The "W" in steel I-beam designations refers to wide-flanged beams. Most wide-flanged beams are symmetric about both the vertical and horizontal axes.
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It is very hard because it is the strongest.
It's all down to cost ! It's cheaper to build the framework from H or I beams - as they use less resources than solid ones. The way they're put together - coupled with the makeup of the beams makes them just as strong as is they were solid ones.
The stem or the spine is the central structural beam of a ship.
best example is trains...where each coach is connected to next coach except the engine and the last coach..when we need to add a coach we need to move to the right position and adjust the connecting point suitably!!
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