JOIST AND STRUCTURAL GLOSSARY

ASD (Allowable Stress Design) ... Some types of beams are simple, continuous, and cantilever. Beam-Column . A structural member whose main function is to carry loads both parallel and transverse to its longitudinal axis. Bearing . 1) The distance that the bearing shoe or seat of a joist or joist girder extends over its masonry, concrete, or ... ................
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