ACCESSORY

SKYLIGHT, ETC.)

A SUPPLEMENTARY BLDG PRODUCT (DOOR, WINDOW,

ANCHOR BOLTS
CONCRETE FLOOR

BOLTS USED TO ANCHOR STRUCTURAL MEMBERS TO A

ANCHOR BOLT PLAN

PLAN TO LOCATE ANCHOR BOLTS

APPROVAL DRAWING
DESIGN & DIMENSIONS

A PRODUCT DRAWING SENT TO THE CUSTOMER TO VERIFY

ASTRAGAL
SLIDE DOOR

A CLOSURE BETWEEN TWO LEAVES OF DOUBLE SWING/DOUBLE

AUXILLARY LOADS
ALL SPECIFIED DYNAMIC LIVE LOADS (CRANES, MATERIAL HANDLING
SYSTEM, IMPACT LOADS)

BASE ANGLE
THE FOUNDATION

A CONTINUOUS ANGLE SECURED TO THE PERIMETER OF

BASE PLATE

A PLATE WHICH RESTS ON A CONCRETE SLAB

BAY

THE SPACE BETWEEN THE FRAME CENTER LINES OR PRIMARY

SUPPORTING MEMBERS (STANCHION SPACING)

BEAD MASTIC

SEALANT FURNISHED IN A CONTINUOUS ROLL

BILL OFMATERIALS

A LIST OF COMPONENTS

BIRD SCREEN

A WIRE MESH TO PREVENT BIRDS

BLIND RIVET

A SMALL HEADED WITH EXPANDABLE SHANK

BRACE RODS
SEISMIC, CRANE THRUST

RODS TO TRANSFER LOADS SUCH AS WIND LOADS,

BRACKET
A STRUCTRAL SUPPORT PROJECTING FROM A WALLOR COLUMN
(CANOPY BRACKETS, WIDTH EXPANSION BRACKETS, CRANE RUNAWAY BRACKETS)
BUILDING CODE

REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED BY A RECOGNIZED AGENCY

BUILT-UP SECTION

I SHAPE

BUTT PLATE

END PLATE OF A STRUCTURAL MEMBER

C SECTION

SHAPED OF A BLOCK C

CANOPY

AN OVERHANGING ROOF STRUCTURE

CAP PLATE
A PLATE LOACTED AT THE TOP OF A COLUMN OR END OF A BEAM CAPPING
THE EXPOSED END

CAULK

TO SEAL & MAKE WEATHER TIGHT JOINTS

CHANNEL: COLD FORMED

STOCK

A STRUCTURAL MEMBER PRODUCED FROM A COLD STEEL

HOT ROLLED
A MEMBER FORMED WHILE IN A SEMI-MOLTEN STAGE AT
STEEL MILL TO A GENERAL C SHAPE
CLEAR SPAN
SUPPORTS OF A BEAM

DISTANCE OF CLEAR AND UNOBSTRUCTED OPENING BET. TWO

CUP
TOGETHER

A PLATE OR ANGLE USED TO FASTEN TWO OR MORE MEMBERS

CLOSER
EXCESSIVE FORCE

A MECHANICAL DEVICE WHICH PREVENTS CLOSING WITH

CLOSER STRIP

A RESILIENT STRIP, SUCH AS NEOPRENE

COLD FORMED STEEL

THE PROCESS OF USING PRESS BRAKES

COLUMN

PRIMARY STRUCTURAL MEMBER IN VERTICAL POSITION

CONCRETE NOTCH
THE FOUNDATION

A NOTCH OR BLOCKOUT FORMED ALONG THE OUSTIDE EDGE OF

CONTINUOUS BEAM
SUPPORT

A BEAM WHICH HAS MORE THAN TWO POINTS OF

CONTINUOUS RIDGE VENT

MOUNTED ON THE BLDG RIDGE FOR AIR CIRCULATION

CORNER CLOSURE
RAKE/GABLE TRIM

TRIM CONNECTING THE GUTTER/EAVE TRIM AND

CORNER COLUMN

COLUMN AT ANY CORNER

CRANE

A MACHINE DESIGNED TO LIFT

CRANE BRACKET
PERMIT

STRUCTURAL SUPPORT WELDED TO THE PRIMARY BLDGFRAME

CRANE RAIL
CRANE

A TRACKTHAT SUPPORTS &GUIDES THE WHEELS OF THE

CRANE RUNAWAY BEAM

MEMBER THAT SUPPORTS THE CRANE RAIL

CROSS SECTION
AXIS

DRAWING OF PLANE SECTION AT RIGHT ANGLES TO AN

CURB

RAISED EDGE

DAMPER

BAFFLE

DEAD LOAD

WEIGHT OF PERMANENT CONSTRUCTION

DOOR GUIDE
SLIDING OR ROLLING DOOR

AN ANGLE/CHANNEL GUIDE TO STABILIZE/KEEP PLUMB A

DOUBLE CHANNEL
STRENGTH

TWO CHANNELS PLACED WED TO WED FOR ADDITIONAL

DOWNSPOUT

A HOLLOW SECTION USED TO CARRY WATER

DOWNSPOUT ELBOW

COLD FORMED STEEL MATHCING THE DOWNSPOUT SHAPE

DOWNSPOUT OUTLET
DOWNSPOUT

A HOLLOW SECTION MADE TO THE SIZE OF A

EAVE

LINE ALONG THE ROOF/SIDEWALL

EAVE FLASHING

SHEET METAL CLOSURE

EAVE HEIGHT
EAVE

VERTICAL DIMENSION FROM THE FINISHED FLOOR TO THE

EAVE STRUT

STRUCTURAL MEMBER AT THE EAVE

ELEVATION

DISTANCE BELOW OR ABOVE

END FRAMING

FRAME IN ENDWALL

ENDWALL RAFTER

NORMALLY A COLD FORMED C SECTION

ENDLAP

A TERM USED TO DESCRIBE THE LAP CONDITION

ENDLAP MASTIC

SEALANT IN EXTRUDED BEAD FORM

ENDWALL

TERM USED TO DESCRIBE THE COMPOSITION OF BLDG END

ERECTION

ON-SITE ASSEMBLING OF PRE-FABRICATED COMPONENTS

ERECTION DRAWINGS

PLANS AND ERECTION CONSTRUCTIONS

EXPANSION JOINT

A SEPARATION BET ADJOINING PARTS

EXTERIOR MOUNTED

A GIRT SYSTEM WHERE GIRTS ARE MOUNTED

FABRICATION

MANUFACTURING PROCESS

FASCIA

AN ACCESSORY TO ENHANCE THE APPEARANCE OF WALL

FIELD

JOBSITE. BLDGSITE

FIELDWORK
BLDG COMPONENTS

INDICATE THE NEED FOR FIELD PERSONAL TO MODIFY

FIXED BASE

A COLUMN BASE DESIGNED TO RESIST ROTATION

FLANGE

PROJECT EDGE OF STRUCTURAL MEMBER

FLANGE BRACE

A BRACING MEMBER

FLASHING
FLUSH MOUNTED
ARE FLUSHED

SHEET METAL CLOSURE, PROVIDE WEATHER TIGHTNESS

GIRT SYSTEM WHERE THE OUSTIDE FLANGES OF GIRTS & COLUMNS

FOOTING

A PAD OR MAT

FORCE
ACTION OF ONE BODYWHICH CHANGES ITS STATE OF MOTION
(COMPRESSION, SHEAR, TENSION, TORSION)
