Gusset

Gusset

A gusset is a device, often triangular, used to reinforce a connection between two components. Gussets are commonly used in engineering, sewing and armour.

ewing

In sewing, a gusset is a triangular or square piece of fabric inserted into a seam to add breadth or reduce stress. Gussets were used at the shoulders, underarms, and hems of traditional shirts and chemises made of rectangular lengths of linen to shape the garments to the body. [Burnham, Dorothy, "Cut My Cote", Royal Ontario Museum, 1973.]

Gussets are used in manufacturing of modern tights or pantyhose to add breadth at the crotch seam; these gussets are often made of breathable fabrics for hygiene.

Armor

Gusset is also an alternate spelling of gousset, a component of late Medieval armor.

Engineering

Gusset plates are frequently used to fuse any number of load-bearing columns with beams or truss members together. The members can be bolted, riveted or welded to the gusset plate.

A failure in a gusset plate resulted in the collapse of the 300 foot NRAO antenna. [cite web |url=http://www.gb.nrao.edu/fgdocs/300ft/300ft.html |title=300Foot Telescope Collapse |publisher=NRAO] Similarly, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) indicated that rupture of the gusset plates of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, may have been the initiating factor in the bridge's collapse.

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  • Gusset — Gus set, n. [F. gousset armpit, fob, gusset, dim. of gousse pod, husk; cf. It. guscio shell, or W. cwysed gore, gusset.] 1. A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gusset — [gus′it] n. [ME guschet < OFr gousset] 1. a piece of chain mail or a metal plate protecting the opening of a joint in a suit of armor 2. a triangular or diamond shaped piece sewn into a garment, glove, etc. to make it stronger or roomier 3. a… …   English World dictionary

  • gusset — early 14c., from O.Fr. gosset armpit; piece of armor for the armpit (13c.), apparently from gousse “shell of a nut,” of unknown origin. Originally an armorer s term; of clothing from 1560s …   Etymology dictionary

  • gusset — ► NOUN 1) a piece of material sewn into a garment to strengthen or enlarge a part of it, e.g. the crotch of an undergarment. 2) a bracket strengthening an angle of a structure. ORIGIN Old French gousset small pod or shell …   English terms dictionary

  • gusset — UK [ˈɡʌsɪt] / US [ˈɡʌsət] noun [countable] Word forms gusset : singular gusset plural gussets a small extra piece of cloth sewn into a piece of clothing, especially underwear, to make it stronger or more comfortable …   English dictionary

  • gusset — noun Etymology: Middle English, piece of armor covering the joints in a suit of armor, from Anglo French goussete Date: circa 1570 1. a usually diamond shaped or triangular insert in a seam (as of a sleeve, pocketbook, or shoe upper) to provide… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • gusset — /ˈgʌsət / (say gusuht) noun 1. an angular piece of material inserted in a garment to strengthen, enlarge or give freedom of movement to some part of it. 2. a metal bracket for strengthening a structure at a joint or angle. 3. Armour a. a mail… …  

  • gusset plate — noun a metal plate used to strengthen a joist • Syn: ↑gusset • Hypernyms: ↑plate, ↑brace, ↑bracing * * * noun see gusset I, 2b …   Useful english dictionary

  • gusset stay — noun see gusset I, 2b …   Useful english dictionary

  • gusset tongue — noun see gusset I, 1c …   Useful english dictionary

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