I-bar
Steel building support
An I-bar is a structural beam with a cross-section shaped like the letter I—a vertical web with horizontal flanges at top and bottom.
This design provides strength while minimizing weight, making I-bars standard in construction for supporting floors, roofs, and bridges: The warehouse ceiling was held up by massive steel I-bars.
Also called an I-beam.
Main structural support beam
- beamStructural support member
- joistHorizontal structural beam
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- flangeProjecting attachment rim
web · cross-section · load-bearing · span · cantilever · purlin · rafter · lintel
Metallic combination
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- galvanizedStimulated into sudden activity
- rolledRotated or turned over
- fabricatedInvented, not real
weldability · corrosion · rust · ferrous · metallurgy · mill · foundry · stockyard
Structural or contextual shaping
- erectionAct of building upward
- assemblyConstructing from components
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- formworkMold for poured concrete
foundation · ironwork · welding · bolting · riveting · fabrication · installation · crane
Capable of elongation
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- loadCarried weight or burden
- momentBrief period of time
- deflectionChange in trajectory
modulus · elasticity · bending · shear · compression · fatigue · structural · analysis
girder
Main structural support beam
flange · web · cross-section · load-bearing · span · cantilever · purlin · rafter · lintel · crossbeam
alloy
Metallic combination
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- galvanizedStimulated into sudden activity
- rolledRotated or turned over
fabricated · weldability · corrosion · rust · ferrous · metallurgy · mill · foundry · stockyard
framing
Structural or contextual shaping
- erectionAct of building upward
- assemblyConstructing from components
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
formwork · foundation · ironwork · welding · bolting · riveting · fabrication · installation · crane · hoisting
tensile
Capable of elongation
deflection · modulus · elasticity · bending · shear · compression · fatigue · structural · analysis · strength