Box girder
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box-girder-187-3801817
title:
Box girder
text:
A box girder or tubular girder is a girder that forms an enclosed tube with multiple walls, as opposed to an I- or H-beam. Originally constructed of wrought iron joined by riveting, they are now made of rolled or welded steel, aluminium extrusions or prestressed concrete. Compared to an I-beam, the advantage of a box girder is that it better resists torsion. Having multiple vertical webs, it can also carry more load than an I-beam of equal height. The distinction in naming between a box girder a
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Type of girder
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_girder
date created:
2006-05-12T01:25:39Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T16:06:06Z
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