FOUNDATION

SUBSTRUCTURE

FRAMED OPENING

FRAMING AND FLASHING

FRAMING
PRIMARY &SECONDARY MEMBERS (COLUMNS, GIRTS, PURLINS,
RAFTERS, BRACE RODS, ETC); SKELETON OF THE STRUCTURE
GABLE

TRIANGULAR PORTION OF ENDWALL

GABLE ANGLE

ANGLE FASTENED TO PURLINS & RAKE

GABLE TRIM
& ENDWALL PANELS
GAGE/GAUGE
GIRT
TO SIDEWALL
GUSSET PLATE

A FLASHING DESIGNED TO CLOSE THE OPENING BETWEEN ROOF

DISTANCE BETWEEN HOLES
A SECONDARY HORIZONTAL STRUCTURE MEMBER ATTATCHED
TRIANGULAR STEEL STIFFENER PLATE

H SECTION
WATER

A STEEL MEMBER INSTALLED AT THE EAVES OF ROOF; CARRYING

HAIRPIN

REINFORCING STEEL USED TO TRANSFER ANCHOR BOLT

HEADER
FRAMED OPENING

HORIZONTAL MEMBER OVER A DOOR, WINDOW, OR OTHER

HIGH STRENGTH BOLTS

(ASTM A-325, A354, A-449

BOLT FROM STEEL, HAVING HIGH TENSILE STRENGTH

HILLSIDE WASHER

A WASHER HAVING NON-PARALLEL FACES

HOLES IN PLATES:
PITCH
GAGE

ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF PLATE

ALONG THE TRANSVERSE AXIS OF PLATE

EDGE DISTANCE

FROM CENTER OF HOLE TO EDGE OF PLATE

HOT ROLLED SHAPES

STEEL SECTIONS (ANGLES, CHANNELS, I-BEAMS, ETC.)

INSULATION

REDUCTION OF HEAT TRANSFER

JACK BEAM

SUPPORT ANOTHER BEAM

JAMB
OTHER FRAMED

VERTICAL MEMBERS ON THE SIDES OF DOOR, WINDOWS,OR

KNEE/HAUNCH

JOINT BETWEEN COLUMN AND RAFTER

LINER PANEL

A PANEL APPLIED TO THE INTERIOR FACE OF GIRTS

LIVE LOAD

LOADS
EXERTED

NONPERMANENT LOAD

ANYTHING THAT CAUSES EXTERNALFORCE TO BE

DEAD LOAD
IMPACT LOAD
SEISMIC LOAD
COLLATERAL LOAD
CRANE LOAD
ROOF LIVE LOAD
AUXILLARY LOAD
WIND LOAD
LONGITUDINAL EXPANSION JOINT JOINT DOWN THE LENGTH OF A BLDG; ALLOW SMALL,
RELATIVE MOVEMENT
LOUVER

MEZZANINE
MONORAIL

OPENING PROVIDED WITH SLANTED BLADES

SECOND FLOOR ABOVE THE GROUND AREA

A SINGLE RAIL SUPPORT FOR A MATERIAL

MULTIPLE BUILDINGS

MORE THAN ONE BLDG UNIT

MULTI-SPAN BUILDINGS

MORE THAN ONE SPAN ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE BLDG

PARAPET WALL

PORTION OF THE VERTICAL WALLWHICH EXTENDS ABOVE

PARTITION

NON-LOAD BEARING INTERIOR WALL

PERSONNEL DOOR
BLDG INTERIOR

ACCESSORY WHICH PROVIDES AN ENTRANCE TO THE

PIERCE MARK
BLDG

NUMBER GIVEN TO EACH COMPONENT

PORTAL FRAME
LONGITUDINAL LOADS

RIGID FRAME STRUCTURE; OFFERS STABILITY; RESIST

POST AND BEAM ENDWALL

HORIZONTAL

SYSTEM OF ENDWALL FRAMING; VERTICAL SUPPORTING

OF THE

PRE-ENGINEERED
TO DESIGN AND ENGINEER COMPONENTS BEFOREHAND;
FABRICATION & DESIGN OF STANDARD SECTIONS
PRE-FABRICATION

TO FABRICATE/DESIGN BEFOREHAND

PRIMARY FRAMING
SYSTEM

MAIN LOAD CARRYING MEMBERS OF A STRUCTURAL

PRIMER PAINT

INITIAL COAT OF PAINT

PURLIN
RAFTERS

HORIZONTAL SECONDARY MEMBER BOLTED TO THE

PURLIN EXTENSION

USED IN CONNECTION WITH OVERHANGING ROOFS

PURLIN LINE

EXTREME OUTER

RAFTER

PRIMARY BEAM SUPPORTING THE ROOF SYSTEM

RAKE

INTERSECTION OF THE ROOF AND THE PLANE OF GABLE

REACTIONS

RESISITING FORCES AT THE COLUMN BASES OF A FRAME

REVISION

SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN BLDG DESIGN

RIDGE
RIDGE FLASHING
RIGDE SIGN

HIGHEST POINT ON THE ROOF

CONTINUOUS METAL FLASHING
FINISH TRIM AT THE HIGHEST POINT

RIDGE CONNECTION
CONNECTION BETWEEN 2 MEMBERS; TRANSFERS ONE
SIDE OF CONNECTION TO THE OTHER SIDE
RIGID FRAME
CONNECTIONS
ROOFCOVERING

