post and lintel
A method of construction in which vertical beams (posts) are used to support a horizontal beam (lintel).
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Post and Lintel
A system of construction in which two or more uprights support a horizontal beam; also called trabeated. Image courtesy of Heather Russell ...
post and lintel: a term descriptive of trabeated construction, i.e. vertical supports carrying horizontal beams.
presbytery: the eastern part of a church, lying between the choir and the retrochoir, and containing the high alter.
lintel See post and lintel. loggia A rostrum developed in medieval Italian towns, roofed, slightly elevated, and open on three sides, from which orators could address crowds. Back to Top
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This is in contrast to a post and lintel system where the beam is supported at both ends with loads applied between them.
The Forth Bridge, a cantilever railway bridge with three balanced (double) cantilevers
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me a New Hampshire barn built in the early sixties, which is an excellent example of primitive building principles -- in fact, of the principles universal in all buildings using perpendicular supports with horizontal ties on the post and lintel ...
 See also: Post, Architecture, Lintel, Capital, Temple
  
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