings] Reference
But now, at the end of August, just as we had about completed our cantilever bridge, who should arrive but this very man. From Wordnik.com. [The Scientific American Boy The Camp at Willow Clump Island] Reference
In long-span bridges the cantilever system permits erection by building out, which is economical and sometimes necessary. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
It took nine men to cantilever her to her feet, and then they brought her a pair of jeweled canes as thick as newel posts. From Wordnik.com. [Son of a Witch]
By Tony Long 05.27.08 Joseph Strauss' original plan for the Golden Gate Bridge combined cantilever and suspension designs. From Wordnik.com. [May 27, 1937: A Bridge Over the Gate? Are You Crazy?] Reference
The great cantilever bridges have been erected in the same way, and they are specially adapted for erection by building out. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
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