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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). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Assembling the cantilevers on the ground and then lifting them onto the bridge makes them very easy to assemble, he says. of Cornell University and his colleagues, consists of an array of micro cantilevers made of silicon nitride, each one spotted on the end with gold. Other measurable signals include surface stress and temperature, which cause the cantilevers to bend. |
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