Beams and girders
Beams and girders
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Is there any difference between the words "beam" and "girder" ?
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Alessio Spigarelli
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RE: Beams and girders
RE: Beams and girders
DaveAtkins
RE: Beams and girders
A girder is a memeber that is in the floor system and has other members tying into the side of it.
A beam is a member that is dropped or below the floor system and has members bearing on top of it.
RE: Beams and girders
Hg
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RE: Beams and girders
RE: Beams and girders
To me a girder has an implication of being fabricated from sub-components, as HgTX suggests.
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Greg Locock
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