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beam


beams
One of the principal horizontal wood or steel members of a building. In roof construction a beam is a transverse, horizontal timber. In the body of a building a beam is main horizontal member supporting floor or ceiling joists.

A dragon beam is set diagonally and projecting at the corner of a building to support the joists of a jetty on two adjacent sides.


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   • BUILDING AND ARCHITECTURE




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