Usually means: Large beams fabricated from plates.
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  1. plate girder: Merriam-Webster
  2. plate-girder, plate girder: Wordnik
  3. plate girder: Wiktionary
  4. plate girder: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. Plate girder, plate girder: Dictionary.com
  6. Plate girder: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. plate girder: FreeDictionary.org
  8. Plate girder: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. plate girder: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (plate girder)

▸ noun:  A beam built of steel plates and shapes welded or bolted together to form a deep beam larger than could be produced by a rolling mill.

Similar:
box girder, girder, sandwich girder, crossbeam, girderage, girt, girth, gauntree, gauntry, glulam, more...

Opposite:
open web truss, box girder, arch bridge

Types:
Warren, Howe, Pratt, K truss, Fink, more...

Phrases:
Plate girder bridge, more...

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Similar:
box girder, girder, sandwich girder, crossbeam, girderage, girt, girth, gauntree, gauntry, glulam, more...

Opposite:
open web truss, box girder, arch bridge

Types:
Warren, Howe, Pratt, K truss, Fink, more...

Phrases:
Plate girder bridge, more...



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