C-channel

C-channel (plural C-channels)

1. A structural framing member with a cross section shaped like a squared-off letter C.

   Synonyms: channel, structural channel

   • 2002, Frank M. Marlow, “Vehicle Welding”, in Welding Fabrication & Repair:

     Another and more traditional C-channel repair approach is to weld reinforcement plates to the web instead of bolting them, or to weld a reinforcement bar along the bottom flange, but this is less commonly done today.

   • 2002 March, “Party Barge 22 Tritoon RE”, in Boating Life:

     […] the aluminum deck is made of welded C-channel and supported by C-channel girders […]

• I-beam, H-beam, T-beam

• C-shaped