Talk:Girder

They DON'T make it from real girders?!?!!

"The Scottish Irn-Bru was advertised as being "made in Scotland, from girders", but this claim has not been substantiated."

you actually took "Made In Scotland, From Girders" literally?! xDDD

you can't make drink from girders xD apart from maybe "Twin Tower Milkshake"i

04:42, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

I'm thinking of adding a {{fact}} tag to that statement. How can you say it's not made from girders?? It's says so! - Denimadept (talk) 20:05, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Photo added

I've added a photo of Hinkle Fieldhouse, and while it's a relatively useful photo, I'm sure someone somewhere has a photo of a closeup of a girder that would be even more useful. JKBrooks85 (talk) 04:20, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

With all due respect, that is a fairly difficult image to illustrate the girder concept (too much going on there, it is confusing). 128.158.1.166 (talk) 20:31, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Nonsense

The following sentences are a mess. "Girders are often held together by high industrial strands. These strands are made up of molten steel and their job is to tie the girders into beams. The girders, with the help of the strands, can distribute the force and pressure better. Furthermore, where the strands are placed on the girder, the tensile strength of the girders is measured by how much stress it can handle." If someone can replace them with something meaningful, that would be a significant improvement. Otherwise, I may just delete them. 7802mark (talk) 21:03, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

More detail needed

Is "girder" just a synonym for "beam"? If so, then why does it warrant a separate article? If a girder is a specific type of beam, then please add a description of what makes a beam a girder. 2602:306:CEAE:E60:3934:3906:3A9:252B (talk) 20:34, 31 October 2016 (UTC)

They can be synonyms, and usually are, but not always.

A beam is a conceptual structure in mechanics. It has supports and loads applied, with a bending behaviour which can then be studied.

A girder is a physical object. If placed to span a gap as a bridge, then it's acting as a beam. If placed vertically, it wouldn't be so described - unless it was in a strong wind, when you might analyse it as a vertical cantilevered beam.

There are also trusses, which are girders. But most simple girders aren't trusses, as a truss is a constructed composite girder, where the forces in its separate struts are analysed separately.

Steel is rolled into shapes that are commonly known a "H girders" etc., and may be used as girders or as other things. But to avoid confusion, these are called "steel sections" or "steels" (on site) to distinguish them. Andy Dingley (talk) 20:59, 31 October 2016 (UTC)