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tetto spingente

English translation: of thrust type

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Italian term or phrase:tetto spingente
English translation:of thrust type
Entered by: Jenny Cowd

10:32 Feb 9, 2013
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Italian term or phrase: tetto spingente
A ciò si aggiunga che le coperture a quattro falde spesso sono risultate spingenti, come anche molte coperture a due falde.

I've found a definition of a "tetto spingente" but no idea how to translate it.

Un tetto spingente è un particolare tipo di copertura che, sottoposta al solo peso proprio, provoca sollecitazioni orizzontali sui vincoli che ne garantiscono l'equilibrio.
Jenny Cowd
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:49
of thrust type [see explanation]
Explanation:
"le coperture a quattro falde spesso sono risultate spingenti"
=
"all four pitches of hipped roofs have often proved to be of thrust type"

- without being able to read the full text that's the best I can do.

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Tom in London
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Local time: 22:49
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4of thrust type [see explanation]
Tom in London
4roof with arch action
asptech


  

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of thrust type [see explanation]


Explanation:
"le coperture a quattro falde spesso sono risultate spingenti"
=
"all four pitches of hipped roofs have often proved to be of thrust type"

- without being able to read the full text that's the best I can do.



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roof with arch action


Explanation:
A pitched roof has a tendency to force the supporting walls outwards under its own weight, as is also the case for an arched roof or an arch bridge, unless the roof supports are connected by a beam or a tie-rod that resists this outward force.

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