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The designation for each is given as the approximate height of the beam, the type (beam or column) and then the unit metre rate (e.g., a 460UB67.1 is an approximately 460 mm (18.1 in) deep universal beam that weighs 67.1 kg/m (135 lb/yd)).
A girder (/ ˈ ɡ ɜːr d ər /) is a beam used in construction. [1] It is the main horizontal support of a structure which supports smaller beams. Girders often have an I-beam cross section composed of two load-bearing flanges separated by a stabilizing web, but may also have a box shape, Z shape, or other forms. Girders are commonly used to ...
RSJ may refer to: Religious Sister of St Joseph, post-nominal by members of the Congregation of Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart; Rock Street Journal, an Indian rock magazine; Rolled steel joist or I-beam; RSJ (band), a metalcore band from York, UK; Richard Speight Jr., an actor from Nashville, TN; Ricky Stenhouse Jr., American racing ...
A flitch beam (or flitched beam) is a compound beam used in the construction of houses, decks, and other primarily wood-frame structures. Typically, the flitch beam is made up of a vertical steel plate sandwiched between two wood beams, the three layers being held together with bolts. In that common form it is sometimes referenced as a steel ...
The Bethanga Bridge is a steel truss road bridge that carries the Riverina Highway across Lake Hume, an artificial lake on the Murray River in Australia. The dual heritage-listed [1] [3] bridge crosses the border between the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria, linking the Victorian towns of Bellbridge and Bethanga with the regional New South Wales city of Albury.
In non-military applications shaped charges are used in explosive demolition of buildings and structures, in particular for cutting through metal piles, columns and beams [34] [35] [36] and for boring holes. [37] In steelmaking, small shaped charges are often used to pierce taps that have become plugged with slag. [37]
Beams is a Japanese clothing brand established in 1976 in Harajuku, Tokyo by Etsuzo Shitara. The current CEO is Yō Shitara (設楽洋). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The brand has 167 stores in Japan , and 10 stores overseas, including in New York City , Milan , London , and Paris .
This term is coined by Professor Hans Moravec, Principal Research Scientist at the Carnegie Mellon University Robotics Institute in describing the near future evolution of robot technology. First-generation robots, Moravec predicted in 1997, should have an intellectual capacity comparable to perhaps a lizard and should become available by 2010.