Assertion: beam | /r/CapableOf | transfer the load
Facets:
value: to the supports
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: over longer distances
type: OTHER
value: to a vertical load
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Beams are used to support the weight of floors, ceilings and roofs of a building and to transfer the load to a vertical load bearing element of the structure.
text: In situations that call for a beam that can transfer load over longer distances,a flitch beam can be particularly useful.
text: Sometimes bigger and heavier beams called transfer beams are used to support the cumulative weight of stacked walls or other beams and transfer the load to the supports.