C-channel

noun

C-channel

noun

1

A structural framing member with a cross section shaped like a squared-off letter C.

Another and more traditional C-channel repair approach is to weld reinforcement plates to the web instead of bolting them, or to weld a reinforcement bar along the bottom flange, but this is less commonly done today.2002, Frank M. Marlow, “Vehicle Welding”, in Welding Fabrication & Repair:
[…] the aluminum deck is made of welded C-channel and supported by C-channel girders […]2002 March, “Party Barge 22 Tritoon RE”, in Boating Life:

Related terms: C-shaped
Coordinate terms: I-beam, H-beam, T-beam

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