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synonyms for I-beam

  • joist
  • truss
  • rafter
  • tiebeam
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On this page you'll find 5 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to I-beam, such as: joist, truss, rafter, and tiebeam.
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How to use I-beam in a sentence

Wyman collapsed into the bay of the I-beam as if he'd been kicked in the stomach.
THE SYNDICC.M. KORNBLUTH
This is essentially a steel I-beam (A) which grips the logs so that they will not slip.
MOTOR TRUCK LOGGING METHODSFREDERICK MALCOLM KNAPP
He stood at last, quivering, leaning against a gigantic I-beam that supported a heavy-casting freightway.
THE SYNDICC.M. KORNBLUTH
The balance is attached to an upright I-beam which is anchored to the floor and ceiling of the calorimeter laboratory.
RESPIRATION CALORIMETERS FOR STUDYING THE RESPIRATORY EXCHANGE AND ENERGY TRANSFORMATIONS OF MANFRANCIS GANO BENEDICT
I-beam was not loaded to its full capacity, its deflection caused an outward flexure of 3/4 in.
SOME MOOTED QUESTIONS IN REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGNEDWARD GODFREY
Get an I-beam, say about twenty feet long, and see if you can't help lift that crazy mass.
THE BLACK STAR PASSESJOHN W CAMPBELL
With two of them straddling the I-beam, the leverage was great enough to pull the plate out.
THE BLACK STAR PASSESJOHN W CAMPBELL
Again the I-beam and handling machine were brought into play, and the plate was unloaded from the car.
THE BLACK STAR PASSESJOHN W CAMPBELL
The primary bent consists of four I-beam post bents having channel chords, the whole braced together rigidly by angles.
CONCRETE CONSTRUCTIONHALBERT P. GILLETTE
I-beam was carried by an outside wall pier and three I-beam columns encased in concrete.
CONCRETE CONSTRUCTIONHALBERT P. GILLETTE
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO I-BEAM

  • I-beam
  • joist
  • rafter
  • tiebeam
  • truss
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.