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box girder [′bäks ‚gər·dər]

(civil engineering)

A hollow girder or beam with a square or rectangular cross section. Also known as box beam.

box beam, box girder

A hollow beam, usually rectangular in section; if fabricated of steel, the sides are steel plates welded together, or they may be riveted together by steel angles at the corners.

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box girder (redirected from Box girders)

box girder
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