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tie bar

 
(′tī ′bär)

(civil engineering) A bar used as a tie rod. A rod connecting two switch rails on a railway to hold them to gage.
(geology) tombolo


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1. A flat bar used as a tie or a tie rod.
2. A deformed bar, embedded in a concrete construction at a joint and designed to hold abutting edges together; not designed for direct-load transfer.


 
 

 

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