Beam
part · 3000 BC · Ancient world
A horizontal load-bearing element.
Principles and materials it uses
- Elasticity — uses. Bending.
- Wood — is made of. Floor beams were wooden.
Where it is used
- Truss — is part of. Members.
- Hyperboloid structure — is part of. Straight bars form a curved surface.
- Lever — is part of. A lever is a rigid beam that turns around a pivot.
- Overhead crane — is part of. An overhead crane runs along a beam bridge under the workshop roof.
What it is a kind of
- I-beam — includes. A beam.