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• Open web steel joist — Open web steel joists holding up Q deck roof above. In structural engineering, the Open Web Steel Joist (OWSJ) is a lightweight steel truss consisting, in the standard form, of parallel chords and a triangulated web system, proportioned to span… …   Wikipedia

• rolled steel joist — noun a steel bar rolled into one of various cross sections in standard sizes for structural use. Also, RSJ …  

• Joist — A roof made with a concrete slab with concrete joists 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… …   Wikipedia

• joist — ► NOUN ▪ a length of timber or steel supporting part of the structure of a building. DERIVATIVES joisted adjective. ORIGIN Old French giste beam supporting a bridge , from Latin jacere lie down …   English terms dictionary

• Steel detailer — A steel detailer is a person who produces detailed drawings for steel fabricators and steel erectors. The detailer prepares detailed plans, drawings and other documents for the manufacture and erection of steel members (columns, beams, braces,… …   Wikipedia

• joist — joistless, adj. /joyst/, n. 1. any of a number of small, parallel beams of timber, steel, reinforced concrete, etc., for supporting floors, ceilings, or the like. v.t. 2. to furnish with or fix on joists. [1325 75; ME giste < OF < L *jacitum… …   Universalium

• steel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. plate, armor, coat; temper, anneal, case harden; harden, inure, strengthen, toughen; brace, gird, fortify. See hardness, strength. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A hard metal] Syn. iron alloy, iron,… …   English dictionary for students

• joist — [dʒɔɪst] noun a length of timber or steel supporting the floor or ceiling of a building. Derivatives joisted adjective Origin ME giste, from OFr., beam supporting a bridge , based on L. jacere lie down …   English new terms dictionary

• joist — [[t]dʒɔɪst[/t]] n. bui one of a number of small parallel beams of timber, steel, or reinforced concrete that support a floor or ceiling • Etymology: 1325–75; ME giste < OF, n. der. of gesir to lie « L jacēre …   From formal English to slang

• joist — /dʒɔɪst / (say joyst) noun 1. any of the parallel lengths of timber, steel, etc., used for supporting floors, ceilings, etc. –verb (t) 2. to furnish with or fix on joists. {Middle English giste, from Old French, from gesir lie, rest, from Latin… …  

• joist — n. each of a series of parallel supporting beams of timber, steel, etc., used in floors, ceilings, etc. Derivatives: joisted adj. Etymology: ME f. OF giste ult. f. L jacere lie …   Useful english dictionary