A self-supporting construction carries its own weight, for example through the skin or other parts of it. It distinguishes itself from constructions that require a chassis, chassis or other auxiliary construction to carry weight.
Examples of self-supporting constructions are found, for example, when designing:
The geodetic dome is, by its special construction, self-supporting.
The German bus manufacturer Setra derives its name even from the concept: the bodywork was self-supporting, and the name is a short-term abbreviation of the German word selbsttragend. Figure word usage
The term "self-supporting" is sometimes used in a figurative sense. The most trivial meaning corresponds to what is often referred to as self-supporting: an organization is self-supporting if it can finance itself financially.
One less obvious explanation is found in lay organizations. These associations, for example, of patients with a particular disease often have a lack of expertise in relation to the experts with whom they are consulted. Further training and / or guidance can then ensure that the interest group becomes a fully-fledged partner, who can take well-considered views and make decisions. The group has become "self-supporting" with it. Also see
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