Vierendeel truss

noun

A truss-like structure whose members are not triangulated, but form rectangular openings; it is a frame with fixed joints that are capable of transferring and resisting bending moments.

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Meanings

nounVierendeel truss (plural Vierendeel trusses)

plural Vierendeel trusses

  1. A truss-like structure whose members are not triangulated, but form rectangular openings; it is a frame with fixed joints that are capable of transferring and resisting bending moments.

Origin

Developed by Arthur Vierendeel, Belgian civil engineer.

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Vierendeel truss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vierendeel%20truss

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“Vierendeel truss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vierendeel%20truss. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vierendeel truss,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vierendeel%20truss.

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