Statements (15)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
bridge truss design
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gptkbp:advantage |
easy to construct
uses short planks |
gptkbp:characterizedBy |
crisscrossed diagonal planks
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Town lattice truss
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gptkbp:inventedBy |
gptkb:Ithiel_Town
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gptkbp:material |
wood
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gptkbp:notableExample |
gptkb:Cornish–Windsor_Covered_Bridge
gptkb:Blair_Bridge |
gptkbp:patent |
1820
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gptkbp:structure |
lattice of planks fastened with wooden pins
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gptkbp:usedIn |
19th-century American bridges
covered bridges |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Cornish–Windsor_Covered_Bridge
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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