The sudden fracturing of a rock face (especially in a mine) due to increased pressure

A horizontal truss joining the queen posts in rafters.

Alternative spelling of eyestrain

plural of transannular strain

Alternative form of multistrain

plural of straining beam

(engineering) A dimensionless measure of object deformation; the natural logarithm of the ratio of the object's deformed length to its initial length, along some axis.

(engineering) A dimensionless measure of object deformation; the of the ratio of the object's deformed length to the its initial length, along some axis.

(architecture) A short piece of timber in a truss, used to maintain the ends of struts or rafters and keep them from slipping.

To go beyond what courtesy requires; to insist somewhat too much upon the precedence of others.