crossbeams
Spanning structural members
Crossbeams are horizontal beams that span between vertical supports, providing structural stability.
In construction, they connect posts or columns; in a ship, they run across the hull.
The term emphasizes the crossing orientation—beams that run perpendicular to the main axis of a structure: The barn's crossbeams were hand-hewn from oak.
Horizontal building beams
- girdersHorizontal structural supports
- trussesTriangulated load-bearing frames
- raftersSloped roof beams
- lintelsBeams spanning openings
purlins · struts · cantilevers · kingposts · summers · transoms · stringers · headers
Wood for construction
- lumberSawn wood for building
- steelworkMetal structural components
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- carpentryWood construction trade
joinery · framing · erection · assembly · framework · bracing · reinforcement · fabrication
Sustaining structural mass
- tensileCapable of elongation
- compressiveTending to squeeze inward
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- spansReaches across a gap
rigidity · deflection · shear · moment · torsion · connections · flanges · webs
joists
Horizontal building beams
- girdersHorizontal structural supports
- trussesTriangulated load-bearing frames
- raftersSloped roof beams
lintels · purlins · struts · cantilevers · kingposts · summers · transoms · stringers · headers · trimmers
timber
Wood for construction
- lumberSawn wood for building
- steelworkMetal structural components
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
carpentry · joinery · framing · erection · assembly · framework · bracing · reinforcement · fabrication · bolting
load-bearing
Sustaining structural mass
- tensileCapable of elongation
- compressiveTending to squeeze inward
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
spans · rigidity · deflection · shear · moment · torsion · connections · flanges · webs · lattice
vaults
Secure storage rooms
- atticrafters, attic room, joists, eaves, cobwebs
- beamsgirder, joist, girders, joists, floor joist
- structural supportsposts, columns, scaffold, girders, rafters
- timber framingtimber frame, timber framing, timber joints, oak frame, posts
- bridge engineeringgirders, arch bridges, trusses, piers, suspension bridges
- reinforcementsrelief force, reserve team, reinforcement, second wave, replacements