|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Kick-Out (Elbow) - (Turn-Out)- An
extension attached to the bottom of a downspout to direct water away from
a wall.
Kip - A unit of measure equal to 1,000 pounds
(4.4KN).
Knee Brace - A diagonal brace designed to resist
horizontal loads usually from wind or moving equipment.
Lean-To - A structure such as a shed,
having only one slope and depending upon another structure for partial
support.
Leveling Plate - A steel plate used on top of a
foundation or other support on which a structural column can
rest.
Liner Panel - A metal panel attached to the inside flange
of the girts.
Lip - A flange stiffener.
Live Load -
See "Roof Live Load"
Longitudinal - The direction parallel to
the ridge.
Louver - An opening provided with fixed or movable,
slanted fins to allow flow of air.
Main Frame - A frame located between end
walls of a building which supports the loads from a portion of each
adjacent bay.
Main Members - The main load carrying members of a
structural system including columns, end wall posts, rafters, and other
main support members.
Mansard - A tilted fascia system mounted
to the wall, outside the steel line, and extending above the roof line to
form a decorative fascia appearance and hide the roof
line.
Masonry - Anything constructed of material such as bricks,
concrete blocks, ceramic blocks, and concrete.
Mastic - Caulking
or sealant normally used in sealing roof panel laps.
MBMA -
Metal Building Manufacturers Association
Metal Building System -
A metal building system consists of a group of coordinated components,
including structural members, exterior covering panels, fastening devices
and accessories, which have been designed for specific loads, which will
work together compatibly and which have been engineered so that they may
be mass produced and assembled in various combinations, or in a
combination with various collateral materials, to provide an enclosed or
partially enclosed structure.
Mezzanine - An intermediate floor
placed in any story or room. When the total area of any "mezzanine floor"
exceeds 33 1/3 percent of the total floor area in that room, it will be
considered as an additional story.
Moment - The tendency of a
force to cause rotation about a point or axis.
Moment Connection
- A connection designed to transfer moment as well as axial and shear
forces between connecting members.
Moment of Inertia- A physical
property of a member, which helps define strength and deflection
characteristics.
Monolithic Construction - A method of pouring
concrete grade beam and floor slab together to form the building
foundation without forming and pouring each separately.
Monorail
- A single rail support for a material handling system. Normally a
standard hot-rolled I-beam.
Multi-Gable Building - Buildings
consisting of more than one gable across the width of the
building.
Multi-Span Building - Buildings consisting of more
than one span across the width of the building. Multiple gable buildings
and single gable buildings with interior columns are examples.
NBC - National Building Code
NC
- North Carolina Code
Newton - SI unit of measure for force
(N).
Overhead Doors - See "Sectional Overhead
Doors"
|
|
