What Is a Beam and Block?

The horizontal beam is the beam perpendicular to the longitudinal beam and is arranged along the short axis of the building.

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The horizontal beam is the beam perpendicular to the longitudinal beam and is arranged along the short axis of the building.

Chinese name

beam

Foreign name

transverse beam

Explanation

Horizontal beams are vertical beams

Common in

Light, medium and heavy shelves

Beams, columns and shelves together form a set of shelves. Common in light shelves, medium shelves and heavy shelves. The beam is mainly composed of two parts: the main body and the column card (hanging piece). As shown

[Transverse beam] refers to the beam in the superstructure that is set transversely along the bridge axis and supported on the main load-bearing members.

[crossbeam]: transverse beam (such as the main beam of a structure or the horizontal bar of a cross)

[stringpiece]: Thick, long wood used in buildings

A thick block of wood on top of a row of wooden stakes forming a quay wall or wooden pier.

Crossbar for temporary support

[stringer]: A long bar used to connect frame posts or support floors; diagonal beams for stairs

[beam]: Crossbars supporting the upper deck of the ship

[transom]

Beams connecting side frames in chassis of railway wagons

A metal part in the turret is usually wide and flat, and is used to connect the pair of parts on both sides.

[needle beam]: The beam supporting the deck in a bridge

[crossbar]: The frame on the bicycle frame