expansion rollers

expansion rollers

[ik′span·shən ‚rō·lərz]
(civil engineering)
Rollers fitted to one support of a bridge or truss to allow for thermal expansion and contraction.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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