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word of the week: TRUSS

2010 February 8
by Caroline Nye Stevens

Hancock Tower Truss

TRUSS: a rigid frame, made of wooden beams or metal bars forming a series of triangles, designed to support a structure.  Often hidden within a building, the Hancock Tower is unusual in that it shows off its trusses on its façade.

Trusses on the EL

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