Definition of Stiffeners

1. Noun. (plural of stiffener) ¹

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Definition of Stiffeners

1. stiffener [n] - See also: stiffener

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stiffeners

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stiff-backed
stiff-hearted
stiff-necked
stiff-tailed duck
stiff-tailed ducks
stiff aster
stiff gentian
stiff person syndrome
stiff upper lip
stiffed
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stiffened
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stiffeners (current term)
stiffening
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stiffnecked
stiffneckedness
stiffness

Literary usage of Stiffeners

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Theory and Practice of Modern Framed Structures, Designed for the Use of by John Butler Johnson, Charles Walter Bryan, Frederick Eugene Turneaure, William Spaulding Kinne (1916)
"Intermediate stiffeners.—The portions of Art. 79, Specific, tions, which refer to intermediate stiffeners are as follows: (79) (in part) There shall be web ..."

2. The Theory and Practice of Modern Framed Structures, Designed for the Use of by John Butler Johnson, Charles Walter Bryan, Frederick Eugene Turneaure, William Spaulding Kinne (1916)
"The distance between stiffeners shall not exceed that given by the following formula, with a maximum limit of six feet (and not greater than the clear depth ..."

3. The Design of Steel Mill Buildings and the Calculation of Stresses in Framed by Milo Smith Ketchum (1921)
"stiffeners.—stiffeners must be provided at points where the thickness of web is less ... stiffeners are not required, but end stiffeners and intermediate ..."

4. Structural Engineers' Handbook: Data for the Design and Construction of by Milo Smith Ketchum (1914)
"Web stiffeners.—Seven specifications have the same specification as given in section 79- Two specifications require that stiffeners be spaced not to exceed ..."

5. The Design of Steel Mill Buildings and the Calculation of Stresses in Framed by Milo Smith Ketchum (1921)
"The end stiffeners should have sufficient area to carry the total end shear ... There will be no column action on the end stiffeners, so the required area ..."

6. Structural Engineers' Handbook: Data for the Design and Construction of by Milo Smith Ketchum (1914)
"The spacing therefore should not be greater than 3240 X 12 •*• (11665 + 2865) = 2a m- stiffeners.—In large circular steel bins the thin side walls are not ..."

7. Structural Engineers' Handbook: Data for the Design and Construction of by Milo Smith Ketchum (1918)
"The spacing therefore should not be greater than 3240 X 12 •*• (11665 + 2865) = 2I 'n- stiffeners.—In large circular steel bins the thin side walls are not ..."

8. Practical Shipbuilding: A Treatise on the Structural Design and Building of by A. Campbell Holms (1917)
"The stiffeners in the 'tween decks were either angle bars or single flanges. The ends of the stiffeners in the upper 'tween deck were left free ; the ends ..."

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