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cantilever
(redirected from Cantilever beam)

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cantilever

A beam or overhanging architectural element that is supported at only one end.The most common examples are bay windows and swimming pool diving boards.The most famous example is a balcony that seems to be suspended in the air above a waterfall at Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural masterpiece, Fallingwater, in Pennsylvania (www.paconserve.org/fallingwaterhome.htm).
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Probe tip and cantilever beam responses to intermittent contact between the probe tip and sample surface are computed using the finite element method.
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the DWNT is constrained in the same manner as in axial loading, forming a cantilever beam and loaded with torsional moment M = 5 nNnm (Fig.
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Using the walls as cantilever beams was not viable in this case, so the building is effectively supported and anchored by its thick floor slab.
Raising the bar: this weekend retreat is a simple pavilion in the ... by The Architectural Review
 
 
 
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