T-beam

English

T-beam cross section

Noun

T-beam (plural T-beams)

1. (construction, mechanical engineering) A structural member with a cross section shaped like the letter T.
   • 1915 April, Jerome Cochran, “Design Methods in Concrete Construction – Analysis of Stresses in T-Beams and Design of Beams in General”, in Concrete-Cement Age:

     The T-beam is designed to economize in this respect by concentrating the concrete, where it is most effective, near the compressive side of the beam.

   • 2010, Yew-Chaye Loo, Sanaul Huq Chowdhury, “Ultimate strength analysis and design for bending”, in Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete:

     Similar to doubly reinforced sections, the T-beam detailed in Figure 3.7(6)(a) may be ‘decomposed’ into a web-beam and a flange-beam […]

Coordinate terms

• C-channel, H-beam, I-beam

Related terms

• T-section

Translations

structural member with a cross section shaped like the letter T

• Polish: teownik (pl) m
• Russian: тавр (ru) m (tavr)

Anagrams

• B team, tebam