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How to pronounce girder in English?

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Type Words
Type of beam
Has types i-beam

Examples of girder

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Dan Galvin of Gateway Constructors said the bridge girder placement is complete.
From the stltoday.com
With that, the CLK 63 Black has the girder-stiff feel of a fully caged track car.
From the latimes.com
Thus, the Water Street bridge might be said to be the first modern girder bridge.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Therefore the design is often called a bowstring-arch or bowstring-girder bridge.
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These can be built using typical steel beams or a more complex box girder type.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More than 1,400 workers are pouring concrete and installing girder upon girder.
From the nytimes.com
Working in total darkness without safety equipment, he walked across a girder.
From the latimes.com
A girder is heavy, but its size also makes it a great sail in a wind, he explained.
From the thenewstribune.com
The structure replaced an 1894 girder bridge that stood on the same property.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • A beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure
  • A girder is a support beam used in construction. Girders often have an I beam cross section for strength, but may also have a box shape, Z shape or other forms. Girder is the term used to denote the main horizontal support of a structure which supports smaller beams. ...
  • Girder is DC Comics supervillain and a new Rogue to the Flash (Wally West). He first appeared in Flash: Iron Heights (2001).
  • (Girders) Crossbeams that support floor joists.
  • (Girders) The principal horizontal beams of the crane bridge which supports the trolley and is supported by the end trucks.
  • A main beam upon which floor joists rest. Used to support concentrated loads at isolated points along its length, usually made of steel or wood.
  • A main horizontal or near horizontal structural member that supports vertical loads.
  • A large or principal beam of wood or steel used to support concentrated loads at isolated points along its length.
  • A main supporting beam of the house.