Yoke (component)

Yokes like those used for yoke bridges. above: Pfahljoch, below: Schwelljoch

In the building industry, a yoke is a component that consists of several upright components that are connected to a load-bearing horizontal component. A yoke whose standing components ( piles ) are rammed into the ground is called a pile yoke ; a yoke, the vertical components of which ( stand , stamp , stems ) stand on a beam on the ground, the threshold , is called a swell yoke .

Bridge building

Stone arch bridge with six bays

Yokes are used in bridge construction as pillars for yoke bridges . Yoke also refers to a section of a bridge that consists of two pillars and the part of the superstructure above , as well as the space between the pillars of a bridge. The term is also used for the arches of a stone arch bridge .

Provisional support

By fire brigades , technical relief agencies and civil protection organizations Schwelljoche be used as temporary supports for ceilings in danger of collapsing buildings.

Mining

In the pit lining yokes are part of the shaft lining.

Web links

Wiktionary: yoke  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} yoke . In: Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon . Leipzig 1907, p. 259 ( zeno.org ).
2. ↑ Support and brace. In: Einsatzleiterwiki . Retrieved April 20, 2013 .