girder
Bridge's steel spine
A girder is a large horizontal beam that supports the weight of a structure above it.
Girders form the main framework of bridges, buildings, and other constructions, typically made of steel or reinforced concrete.
They span between vertical supports and carry the load of floors, roofs, or roadways: The steel girders of the bridge rusted over decades of neglect.
Flanged steel support
- H-beamWide-flanged steel member
- crossbeamHorizontal structural member
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- joistHorizontal structural beam
rafter · flange · web · plate · stringer · purlin · lintel · spandrel
Distance between endpoints
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- cantileverBeam supported one end
- deckShip's flat surface
- pierWaterfront landing structure
abutment · suspension · trestle · viaduct · overpass · pylon · roadway · cable-stayed
Sustaining structural mass
- columnVertical structural element
- pillarUpright architectural support
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- braceDevice providing structural stability
buttress · stanchion · post · strut · underpinning · anchorage · shore · substructure
Lifter or wader
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- erectionAct of building upward
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- weldingHeat-fusing metal pieces
bolting · riveting · assembly · hoisting · ironworker · steelwork · fabrication · installation
Capable of elongation
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- load-bearingSustaining structural mass
- rigidityState of being unbending
- stabilityResistance to displacement
reinforcement · capacity · stress · deflection · shear · moment · resilience · durability
I-beam
Flanged steel support
- H-beamWide-flanged steel member
- crossbeamHorizontal structural member
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
joist · rafter · flange · web · plate · stringer · purlin · lintel · spandrel · balk
span
Distance between endpoints
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- cantileverBeam supported one end
- deckShip's flat surface
pier · abutment · suspension · trestle · viaduct · overpass · pylon · roadway · cable-stayed · arch
load-bearing
Sustaining structural mass
- columnVertical structural element
- pillarUpright architectural support
- foundationUnderlying support structure
brace · buttress · stanchion · post · strut · underpinning · anchorage · shore · substructure · reinforcement
crane
Lifter or wader
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- erectionAct of building upward
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
welding · bolting · riveting · assembly · hoisting · ironworker · steelwork · fabrication · installation · span
tensile
Capable of elongation
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- load-bearingSustaining structural mass
- rigidityState of being unbending
stability · reinforcement · capacity · stress · deflection · shear · moment · resilience · durability · robustness
frame
Supporting outer structure
ribs · floor · knee · bracket · stem · transom · longitudinal · stiffener · plating · midship
- beamsI-beam, H-beam, T-beam, steel beam, wood beam
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- construction sitehard hat, hard hats, foreman, cones, cranes
- engineeringengineers, civil engineering, engineering, electrical engineering, blueprint
- mechanicsforce, turning, rotation, momentum, velocity
- building materialslumber, concrete blocks, concrete, wood, brick
- pelvic girdleHip bone complex
- shoulder girdleBone ring supporting arms
- gird one's loinsPrepare for action
- steel girderStructural metal support beam
- gird up one's loinsPrepare for strenuous effort
- panty girdleShaping underwear with legs