The phrase "large span" can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe a long or wide distance or time frame. Example: The bridge has a large span, allowing ships to pass underneath.
Deep large span cut holes are difficult to stabilize.
Cable domes have been employed as lightweight, large span roofs.
Conversely, the large span of introns made ILP markers appear as bar plots.
Fourteen digits, or one-half a cubit, equaled a large span.
Arches are frequently used in large span structures like bridges and roofs.
Epoxy asphalt concrete (EAC) has been widely used in large span steel box girder bridges recently.
Since all arches have a rise of ca. 2 m, the Limyra Bridge has an unusually large span-to-rise ratio of 5.3 to 1.
Therefore, suspension bridges are the first choice when building large-span bridges.
This paper presents a comprehensive statistical analysis of structural failure in 230 large-span timber structures.
A large-span truss girder bridge is adopted as prototype to validate the approach.
Why? Had the architects of the 1920's and 30's possessed large-span plate glass, they would have been among the first to spring for it.
