lamella arch

lamella arch

[lə′mel·ə ‚ärch]
(civil engineering)
An arch consisting basically of a series of intersecting skewed arches made up of relatively short straight members; two members are bolted, riveted, or welded to a third piece at its center.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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