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BASE ANGLE 20'
sections of angle secured to the steel buildings foundation to
support the metal buildings wall sheeting at the base.
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BAY The
distance between the main frames or from an end frame to a main
frame measured parallel to the ridge.
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BRACKET A
structural support projecting from a column on which to fasten
another metal buildings structural member.
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BUILT-UP SECTION A steel building
structural member, usually an "I" section made from individual
flat plates welded together.
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CANOPY A projecting beam
extending out from the metal building sidewall that JAMB is
supported and restrained at one end only.
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CLIP An angle or plate used for
fastening several metal building members together.
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CLOSURE STRIP A resilient strip
formed to the contour of the inside or outside panel ribs to
protect against weather.
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DRIFT PIN A tapered pin used
during erection to align holes in steel building members to be
bolted.
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EAVE The line along the top of
the metal building sidewall formed by the intersection of the roof
and metal building sidewall.
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FLANGE BRACE A bracing member
used to provide lateral support to the flange of a beam or column.
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FLASHING A light gauge metal
buildings trim that provides a weather seal and which also
enhances the appearance of the steel building corners, gable line,
eave line, and around steel buildings openings.
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FRAMED OPENING Jambs, headers and
trim which surround an steel buildings opening in the wall of a
metal building.
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GABLE The triangular
portion of the metal buildings endwall that slopes from the top
corner of the eave line to the peak.
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GIRT A horizontal steel buildings
structural member that is attached to sidewall or endwalf columns
and supports the waif sheeting.
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HEADER A horizontal framing
member located at the top of a steel buildings framed opening.
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JAMB The vertical framing members
located at the sides of an steel building opening.
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LEAN-TO A structure having only
one slope and is dependent upon another metal buildings structure
for partial support.
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OVERHANG An extension of the roof
beyond the metal buildings endwall.
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PURLIN A horizontal steel
building structural member attached to the primary frame and which
supports the steel buildings roof sheeting.
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RAFTER Main beam supporting the
steel building roof system.
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SINGLE SLOPE A metal building
having a roof sloping in one direction from sidewall to sidewall.
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SOFFIT The underside covering of
any exterior portion of a metal building, such as an overhang or
mansard.
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WIND COLUMN A vertical member
supporting an endwall designed to withstand horizontal wind loads.
