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| Glossary of structural engineering | 3/4 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_structural_engineering | reference | science, encyclopedia | 2026-05-05T07:51:25.484679+00:00 | kb-cron |
== C == Calcium aluminate cements – Calcium aluminate cements are cements consisting predominantly of hydraulic calcium aluminates. Alternative names are "aluminous cement", "high-alumina cement" and "Ciment fondu" in French. They are used in a number of small-scale, specialized applications. Camber beam – In building, a camber beam is a piece of timber cut archwise, and steel bent or rolled, with an obtuse angle in the middle, commonly used in platforms, as church leads, and other occasions where long and strong beams are required. The camber curve is ideally a parabola but practically a circle segment as even with modern materials and calculations, cambers are imprecise. Castellated beam – is a beam style where an I-beam is subjected to a longitudinal cut along its web following a specific pattern in order to divide it, and reassemble the beam with a deeper web by taking advantage of the cutting pattern. Cant – The cant of a railway track or camber of a road (also referred to as superelevation, cross slope or cross fall) is the rate of change in elevation (height) between the two rails or edges. This is normally greater where the railway or road is curved; raising the outer rail or the outer edge of the road providing a banked turn, thus allowing vehicles to maneuver through the curve at higher speeds than would otherwise be possible if the surface is flat or level. Cantilever – is a rigid structural element, such as a beam or a plate, anchored at one end to a (usually vertical) support from which it protrudes; this connection could also be perpendicular to a flat, vertical surface such as a wall. Cantlop Bridge – Carbon steel – Cast iron – is a group of iron-carbon alloys with a carbon content greater than 2%. Its usefulness derives from its relatively low melting temperature. Casting – Catenary – Cavity wall – Cement – Cement render – Collar beam – Color-tagged structure – Column – Common rafter – Composite order – Compressive strength – Computer-aided design – Computer-aided engineering – Concrete – Concrete masonry unit – Concrete pump – Construction aggregate – Construction engineering – Construction surveying – Corbel – Corinthian order – Corrosion – Corrosion fatigue – Corrugated galvanised iron – Crane – Cross brace – Cross bracing – Curvilinear motion –
== D == Dam – is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aquaculture, and navigability. Damp proofing – Damped vibration – Dead load – Deep cement mixing – Deep foundation – Deflection – Deformation (engineering) – Deformation (mechanics) – Density – Deployable structure – Doric order – Double tee – Dragon beam – Ductility – Dumpy level – Dynamic load testing – Dynamics –
== E == Earthquake engineering – is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering that designs and analyzes structures, such as buildings and bridges, with earthquakes in mind. Its overall goal is to make such structures more resistant to earthquakes. Earthquake-resistant structures – Earthworks (engineering) – Edge jointing – Endurance time method – Engineering – Engineering brick – Engineering drawing – Engineering economics – Engineering ethics – Engineering physics – Environmental load – Engineering physics – Euler–Bernoulli beam equation – Excavator – Expansion joint –
== F == Facade engineering – Falsework – Fascia – Feasibility study – Fibre-reinforced plastic – Finite element method – Fire protection engineering – First fix – Flange – Flashing – Flexibility (engineering) – Flitch beam – Fluid – Fluid mechanics – Fluid physics – Fluid statics – Force – Force lines – Formwork – Foundation – Fracture toughness – Framing – Friction – Furring –
== G == Gable – Grating – Gravel – Gravity-based structure – Green roof – Grout –
== H == H-beam – Half-timbering – Hammerbeam roof – Hardness – Hardwood – Header – Henderson–Hasselbalch equation – High strength bolt – High-tensile steel – Hip roof – Hod – Hoist – Hollow structural section – Honeycomb structure – Hydraulic cement – Hydraulic engineering –
== I == I-beam – Imposed load – Infill wall – Inflatable space structures – Influence line – Insulating concrete form – International Structural Engineering and Construction Society – International System of Units – Interval estimation – Intrados – Iron – Interstory drift –
== J == Jack rafter – Jackscrew – Jetty – Joinery – Jointing – Joist –
== K == Kee Klamp – Kentledge – Keystone – King post – King post truss –
== L == Lally column – is a round thin-walled structural steel column oriented vertically to provide support to beams or timbers stretching over long spans. The steel shell of a Lally column is filled with concrete. Lightening holes – Limit load (physics) – Limit state design – Linear elasticity – Lintel – Live load – Load bearing – Load-bearing wall –
== M == Mass balance – Mass density – Material properties – Materials science – Metal alloy – Metallic bond – Middle-third rule – Midhinge – Modified compression field theory – Modulus of elasticity – Moment redistribution – Monocoque – Multidisciplinary design optimization – Multi-function structure –
== N == Non-hydraulic cement –
== O == Offshore construction – is the installation of structures and facilities in a marine environment, usually for the production and transmission of electricity, oil, gas and other resources. It is also called maritime engineering. Open web steel joist – Oriented strand board – Ortman key – Overhang –
== P == Panel building – Permissible stress design – Pile cap – Pile splice – Plastic hinge – Plasticity – Plate (structure) – Ply (layer) – Post (structural) – Pre-engineered building – Prestressed concrete – Prestressed structure – Progressive collapse – Pyroshock –
== Q == Queen post –