• wander1236
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    88 days ago

    A girder (/ˈɡɜːrdər/) is a beam used in construction.

    • @[email protected]
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      148 days ago

      Specifically a girder is a beam that other beams frame into. Gravity load typically goes slab->beam->girder->columns->foundation. At least that’s what I teach in my steel design classes.