structural components
Load-bearing building parts
Structural components are the parts of a system that provide its framework or support.
In buildings, these include beams, columns, and foundations—elements that bear loads and maintain stability.
The term extends to any field where parts combine to form a whole: the structural components of a sentence, the structural components of an organization.
The phrase emphasizes function over decoration—these are the pieces that hold things together.
- cell wallRigid cellular outer layer
- beamStructural support member
- I beamFlanged steel support
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- frameworkUnderlying support system
load bearing · column · cytoskeleton · skeletal frame · concrete · connective tissue · girder · roof truss · truss · cross brace · foundation · floor joist · bone · wood · fastener · composite · vascular tissue · tendon
structural componentsdecorative trim
Non-functional aesthetic border
embellishments · decorative molding · ornamentation · finishing touches · veneer
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