#beam long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
supertype: structural_member support that is a constituent part of any structure or building
subtype: box_beam__boxbeam__box_girder__boxgirder a beam built up from boards; has a hollow rectangular cross section
subtype: cantilever projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only
subtype: girder a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure
subtype: I-beam girder having a cross section resembling the letter `I'
subtype: header.beam a framing member crossing and supporting the ends of joists, studs, or rafters so as to transfer their weight to parallel joists, studs, or rafters
subtype: lintel__header horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
subtype: joist beam used to support floors or roofs
subtype: floor_joist__floorjoist joist that supports a floor
subtype: trimmer_joist__trimmerjoist__trimmer joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc.
subtype: keel one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability
subtype: bilge_keel__bilgekeel either of two lengthwise fins attached along the outside of a ship's bilge; reduces rolling
subtype: keelson a longitudinal beam connected to the keel of ship to strengthen it
subtype: rafter__balk__baulk one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
subtype: rider_plate__riderplate a horizontal beam (or plate) connected to the top of a ship's vertical keel or to the keelson
subtype: ridgepole__ridge__rooftree a beam laid along the ridge of a roof; provides attachment for upper end of rafters
subtype: shoring__shore a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support
subtype: tie_beam__tiebeam a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating; "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam"
subtype: timber a beam made of wood
subtype: coulisse a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel
subtype: sternpost (nautical) the principal upright timber at the stern of a vessel
subtype: stringer a long horizontal timber to connect uprights
subtype: two-by-four a timber measuring (slightly under) 2 inches by 4 inches in cross section
subtype: trave__traverse__crossbeam a horizontal beam that extends across something
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