horizontal beam

Examples (10)

• The main support for the roof is a massive horizontal beam.
• Workers carefully hoisted the long steel horizontal beam into position.
• The architect used an exposed wooden horizontal beam to add character to the ceiling.
• Engineers must calculate the stress on each horizontal beam in the bridge design.
• A noticeable crack had formed along the old horizontal beam in the attic.
• This horizontal beam distributes the weight of the floor evenly to the vertical columns.
• Before renovating, they had to reinforce the main horizontal beam of the house.
• The weight of the chandelier is too much for that single horizontal beam.
• In traditional Japanese architecture, the horizontal beam is often a key aesthetic element.
• The bridge's deck rests on a series of parallel horizontal beams.