spandrel beam

Columns on the perimeter of the building were moved closer by half and the spandrel beams were strengthened.

(Spandrel beams connect the columns at the outer edge of the structural frame.)

The building was structurally topped out on August 30, 2012 when the last of the spandrel beams were installed between the parapet columns.

Opaque glass is used in areas to hide a column or spandrel beam or shear wall behind the curtain wall.

In concrete or steel construction, an exterior beam extending from column to column usually carrying an exterior wall load is known as a spandrel beam.

In the simplest incarnation of the tube, the perimeter of the exterior consists of closely spaced columns that are tied together with deep spandrel beams through moment connections.

By January 1975, the spandrel beams on the deck had deteriorated to the point where an engineering consultant suggested that they may fail and cause a section of the bridge deck to drop.

Fabrication involves the following components: Columns, Spandrel Beams, Trusses, Secondary Columns & Beams and the Floor System.

In fact, the Landmarks Commission citation commends "development of the skeleton structural frame using cast iron columns, wrought iron spandrel beams, and steel beams to support party walls and interior floors".

The box-shaped building, designed by Bruce Graham of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, was designed in the International Style with large columns and spandrel beams expressed on each facade and covered in anodized aluminum, complimented by large windows on all four sides of the building.