Girder vs. Lintel

Girdernoun

A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.

Girdernoun

One who girds; a satirist.

Girdernoun

One who girds; a satirist.

Girdernoun

One who, or that which, girds.

Girdernoun

A main beam; a stright, horizontal beam to span an opening or carry weight, such as ends of floor beams, etc.; hence, a framed or built-up member discharging the same office, technically called a compound girder. See Illusts. of Frame, and Doubleframed floor, under Double.

Girdernoun

a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure

Girdernoun

a large iron or steel beam or compound structure used for building bridges and the framework of large buildings

Girder

A girder is a support beam used in construction. It is the main horizontal support of a structure which supports smaller beams.

Lintelnoun

(architecture) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.

Lintelnoun

A horizontal member spanning an opening, and carrying the superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting crosswise fracture.

Lintelnoun

horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window

Lintelnoun

a horizontal support of timber, stone, concrete, or steel across the top of a door or window.

Lintel

A lintel or lintol is a structural horizontal block that spans the space or opening between two vertical supports. It can be a decorative architectural element, or a combined ornamented structural item.