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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''heng''; akin to Middle Dutch ''henge'' hook, [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ''hangian'' to hang | | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''heng''; akin to Middle Dutch ''henge'' hook, [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ''hangian'' to hang |
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| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1a : a jointed or [[flexible]] device on which a door, lid, or other swinging part turns | | *1a : a jointed or [[flexible]] device on which a door, lid, or other swinging part turns |
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| A '''hinge''' is a type of bearing that connects two solid objects, typically allowing only a limited [[angle]] of [[rotation]] between them. Two objects [[connected]] by an [[ideal]] hinge rotate relative to each other about a fixed [[axis]] of rotation. Hinges may be made of [[flexible]] material or of moving components. In [[biology]], many joints function as hinges. | | A '''hinge''' is a type of bearing that connects two solid objects, typically allowing only a limited [[angle]] of [[rotation]] between them. Two objects [[connected]] by an [[ideal]] hinge rotate relative to each other about a fixed [[axis]] of rotation. Hinges may be made of [[flexible]] material or of moving components. In [[biology]], many joints function as hinges. |
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− | Since at least [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval medieval] times there have been hinges to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draw_bridge draw bridges] for defensive purposes for [[fortified]] buildings. Hinges are used in contemporary [[architecture]] where building settlement can be [[expected]] over the life of the building. For example, the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakin_Building Dakin Building], California was designed with its entrance ramp on a large hinge to allow settlement of the building built on piles over bay mud. This device has been effective. | + | Since at least [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval medieval] times there have been hinges to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draw_bridge draw bridges] for defensive purposes for [[fortified]] buildings. Hinges are used in contemporary [[architecture]] where building settlement can be [[expected]] over the life of the building. For example, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakin_Building Dakin Building], California was designed with its entrance ramp on a large hinge to allow settlement of the building built on piles over bay mud. This device has been effective. |
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− | Hinges appear in large [[structures]] such as elevated freeway and railroad viaducts. These are included to reduce or eliminate the [[transfer]] of bending [[stresses]] between structural components, typically in an effort to reduce [[sensitivity]] to earthquakes. The primary reason for using a hinge, rather than a simpler device such as a slide, is to prevent the [[separation]] of adjacent components. When no bending stresses are [[transmitted]] across the hinge it is called a ''zero moment hinge''.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinge] | + | Hinges appear in large [[structures]] such as elevated freeway and railroad viaducts. These are included to reduce or eliminate the [[transfer]] of bending [[stresses]] between structural components, typically in an effort to reduce [[sensitivity]] to earthquakes. The primary reason for using a hinge, rather than a simpler device such as a slide, is to prevent the [[separation]] of adjacent components. When no bending stresses are [[transmitted]] across the hinge it is called a ''zero moment hinge''.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinge] |
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| [[Category: Architecture]] | | [[Category: Architecture]] |