girder

Example Sentences

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The girder was part of a project to build elevated highways in the city.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2023

Repair crews from Kraemer North America need pumped-in concrete to build large blocks on the girder floors, then allow 28 days for curing.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2022

The rise of white collar work in downtown L.A. — and the invention of elevators and steel girder construction — also contributed to skyline development at the turn of the century, Deverell said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2022

They can also penetrate materials that x-rays cannot, enabling researchers to image the interiors of big objects such as a running engine or a steel girder.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 2, 2021

At the fifth vertical from the mountain shore, he eased onto the wide horizontal girder and lay down.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George