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...

In structural engineering, the open web steel joist (OWSJ) is a lightweight steel truss consisting, in the standard form, of parallel chords and a triangulated...

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...

fireman's cut is a diagonal 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...

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...

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...

by companies that also manufacture I-joists. LVL is manufactured to sizes compatible with the depth of I-joist framing members for use as beams and headers...

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

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...

In light-frame construction, a trimmer is a timber or metal beam (joist) used to create an opening around a stairwell, skylight, chimney, and the like...

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...

building's joist cavities. The deck's joist cavity temperature is dominated by exposure to the outdoor environment, while the interior joist cavity temperature...

A waffle slab or two-way joist slab is a concrete slab made of reinforced concrete with concrete ribs running in two directions on its underside. The...

be the boxed structure of a ceiling and roof, or the ceiling and floor joists of the story above. In the building trades, the technique is variously referred...

venting opening on the bottom of the soffit is called a soffit vent. A soffit joist can be added to the framework instead of or in addition to lookouts. Copper...

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foundations, walls, or beams to support a ceiling or floor is called a joist. The plank was the basis of maritime transport: wood floats on water, and...

hangers for I-joists or dimensional lumber joists that terminate at an LVL beam. Wooden I-joists – sometimes called "TJI", "Trus Joists" or "BCI", all...

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commercial buildings to industrial products. The products can be used for joists and beams that replace steel in many building projects. The term mass timber...

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products Lumber/ timber Batten Beam Bressummer CLS Cruck Flitch beam Flooring Joist Lath Log building Log cabin Log house Molding Panelling Plank Plate Post...

products Lumber/ timber Batten Beam Bressummer CLS Cruck Flitch beam Flooring Joist Lath Log building Log cabin Log house Molding Panelling Plank Plate Post...

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framing, where the studs extend two stories and carry a ledger which carries joists. Balloon framing has been made illegal in new construction in many jurisdictions...

a successor to his father's window screen company. Simpson manufactured joist hangers and the company's subsidiary Simpson Strong-Tie Co. Inc. became...