Nomenclature - Glossary of Terms

A single or double leaf door which opens horizontally by means of overhead trolleys or bottom wheels.

An elongated hole.
The underside covering of any exterior portion of the metal building such as canopies, sidewall and endwall roof extensions.

The load, per unit area, a structure will exert, through its foundations, on the soil.
A column, in sidewalls outside the main frame lines, located in extended bays to support sidewall girts, wall canopies and Lean-To?s.

Building with a single gable clear span and straight columns. Wall girts are flush mounted.

Distance between the supports of beams, girders or trusses. In a pre-engineered building distance between interior columns.
A component used to connect the endwall post (column) to the endwall roof purlins.

A statement of particulars defining physical dimensions, strength and other properties, or a statement defining performance expectations of materials or devices.
The connection between two structural members.