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ridge beam
noun
The top longitudinal beam of a ridged roof where the top ends of the rafters meet.
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They tracked down a company that finds and reconstructs old barn structures -- in this case, a Revolutionary War-era Vermont beauty with a 46-foot-long ridge beam and spruce rafters.
But the roofing tiles are placed on top of purlins that are placed perpendicularly on rafters resting on a central ridge beam and on rim joists that are themselves resting on columns placed atop individual foundation stones.
Due to its intended use as a flexural member spanning between a ridge beam and a structural wall, and required slender webs for weight considerations, web crippling under end one-flange loading is a critical strength limit state for the V-core panels.
The house's radial lines are reflected in the curving soffit and ridge beam.
Begin by installing the center ridge beam.
Install the ridge beam using 8 penny nails.
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Plumb the ridge beams and nail temporary supports to the column as well as the wall top plate.
Lee et al. have prepared self-assembled CIGS nano-dots and nano-ridges by ion beam etching on the surface of CIGS thin films [16].
A ridge filter (RGF), a beam energy modulation device, is usually used for particle radiotherapy with a pencil beam scanning system.
Table 2 Width ridge changes assess by cone beam computer tomography (CBCT) Patient no.
In order to evaluate the ridge preservation properly, a cone beam computed tomography (CBCT, 3D Accuitomo, J. Morita Mfg. Corp., Kyoto, Japan) was taken post-surgery with a resolution of 0.25 mm (scan time 17.5 s, 90 kV, 5 mA).
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