structural element
Load-bearing part
A structural element is any component that bears weight or provides stability within a larger system—columns, beams, walls, and foundations in architecture; girders and trusses in bridges.
The term extends beyond construction: in writing, paragraphs and chapters are structural elements; in music, verses and choruses serve the same organizing function.
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
- I beamFlanged steel support
- columnVertical structural element
- beamStructural support member
- load bearingCarrying structural weight
arch · flying buttress · wall · cytoskeleton · post · vascular tissue · cell wall · syntax · footing · frame · rafter · fiber · lintel · joist · girder · cartilage · lattice · stress point
structural elementdecorative trim
Non-functional aesthetic border
ornament · decoration · decorative element · embellishment · decorative molding
structural elementadornment
Decorative addition or accessory
embellishment · ornamentation · flourish · frill · cosmetic treatment
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