Sentence examples for supporting beams from inspiring English sources

"There may be supporting beams," she said, "in which case you can't take the whole wall down".

The fresh lumber of the new stairs and supporting beams contrasts with the aged colonial timbers, some of which are a foot thick.

Mr. McCray said the supporting beams reinforcing the wall were put there by Mr. Menashe's contractor; neither Mr. Menashe nor Mr. Ashoori responded to requests for comment.

The turret became transparent — he could see the supporting beams — and the crow took off in horror from the vanishing roof.

There are various forms of reinforced-concrete slabs: one-way slabs cast with supporting beams, ribbed slabs cast with series of joists, two-way ribbed slabs (known as waffle slabs), flat plates reinforced in two or more directions without beams or girders, and flat slabs thickened at column supports with drop panels and/or column capitals.

The in-train connections consist of coupler, draft gear and supporting beams.

Within each supporting beam, an irrigation channel and a narrow trough were installed.

A supporting beam had protected her from falling rubble, rescuers and the mother said.

Girder, in building construction, a horizontal main supporting beam that carries a vertical concentrated load.

The spokeswoman for the store, Anne Keating, said display cases of watches and mirrors on a supporting beam were also damaged.

As the supporting beam was destroyed due to the large impact force during the braking test, the nonlinear stiffness of the supporting beam was determined by laboratory test.