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beam hanger

1. A strap, wire, or other hardware device which supports framework from structural members. 2.A stirrup, 4.

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beam form

A form which gives the necessary shape, support, and finish to a concrete beam.

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beam fill, beam filling

Masonry, brickwork, or cement fill, usually between joists or horizontal beams at their supports; provides increased fire resistance.

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beam cutoff angle

The angle, measured from the principal axis of the intensity of a light source, at which the light source cannot

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beam-column

A beam which transmits an axial load as well as a transverse load.

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beam ceiling

1. A ceiling, usually of wood, made in imitation of exposed floor beams with the flooring showing between. 2. The

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beam casing

The enclosure of a steel beam in concrete or in an exfoliated vermiculite plaster; used to increase the fire resistance

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