slenderness ratio
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slenderness ratio — noun : the ratio of the length of a structural member (as a column) to its least radius of gyration * * * Rocketry. See aspect ratio (def. 4a) … Useful english dictionary
aspect ratio — 1. Aeron. the ratio of the span of an airfoil to its mean chord. 2. Television. the ratio of the width of an image to its height, usually the ratio 4 to 3. 3. Naval Archit. the ratio of the height of a rudder to its fore and aft length. 4.… … Universalium
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Pilaster — A pilaster is a slightly projecting flattened column built into or applied to the face of a wall. In discussing Leon Battista Alberti s use of pilasters, which Alberti reintroduced into wall architecture, Rudolf Wittkower wrote, The pilaster is… … Wikipedia
Underpinning — In construction, underpinning is the process of strengthening and stabilizing the foundation of an existing building or other structure. Underpinning may be necessary for a variety of reasons: The original foundation is simply not strong or… … Wikipedia
HMS Inflexible (1876) — HMS Inflexible was a Victorian ironclad battleship carrying her main armament in centrally placed turrets. The ship was constructed in the 1870s for the Royal Navy to oppose the perceived growing threat from the Italian Regia Marina in the… … Wikipedia
ГИБКОСТЬ СТЕРЖНЯ — способность стержня сопротивляться потере устойчивости при продольном изгибе (Болгарский язык; Български) гъвкавост на прът (Чешский язык; Čeština) štíhlost prutu; štíhlostní poměr (Немецкий язык; Deutsch) Schlankheit eines Stabes (Венгерский… … Строительный словарь
ГИБКОСТЬ СТЕРЖНЯ ПРЕДЕЛЬНАЯ — наибольшее значение гибкости сжатого или растянутого стержня, допускаемое нормами (Болгарский язык; Български) пределна гъвкавост на прът (Чешский язык; Čeština) kritická [mezní] štíhlost prutu; mezní [kritický] štíhlostní poměr (Немецкий язык;… … Строительный словарь
