Nomenclature - Glossary of Terms
A tension member used to limit the movement of a girt or purlin in the direction of its weak axis before the installation of sheeting.
See Caulking.
Members which carry loads to the primary framing. In metal buildings this term includes purlins, girts, eave struts, flange braces, etc.
The assumed lateral load acting in any horizontal direction on the structural system due to earthquakes.
Fasteners, used for attaching panels and trims to girts and purlins, which drill their own holes and eliminate the pre-drilling operation.
Fasteners, used for attaching panels and trims to girts and purlins, which drill their own holes and eliminate the pre-drilling operation.
Have the same function as SDS but need pre-drilled holes.
Profiled metal panels.
An angle used to support sheeting.
Small steel plates used for levelling base plates or for packing between structural members.
