Look up: joist

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   Joist
   Wall-to-wall timber beams to support floor boards.
   Found on http://www.castlesontheweb.com/glossary.
   
   
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   joist
   [n] - beam used to support floors or roofs
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   Joist
   timber stretched from wall-to-wall to support floorboards
   Found on http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/glossary.
   
   
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   Joist
   Horizontal wood framing member set from wall to wall to support the boards of a floor or ceiling. See also: Ceiling Attenuation Class.
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   Joist
   Support for floor and ceiling
   Found on http://www.findabuilder.co.uk/working/gl
   
   
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   Joist
   Any beams set parallel from wall to wall or across girders which support a ceiling or floor.
   Found on http://www.interbuilders.co.uk/glossary/
   
   
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   Joist
   Any beams set parallel from wall to wall or across girders which support a floor or ceiling
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   Joist
   A beam that supports a ceiling or floor.
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   Joist
   A beam that supports a ceiling or floor.
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    Joist
    A particular form of I Section.
    Found on http://www.corusconstruction.com/en/desi
    
    
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    joist
    a length of square-sawn timber,generally of a depth more than twice its thickness,set edgewise and generally spanning horizontally between supports(e.g.walls,columns)so as to carry flooring,a ceiling or other transverse load Category: Building industry • a horizontal structural member resting on and connecting the ledges and supporting the deck form Category: Building industry
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
    
    
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    Joist
    1. A horizontal beam, generally one of the beams used to support flooring or a ceiling. 2. A rolled steel beam of I section, known as a rolled steel joist (RSJ).
    Found on http://www.maintainyourchurch.org.uk/Too
    
    
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    Joist
    A horizontal wooden or metal beam (such as a RSJ) used to support a structure such as a floor, ceiling or wall.
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    Joist
    Joist (joist) noun [ Middle English giste , Old French giste , French gîte , from gesir to lie, French gésir . See Gist .] (Architecture) A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position or use, binding joist , ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/J/12
    
    
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    Joist
    Joist transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Joisted ; present participle & verbal noun Joisting .] To fit or furnish with joists. Johnson.
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    joist
    noun beam used to support floors or roofs
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    Joist
    A `joist`, in architecture and engineering, is one of the horizontal supporting members that run from wall to wall, wall to beam or beam to beam, to support a ceiling, roof, or floor. It may be made of wood, steel or concrete. Typically a beam is bigger than a joist and thus is distinguished from a joist. Joists will often be supported by beams, and are usually repetitive. The wider the span between the supporting structures the deeper the jois...
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    Joist
    • (n.) A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position or use, binding joist, bridging joist, ceiling joist, trimming joist, etc. See Illust. of Double-framed floor, under Double, a. • (v. t.) To fit or furnis...
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    joist
    ceiling or floor support in building construction. Joists—of timber, steel, or reinforced concrete—are laid in a parallel series across or abutting ... [3 related articles]
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    Joist
    - Wooden 2 X 8's, 10's, or 12's that run parallel to one another and support a floor or ceiling, and supported in turn by larger beams, girders, or bearing walls.
    Found on http://www.homebuildingmanual.com/Glossa
    
    
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    JOIST
    The horizontal framing members that support the floors.
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    Joist
    A structural load-carrying member with an open web system which supports floors and roofs utilizing hot-rolled or cold-formed steel and is designed as a simple span member.
    Found on http://www.hancockjoist.com/glossary.htm
    
    
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    joist
    One of a series of timber beams used to support the floor boards or ceiling of a building
    Found on http://oak.arch.utas.edu.au/glossary/vie
    
    
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    Joist
    A structural, load-carrying building member with an open web system that supports floors and roofs utilizing wood or specific steels and is designed as a simple span member.
    Found on http://www.electromn.com/glossary/j.htm