Definitions for girder
ˈgɜr dərgird·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. girdernoun

   a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure

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1. girdernoun

   A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure

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1. Girdernoun

   In architecture, the largest piece of timber in a floor. Its end is usually fastened into the summers, or breast summers, and the joists are framed in at one arm to the girders. John Harris

   Etymology: from gird.

   The girders are also to be of the same scantling the summers and ground-plates are of, though the back girder need not be so strong as the front girder. Joseph Moxon, Mech. Exer.

   These mighty girders which the fabrick bind,
   These ribs robust and vast in order join’d. Richard Blackmore, Creation.

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1. Girder

   A girder () is a support beam used in construction. It is the main horizontal support of a structure which supports smaller beams. Girders often have an I-beam cross section composed of two load-bearing flanges separated by a stabilizing web, but may also have a box shape, Z shape, or other forms. Girders are commonly used to build bridges. A girt is a vertically aligned girder placed to resist shear loads. Small steel girders are rolled into shape. Larger girders (1 m/3 feet deep or more) are made as plate girders, welded or bolted together from separate pieces of steel plate.The Warren type girder replaces the solid web with an open latticework truss between the flanges. This arrangement combines strength with economy of materials, minimizing weight and thereby reducing loads and expense. Patented in 1848 by its designers James Warren and Willoughby Theobald Monzani, its structure consists of longitudinal members joined only by angled cross-members, forming alternately inverted equilateral triangle-shaped spaces along its length, ensuring that no individual strut, beam, or tie is subject to bending or torsional straining forces, but only to tension or compression. It is an improvement over the Neville truss, which uses a spacing configuration of isosceles triangles.

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1. girder

   A girder is a large or principal beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used to support concentrated loads along its length in building construction or bridge framework. It serves as the main horizontal support in a structure and is mainly used to support smaller beams.

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1. Girdernoun

   one who girds; a satirist

2. Girdernoun

   one who, or that which, girds

3. Girdernoun

   a main beam; a stright, horizontal beam to span an opening or carry weight, such as ends of floor beams, etc.; hence, a framed or built-up member discharging the same office, technically called a compound girder. See Illusts. of Frame, and Doubleframed floor, under Double

4. Etymology: [From Gird to sneer at.]

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1. Girder

   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. A girder is commonly used many times in the building of bridges, and planes. In traditional timber framing a girder is called a girt. The Warren type girder combines strength with economy of materials and can therefore be relatively light. Patented in 1848 by its designers James Warren and Willoughby Theobald Monzani, its structure consists of longitudinal members joined only by angled cross-members, forming alternately inverted equilateral triangle-shaped spaces along its length, ensuring that no individual strut, beam, or tie is subject to bending or torsional straining forces, but only to tension or compression. It is an improvement over the Neville truss which uses a spacing configuration of isosceles triangles.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of girder in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of girder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=girder
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Girder
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=girder
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girder
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/girder
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=girder