diagridn.
/ˈdʌɪəɡrɪd/, U.S. /ˈdaɪəˌɡrɪd/ A supporting structure consisting of diagonally intersecting ribs of metal, concrete, etc.
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society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > specific parts built or constructed > [noun] > framework
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steel framework1906
space frame1912
diagrid1943
1943 Westinghouse Wartime Engin. Jan. 30 Construction engineers resorted to a new type of structure..known as Diagrid... The walls were built around the old plant, and the Diagrid roof framing erected.
1954 Archit. Rev. 115 424 A stressed concrete diagrid with in situ concrete joints cast between short precast units.
1963 Engineering 13 Dec. 764/2 The stress relieving of the diagrid in a French nuclear reactor.
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