Bearing plate

bearing plate

[′ber·iŋ ‚plāt] (civil engineering) A flat steel plate used under the end of a wall-bearing beam to distribute the load over a broader area.

Bearing plate

A metal plate at the end of a beam or bottom of a column to distribute the load over a larger surface.

bearing plate

A steel slab which is placed under a beam, column, girder, or truss to distribute the end reaction from the beam to its support.