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A girder is a large iron or steel support beam used in construction. Girders often have an I beam cross section for strength. Girder is the term used to denote the main horizontal support of a structure and usually supports smaller beams. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. ... The old Steel cable of a colliery winding tower Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon content between 0. ... A statically determinate beam, bending under an evenly distributed load. ... Cranes are essential in large construction projects, such as this skyscraper In project architecture and civil engineering, construction is the building or assembly of any infrastructure on a site. ... I-beams are beams with an I- or H-shaped cross-section. ... In geometry, a cross section is the intersection of a body in 3-dimensional space with a plane, or of a body in 2-dimensional space with a line, etc. ...

In popular culture

• The Scottish Irn-Bru was advertized as being "made of girders", but this claim has not been substantiated.
• Girder (comics) is the name of a DC Comics supervillain.
• Bender from the TV show Futurama was made to be a Girder bender.

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See also

• Structural steel
• Wide Flange Steel Materials and Rolling Processes (U.S.)
• Truss
• Girder (software)

The "Irn-Bru" ad. said that it was made in Scotland from girders. But it is true that this remains unsubstantiated. Structural steel is steel construction material, a profile, formed with a specific shape and certain standards of chemical composition and strength. ... I-beams are beams with an I- or H-shaped cross-section. ... Truss bridge for a single track railway, converted to pedestrian use and pipeline support. ...