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| Beam
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A horizontal framing member designed to carry a load from a set of joists or a roof and spanning an open space. Usually 6" x 6" or 4" x 10" or larger. |
| Beam anchor
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Metal fixture at the end of a beam to fasten the beam to a structure. |
| Beam and slab construction
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Reinforced concrete slab with structural beam support. |
| Beam angle
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The angular dimension of the cone of light from reflectorized lamps( such as r and par types) encompassing the central part of the beam out to the angle where the intensity is 50% of the maximum. The beam angle sometimes called the "beam spread" is often part of the ordering code for reflectorized lamps. Example. |
| Beam ceiling
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A ceiling in which the ceiling beams are exposed to view. |
| Beam clamp
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A device to attach a pipe hanger to an overhead I-beam. These may be malleable, carbon steel, or galvanized, and may be primed or painted. |
| Beam compass
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Used for drawing large diameter circles, it's a bar with a pen or pencil at one end and a point at the other. |
| Beam fill
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Firestops provided by filling spaces in some buildings with masonry. |
| Beam radiation
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Solar radiation that is not scattered by dust or water droplets. |
| Beam spread
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A measure of the spread of light from a reflectorized light source. The beam spread may be narrow (narrow spot), wide (wide flood), or something in-between (narrow flood). |
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