flitch girder

flitch girder

[′flich ‚gərd·ər]

(building construction)

A beam made of structural timbers bolted together with a steel plate between them. Also known as flitch beam; sandwich beam.

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flitch beam, flitch girder, sandwich beam

flitch beam

A beam built up of structural timbers which are bolted together with a steel plate sandwiched between them.

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