MEMBERS JOINED TOGETHER WITH RIGID (OR MOMENT)

EXTERIOR ROOF SKIN

ROOF EXTENSION

EXTENSION OF THE ROOF

ROOF SLOPE

ANGLE THAT ROOF MAKES

SEALANT

MATERIAL USED TO CLOSE UP CRACKS

SECONDARY FRAMING

CARRY LOADS TO THE PRIMARY FRAMING

SELF DRILLING SCREW

FASTENER WHICH DRILLS AND TAPS ITS OWN HOLE

SELF TAPPING SCREW

TURNED

FASTENER WHICH FORMS RECEIVINGTHREADS WHEN

SHEETING
SHOP DETAILS

EXTERIOR COVER FOR A COVER

DETAILS PREPARED

SIDELAP

DESCRIBE LAP CONDITION OCCURING AT THE SIDE

SIDEWALL

ENTIRE COMPOSITIONOF A BLDG SIDE

SILL

BOTTOM HORZONTAL FRAMING

SINGLE SLOPE
SKYLIGHT

SLOPING ROOF WITH ONE SURFACE (MONOSLOPE)

REINFORCED PLASTIC PANEL; ROOF FOR DAYLIGHT

SLEEVE NUT

LONG SLENDER NUT

SLIDE DOOR

SINGLE/DOUBLE DOOR WHICH OPENS HORIZONTALLY

SOFFIT

UNDERSIDE COVERING OF ANY EXTERIOR PORTION

SPALL

CHIP/FRAGMENT OF CONCRETE

SPAN

DISTANCE BETWEEN SUPPORTS OF BEAMS

SPECIFICATIONS

STATEMENT

SPLICE
STEEL LINE
STEP IN EAVE HEIGHT
HIGHER BLDG
STIFFENER

CONNECTION
EXTREME OUTER LIMITS
CONDITION WHERE LOWER BLDG IS ATTATCHED TO
MEMBER USED TO STRENGTHEN PLATE

STIFFENER UP

SHORT EXTENSION OF MATERIALS

STITCH SCREW

SELF TAPPING SCREW

STRUCTURAL STEEL MEMBERS

STRUT
SUCTION

LOAD CARRYING MEMBERS

BRACE FILLED INTO A FRAME

PARTIAL VACUUM

TAPERED MEMBER

BUILT UP PLATE MEMBER

TENSION

STRESS

THRUST

HORIZONTAL COMPONENT OF

TOLERANCE

FRACTIONAL ALLOWANCE TO VENTILATORS

TRACK

METAL WAY FOR WHEELED COMPONENTS

TRANSLUCENT

ALLOWING THE PASSAGE OF LIGHT

TRANSVERSE EXPANSION JOINT

JOINT THE WIDTH OF A BLDG ACROSS

TUBE COLUMN

VERTICAL SUPPORT MEMBER MADE HOLLOW SQUARE

TURN-NUT-METHOD

METHOD OF TIGHTENING HIGH STRENGTH BOLTS

UH CRANE

MULTI-RAIL, UNDERHUNG

UHE CRANE

ELECTRICALLY OPERATED UH CRANE

UL RATING

UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES VERIFICATION RATING

UNIFORM LOAD

LOADS THAT COVE ALL PARTS OF A BEAM

UPLIFT

WIND LOAD ON BLDG.

VALLEY GUTTER

CHANNEL USED TO CARRY V OF ROOFS

VAPOR BARRIER

RETARD THE FLOW OF VAPOR

VENTILATION
VENTILATOR
THROUGH

PROCESS OF SUPPLYING FRESH AIR

ACCESSORY USED ON ROOF; ALLOWS AIR TO PASS

WALL COVERING

EXTERIOR WALL SKIN (PANELS & SHEETS)

WEB

PORTION OF STRUCTURAL MEMBER BETWEEN FLANGES

WEEP HOLES
REDUCE PRESSURE

OPENINGS IN FLASHINGS; PERMIT DRAINAGE AND

WIDTH EXTENSION
SLOPE/PITCH

(LOADING REPRESENTING PRESSURE) HAVING ONLY ONE

WIND LOAD
WORKPOINT

Z SECTION

(LOADING REPRESENTING PRESSURE) WIND VELOCITY

INTERSECTION OF PLANES

BLOCK Z