Joist
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JOIST, in building, one of a row or tier of beams set edgewise from one wall or partition to another and carrying the flooring boards on the upper edge and the laths of the ceiling on the lower.
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Wood framing members, usually set 16" apart on center, carefully chosen to support all "live" and "dead" loads.
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Joist - Horizontal parallel timbers laid between the walls or the beams of a building to carry the floorboards. The undersides are either exposed to the room below and then often moulded, or have ceiling laths nailed to them for a plaster ceiling.
Joist - One of a series of parallel beams used to support floor and ceiling loads, and supported in turn by larger beams, girders, or bearing walls.
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Joist A beam supporting a floor or ceiling.K
Keystone The central, topmost stone of an arch.
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Lattice A grille created by criss-crossing or decoratively interlacing strips of material.
Joists
Horizontal timbers laid parallel to support floor and ceiling loads, which are themselves supported by larger members or bearing walls.
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Joist: Joists are horizontal or near-horizontal structural members of smaller dimensions than beams.
Joist: Horizontal structural timber used in flat roof, ceiling and floor construction. Occasionally also metal.
Joist - Wall-to-wall timber beams to support floor boards.
Keep - A strong stone tower; main tower; donjon; stronghold.
Keystone - Central wedge in top of arch.
Joist hanger - A fabricated metal slot installed in a wall to keep a joist securely in position.
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Joist A timber or steel beam directly supporting a floor or a ceiling. Steel beams are usually referred to as RSJs (rolled steel joists).
joist - one of a series of closely spaced, parallel beams that supports a floor or ceiling; typically 2x in wood frame construction by the late 19th century. (from Dictionary of Building Preservation)
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JOIST
A timber stretched from wall-to-wall to support floorboards.
KEYSTONE
A wedge-shaped or tapered stone placed at the top of an arch or vault. In vaulting it occurs at the intersection of the ribs of a ribbed vault.
Joist - Minor beam supporting a surface (e.g. floor, or ceiling), at regular intervals, supported on bearers.
Joinery - Windows, doors and their frames and other fine timber detail.
joist - horizontal structural members to which the boards of a floor or the lath for a ceiling are nailed
keystone - a wedge-shaped stone in the crown of an arch or center of a lintel to bind the structure ...
Joist
Wood framing used to support floor and ceiling loads, and supported in turn by larger beams, girders, or bearing walls; usually set 16" apart on center, carefully chosen to support all "live" and "dead" loads.
A Joist Hanger is a metal box open at one end, capable of being fixed to walls to receive the end of a joist so that the joist end does not have to be built into the wall where it might be prone to rot or reduce fire resistance in the structure.
2. joist, support, stay, shore, beam, prop, brace, strut, buttress, stanchion the bridge's arched, lightweight steel truss
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Sleepers - Joist set in concrete to provide nailing strips for flooring.
Sliding Window - A window that opens by sliding large panes from one side to the other.
Herringbone-strut Two small pieces of timber crossing each other to separate joists.
Binder - a cross timber laid over ceiling joists to reduce their effective span and prevent sagging.
Bitumen - black, sticky substance, similar to asphalt. Used in sealants, mineral felts and damp-proof courses.
Bearer - A horizontal timber beam that carries the joists of a floor. It needs to be stiff and well supported or the floor will bounce when walked upon
Bearing - A surface which bears the load ...
It is a structural element and usually is attached at the sub floor or the floor joists. Most of the time, the manufacturer matches the turnings of the baluster to the turnings of the newel.
A 80 cm tall web joist connected the core to the perimeter at each floor
Concrete slabs were poured over the web joists to form the floors
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Dragon beamIn a timber-framed building, a beam set diagonally at the corner to carry the joists where two jetties or projecting storeys meet.
Joist - wall-to-wall timber beams to support floor boards.
Joust - combat, put on for entertainment, in which two knights rode towards each other with lances.
a ceiling beam on the diagonal into which are housed the ends of the joists that form jetties on two adjacent fronts of a building.
Dutch Gable
a scalloped gable of Dutch origin.
balloon frame - introduced in the 1830s, a system of framing a building in which wood studs extend in one piece from the top of the foundation sill-plate to the top roof plate; floor joists are nailed to the studs and are supported by horizontal ...
pergola A covered walk in a garden, usually formed by a double row of posts or pillars with joists above and covered by climbing plants.
In balloon framing, mass-produced nails joined standardized studs, joists, and rafters. Naysayers gave the method its derisive name because it seemed so ridiculously light that it would surely blow away.
Joist: Wall-to-wall timber beams to support floor boards.
K Keep: The inner stronghold of the castle; A strong stone tower; main tower; donjon; stronghold; A freestanding defense tower in a castle complex.
 See also: Floor, House, Ceiling, Frame, Door
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