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Accessories
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Additions to the basic building, such as doors, windows, louvers, ventilators etc.
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Anchor Bolts
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Hooked bolts cast in concrete foundations for anchorage of structural members.
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Base Angle
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Continuous angle fixed to floor slab or grade beam for attachment of all panels.
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Base Plate
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The plate of a column or beam which rests on the supporting surface.
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Beam
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Horizontal structural member.
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Beam-Column
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Building with intermediate columns.
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Brace Rods
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Rods placed diagonally in roof and walls for transferring wind loads
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Bridge Crane
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Overhead traveling crane supported on beams and rails.
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Built-up Member
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(B.U.) Structural member formed by welding together web and flange plates.
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Caulking
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Sealant used in making watertight joints.
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Clear Span
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Building without internal columns.
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Closure
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(Foam Closure) Profiled foam material used inside or outside profiled roof or wall panels to form weather tight seal.
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Cold Formed
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Various steel shapes manufactured by roll – forming or pressing.
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Column
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Vertical structural member.
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Crane Beam
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Support for overhead traveling bridge crane.
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Crane Rails
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Rails welded or bolted to crane beams to form the track for bridge crane wheels.
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Curb
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Raised flashing around roof openings to form waterproof opening.
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Damper
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Baffle plate in a ventilator.
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Dead Load
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Weight of the structure.
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D.S.D.
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Double slide door.
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Eave
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Top of the sidewall.
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Eave Height
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Height from top of eave strut to finished floor level.
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Eave Strut
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Structural member at the eave which supports roof and wall panel.
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Expansion Joint
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A break in the construction to allow for thermal expansion.
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Flange Brace
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An angle from the flange of columns or rafters to girts and purlins to provide lateral support and stability.
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Girt
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Secondary horizontal member to which wall panels are attached, usually cold formed "Z"
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Grout
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Non-shrinking sand cement mixture used under base plates to obtain uniform bearing surface.
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Haunch
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Intersection of column and rafter.
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Header
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Horizontal member over an opening in a wall.
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H.S.B.
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High strength bolts.
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Hot Rolled
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Steel shapes formed while the steel is semi-molten.
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Jack Beam
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A beam used to support a rafter instead of a column.
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Jamb
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Vertical member at the side of a wall opening.
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Joist
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Horizontal member for supporting floor or roof decking.
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Knee
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See Haunch.
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Liner Panel
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Interior wall sheeting.
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Live Load
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Any variable temporary load on the structure.
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Main Frame
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Primary members which support secondary members.
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Mastic
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See caulking-sealant.
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M.B.
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Machine bolt.
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Mezzanine
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Intermediate floor between ground floor and first floor or roof.
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Mono-Slope
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Single slope roof.
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Parapet
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Vertical wall extension above the eave line.
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Partition
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Internal wall.
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Pitch
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Slope of the roof.
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Pop Rivet
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Used for joining flashing and light gauge metal trims.
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Portal Frame
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Column and beam bracing used in lieu of standard rod bracing, to provide clear access.
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Post & Beam (P&B)
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Light endwall framing.
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Primer Paint
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Factory applied paint to structural members providing protection during shipping and erection.
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Purlin
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Secondary horizontal member to which roof panels are attached usually cold formed "Z"
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Rafter
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Primary member supported on columns.
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Ridge
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Peak of gabled building.
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Rigid Frame (R.F.)
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Main frame of the building comprising columns and rafters.
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Sag Rod
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Tie rods used to support flanges of girts or purlins.
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Sealant
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See mastic-caulking.
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Secondary Framing
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Secondary members or framing such as girts, purlins, eave struts etc.
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S.D.S
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Self drilling screw – used for attaching panels and trims to girts and purlins. Pre-drilling is not necessary.
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S.T.S
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Self tapping screw. Same function as S.D.S. but needs pre-drilled holes.
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Shims
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Small steel plates used to level base plates or packing between structural members.
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Sill
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The bottom horizontal member of a door or windows opening.
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Skylight
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Translucent fiberglass panel used in the roof to transmit natural light.
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S.S.D.
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Single slide door.
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Soffit
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Underside of canopy, fascia or roof extension.
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Span
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Distance from out to out of wall girts.
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Splice Plate
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Plate used to connect two members.
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Stiffener
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Plate welded to a member to prevent buckling.
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Stitch Screw
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Used to fasten side laps of panels.
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Truss
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Structural member made up of several individual parts welded or bolted together, the completed unit acting as a beam.
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V.G.
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Valley gutter.
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