T-beam
noun1
Business, Construction, Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Mechanical engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A structural member with a cross section shaped like the letter T.
- The T-beam is designed to economize in this respect by concentrating the concrete, where it is most effective, near the compressive side of the beam.1915 April, Jerome Cochran, “Design Methods in Concrete Construction – Analysis of Stresses in T-Beams and Design of Beams in General”, in Concrete-Cement Age:
- Similar to doubly reinforced sections, the T-beam detailed in Figure 3.7(6)(a) may be ‘decomposed’ into a web-beam and a flange-beam […]2010, Yew-Chaye Loo, Sanaul Huq Chowdhury, “Ultimate strength analysis and design for bending”, in Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete:
- Related terms
- T-section