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girderIn building construction, a large main supporting beam, commonly of steel or reinforced concrete, that carries a heavy transverse (crosswise) load. In a floor system, beams and joists transfer their loads to the girders, which in turn frame into the columns. girder Botany the structure composed of tissue providing mechanical support for a stem or leaf girder [′gər·dər] (civil engineering) A large beam made of metal or concrete, and sometimes of wood. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| It is a simple plane, made of steel box girders, which opens like a long new square from the tree-lined boulevard on the west bank to terminate at two thin pylons (in the Egyptian sense) on the other side of the canal. steel box girders support approximately one-third of the structure Bridge creates 3D models in which the designer can place pre-cast concrete beams, steel I-beams, steel box girders, concrete segmental box girders, arbitrary sections, and piers and barriers of all types. |
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