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/pohst"euhn beem"/, Building Trades.wall construction in which beams rather than studs are used to support heavy posts.
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post-and-beam construction — /poʊst ən ˈbim kənstrʌkʃən/ (say pohst uhn beem kuhnstrukshuhn) noun a constructional system in which the load is borne by the posts and beams, and not by the walls. Also, post and lintel construction …
post-and-beam construction — /pohst euhn beem /, Building Trades. wall construction in which beams rather than studs are used to support heavy posts … Useful english dictionary
post-and-beam system — In building construction, a system in which two upright members, the posts, hold up a third member, the beam, laid horizontally across their top surfaces. In Britain it is called post and lintel system, but in the U.S. lintel is usually reserved… … Universalium
post-and-beam — adjective (of a building or a method of construction) having or using a framework of upright and horizontal beams … English new terms dictionary
post-and-beam — adj. (of a building or a method of construction) having or using a framework of upright and horizontal beams … Useful english dictionary
Post and lintel — For lintel as a decorative element see Lintel (architecture) : For beam as load bearing member see beam Post and lintel (synonymous with Post and beam and also called an Architrave [cite web year= month=… … Wikipedia
POST-AND-LINTEL — The earliest, simplest method for spanning a space is the post and lintel system of upright posts to support a horizontal beam, called a lintel. The width of the lintel is limited not only by its tensile strength, but also by the length of the … Historical Dictionary of Architecture
post and lintel — noun a structure consisting of vertical beams (posts) supporting a horizontal beam (lintel) • Hypernyms: ↑structure, ↑construction … Useful english dictionary
beam — beamless, adj. beamlike, adj. /beem/, n. 1. any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped esp. for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines. 2. Building Trades. a horizontal bearing… … Universalium
Framing (construction) — Framing, in construction known as light frame construction, is a building technique based around structural members, usually called studs, which provide a stable frame to which interior and exterior wall coverings are attached, and covered by a… … Wikipedia
