A steel girder will be the principal framing element that supports the concentrated loads of floors or roofs. Frequent contours for steel girders are I-beams, C- or station beams and box beams. Used primarily for bridges and other commerical building jobs, steel girders are powerful over long spans despite their relatively small size.
Equinox Architecture Inc. – Jim Gelfat
Mixing horizontal and vertical steel makes a skeleton framework, making constructions like wide arches (and skyscrapers) potential.
Elad Gonen
The strength of steel girders makes this catwalk secure for walking.
Richard Bubnowski Design LLC
Steel girders can be connected with welded plates and rivets, or clamps and heavy bolts.
LDa Architecture & Interiors
This steel girder allows the wood beams above to be cantilevered, taking the load off the window .
Menter Byrne Architects
Steel girders seem right at home used as supports for this house gym.
Thomas Roszak Architecture, LLC
Very similar to I-beams are structural structural element beams (HSS), painted orange .
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