high steel
Skyscraper skeleton beams
High steel is structural steelwork at dangerous heights—the skeleton of skyscrapers, bridges, and towers.
The term evokes the ironworkers who walk beams hundreds of feet in the air: He spent thirty years walking high steel in Manhattan.
Mohawk ironworkers from Kahnawake became legendary in this trade.
Main structural support beam
- beamStructural support member
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- rivetHeaded pin hammered flat
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
weld · column · connector · I-beam · fabrication · erection · structural · framework
Descend under gravity
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- lanyardWearable cord for items
- safety netProtection against failure
- OSHAFederal workplace safety regulator
fatality · slip · gust · vertigo · acrophobia · precarious · unprotected · risk
Structural metal craftsman
- connectorThing that joins others
- riggerOne who handles tackle
- pusherOne who shoves forward
- foremanWorker who directs others
apprentice · journeyman · Mohawk · hardhat · union · local · tradesman · crew
Very tall urban building
- towerTall slender edifice
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- craneLifter or wader
- derrickMovable boom apparatus
boom · skyline · elevation · story · topping out · perch · ledge · verticality
Metallic combination
- tensileCapable of elongation
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- galvanizedStimulated into sudden activity
- rolledRotated or turned over
fabricated · tempered · grade · specification · load-bearing · strength · corrosion-resistant · weathering
girder
Main structural support beam
bolt · weld · column · connector · I-beam · fabrication · erection · structural · framework · skeletal
fall
Descend under gravity
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- lanyardWearable cord for items
- safety netProtection against failure
OSHA · fatality · slip · gust · vertigo · acrophobia · precarious · unprotected · risk · hazard
ironworker
Structural metal craftsman
foreman · apprentice · journeyman · Mohawk · hardhat · union · local · tradesman · crew · partnering
skyscraper
Very tall urban building
derrick · boom · skyline · elevation · story · topping out · perch · ledge · verticality · exposure
alloy
Metallic combination
- tensileCapable of elongation
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- galvanizedStimulated into sudden activity
rolled · fabricated · tempered · grade · specification · load-bearing · strength · corrosion-resistant · weathering
beater
Tool for mixing
- chokerClose-fitting neck jewelry
- taglineMemorable branding phrase
- come-alongPortable ratchet hoist
high steelfoundation work
Building's base construction
groundwork · excavation · footings · subway construction · tunneling
high steelwoodworking
Craft of shaping lumber
masonry · earthwork · carpentry · finish work · residential construction
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