<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31472536</termId><termName>Howe trusses</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Planar trusses of various configurations in which the diagonal members are in compression and the vertical members are in tension; when the diagonals are in tension and the verticals are in compression, use "Pratt trusses." ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 21:07:11</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31472537</termId><termName>Howe truss</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31472538</termId><termName>trusses, Howe</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31458650</termId><termName>trusses by construction</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>