flying-shore
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flying shore
Also called: horizontal shore, flier
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flying shore
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horizontal beam, strut or framework, fixed between two structures or walls above ground level, and acting as a restraint against lateral movement towards each other
See Figure A.55
See also: needle shore; double flying shore; raking shore; sloping shore; straining piece <shore>
See Figure A.55
See also: needle shore; double flying shore; raking shore; sloping shore; straining piece <shore>
Usually stiffened by straining pieces and suitably braced with raking shores (rakers) from above and below. Flying shores are used as temporary supports for buildings or structures with an excavation or building demolition between them.
