Eyebar

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002136",
  "term": "Eyebar",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A structural tension member with a solid, uniform cross-section and enlarged, circular heads at each end containing a pin hole. These bars are connected with large steel pins to form the chains of a suspension bridge or the lower chord of a truss bridge. Eyebar chains were a common feature in 19th and early 20th-century bridge construction, predating the widespread use of high-strength steel cables.",
  "subject": "Construction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Augenstab",
    "es": "barra de ojo",
    "fr": "barre à œil"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/eyebar/"
}