composite beam meaning

• [Architecture]
  

  A structural beam composed of different materials so interconnected that the beam responds to loads as a unit.

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  [Civil engineering]
  A structural member composed of two or more dissimilar materials joined together to act as a unit in which the resulting system is stronger than the sum of its parts. An example in civil structures is the steel-concrete composite beam in which a steel wid

• composite i-beam bridge:    [Civil engineering ...
• composite:    Noun: composite&nb ...
• beam:    Noun: beam &n ...

Examples

1. theoretical analysis of steel-encased concrete composite beams
2. fem analysis of composite beams with sma fiber
3. finite element model for spatial thin-walled composite beams
4. bending and rotational behavior of semi-continuous composite beams
5. stiffness analysis and mode calculation of composite beam structures