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Hanger - A tension member serving to suspend an attached member.<br />

Haunch - The enlarged part of a beam near its supported ends that results in increased strength; visible<br />

as the curved or angled bottom edge of a beam.<br />

Haunched Girder - Typical slab-on-beam bridges have space between the bottom of the slab and the top<br />

of the top flanges of beams. This space, referred to as the fillet or haunch, typically consists of<br />

unreinforced concrete that increases the dead load of the section but is not normally considered to add<br />

strength.

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