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Definition of Cambering
1. camber [v] - See also: camber
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cambering
Literary usage of Cambering
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of Prices of the House Carpenters and Joiners of the City of by Louis H. Shally (1844)
"... Cambering JOIST. as for Cambering. If Joist are hemlock, oak, or other hard
wood, add % to the price of Joist. If Joist are further than 16 inches ..."
2. Catalogue by United Engineering and Foundry Company, Charles Moore & Company, Allen & Jemison Company, Varney Electrical Supply Company, Buffalo Pitts Company (1908)
"674 RAIL Cambering MACHINE Motor driven With independent gear frame and flexible
motor coupling ... Cambering ..."
3. Treatise on the Theory of the Construction of Bridges and Roofs by De Volson Wood (1876)
"Cambering is causing the truss to be slightly arched upward. A bridge thus formed
presents a better appearance to the eye than one with perfectly straight ..."
4. Bridge Engineering by John Alexander Low Waddell (1916)
"The problem of cambering a swing span is, in general, one of cambering two simple
... The cambering of the towers requires special consideration, however. ..."
5. Treatise on the Theory of the Construction of Bridges and Roads by De Volson Wood (1893)
"Cambering is causing the truss to be slightly arched upward. A bridge thus formed
presents a better appearance to the eye than one with perfectly straight ..."
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