tie bar


tie bar

[′tī ‚bär] (civil engineering) A bar used as a tie rod. A rod connecting two switch rails on a railway to hold them to gage. (geology) tombolo

tie bar

1. A flat bar used as a tie or a tie rod. 2. A deformed bar, embedded in a concrete construction at a joint and designed to hold abutting edges together; not designed for direct-load transfer.