Burr truss

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Truss bridge design
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Burr arch truss
gptkbp:category Structural engineering
Bridge engineering
gptkbp:combines Arch
Multiple kingpost truss
gptkbp:commonIn 19th-century American bridges
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Burr truss
gptkbp:inventedBy Theodore Burr
gptkbp:material wood
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Roseman_Covered_Bridge
gptkb:Sachs_Covered_Bridge
gptkbp:patent 1804
1817
gptkbp:structure Arch bears load
Truss provides stability
gptkbp:usedFor Covered bridges
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mary's_River_Covered_Bridge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7