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A joist is a horizontal structural member used in framing to span an open space, often between beams that subsequently transfer loads to vertical members...

engineered wood joist, more commonly known as an I-joist, is a product designed to eliminate problems that occur with conventional wood joists. Invented in...

steel joist (OWSJ) is a lightweight steel truss consisting, in the standard form, of parallel chords and a triangulated web system, proportioned to span...

or floor system, a rim joist is attached perpendicular to the joists, and provides lateral support for the ends of the joists while capping off the end...

column (UC), w-beam (for "wide flange"), universal beam (UB), rolled steel joist (RSJ), or double-T (especially in Polish, Bulgarian, Spanish, Italian, and...

dowel. Plate, metal sheets thicker than 6 mm or 1⁄4 in. Open web steel joist While many sections are made by hot or cold rolling, others are made by...

specifically sized to be compatible with I-joist floor framing, residential builders and building designers like the combination of I-joist and LVL floor and...

chamfer of the end of a joist or beam where it enters a masonry wall. If the joist burns through somewhere along its length, damage to the wall is prevented...

barrier membranes, yet open to the main building's joist cavities. The deck's joist cavity temperature is dominated by exposure to the outdoor environment...

Indonesian units of measurement TJI joist, a construction framing component (trademarked by Weyerhaeuser) for I-joist People with the surname Tji include:...

meaning "wood for burning incense" and related to candrah, "shining, glowing" and the Latin candere, to shine or glow. It arrived in English via Late Greek...

construction. Although the use of steel joist hangers to support floor joists is recommended over a ledger supporting the joists because of house settling and nail...

roof, or the ceiling and floor joists of the story above. In the building trades, the technique is variously referred to as stick framing, stick and platform...

joist, and in other mechanical structures such as bicycles and aircraft. Because of the stability of this shape and the methods of analysis used to calculate...

prefabricated segments A viaduct being built using U-girders Box girder Joist Plate girder Structural steel Truss Universal beam Wide Flange Steel Materials...

from a single log). Each layer of boards is usually oriented perpendicular to adjacent layers and glued on the wide faces of each board, usually in a symmetric...

have extra "bracing" and "blocking" joist-to-joist intended to spread the weight to have as little sagging on any joist as possible when there is a live...

or metal beam (joist) used to create an opening around a stairwell, skylight, chimney, and the like. Trimmers are installed parallel to the primary floor...

tannoids) are a class of astringent, polyphenolic biomolecules that bind to and precipitate proteins and various other organic compounds including amino...

inventor. He designed and patented the open web joist floor system, and founded the Massillon Steel Joist Company of Massillon, Ohio, and the Macomber Steel...