lift girders

[Steven]

	Well put.  But for a further gander into the etymology: the OT Bible  
speaks of 'girding up one's loins'.  Presumably this also was done  
with lift girders.  And, over time, as gender distinctions became  
moot, 'lift girdles' were first employed by women warriors in Spartan  
Greece.  Today the term is rare, all but obsolete, but the  
foundational technology remains in play.

On Nov 10, 2006, at 5:15 PM, David Morris wrote:

> We know what a girder is (a primary beam in a steel frame structure),
> and we know what a lift is (an elevator).  So a "lift girder" could
> mean a part of the structural frame in an elevator shaft.

Steven



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