load-bearing frame

基本解释

Vertical or horizontal layout, full load-bearing steel frame design.
立式或卧式布置，全承重钢架设计。
The reinforcing material may be rebar, secured to a load-bearing frame of the building by a cleat (16) having pockets (12) for reception of the rebar ends.
所述加固材料可以是钢筋，其通过具有插座（12）来容纳钢筋端部的楔子（16）而固定于建筑物的承重框架上。
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Based on the different roles of different rock stratums in roadway control, the actions of the key rock beam and the prestressed load-bearing frame were researched by numerical simulation.
根据不同层位岩层在巷道控制中的不同角色，采用数值模拟研究了巷道围岩外层关键岩梁与内层预应力承载结构的作用。

This frame was load-bearing, meaning that the steel skeleton would support the building's weight, not its walls.