Assertion: bridge's span | /r/HasProperty | supported by one or two cantilever arms cap
Facets:
value: to distribute the loads
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: cantilever - a structural member which has a free end projecting beyond its supporting wall or column; length of span overhanging the support cantilever abutment - an abutment which resists the lateral thrust of earth pressure through the opposing cantilever action of a vertical stem and horizontal footing cantilever bridge - a general term applying to a bridge having a superstructure utilizing cantilever design cantilever span - a superstructure span composed of two cantilever arms, or of a suspended span supported by one or two cantilever arms cap - the topmost piece of a pier or a pile bent serving to distribute the loads upon the columns or piles and to hold them in their proper relative positions; see PIER CAP, PILE CAP capstone - the topmost stone of a masonry pillar, column or other structure requiring the use of a single capping element carbon steel - steel owing its properties principally to its carbon content;