A T-beam (Tee shaped beams) used primarily in construction Industry, is a load-bearing structure often used to reinforce concrete, wood or metal. It has a T-shaped cross section. The top of the T-shaped cross section serves as a flange or compression member in resisting compressive stresses.
The web of the beam below the compression flange provides resistance to shear stress and provides greater separation for the coupled forces of bending. The interacting flange and web produce the cross section having the typical T-shape.
Just like H-Beams, based on their flanges, I-Beams can be classified as:
The web of the beam below the compression flange provides resistance to shear stress and provides greater separation for the coupled forces of bending. The interacting flange and web produce the cross section having the typical T-shape.
The T-beam has a big disadvantage compared to an I-beam because it has no bottom flange with which to deal with tensile forces. One way to make a T-beam more efficient structurally is to use an inverted T-beam with a floor slab or bridge-deck joining the tops of the beams. Done properly, the slab acts as the compression flange.
Just like H-Beams, based on their flanges, I-Beams can be classified as:
- Squared Beams (W cross-section)
- Tapered Beams (S cross-section)
