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Sag Rod or Sag
Angle |
Tie
rods or angles to support bottom purlin
flanges against compression buckling due
to special wind force. |
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Sag Strap
|
A
metal strap used to align purlins during
erection. |
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Screeding
|
The
process of striking off the excess
concrete to bring the top surface to
proper finish and elevation.
|
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Sealant
|
Any
material which is used to close up
cracks or joints to protect against
leaks. |
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Secondary Framing
|
Framing consisting of minor load bearing
members of a structure, such as purlins,
girts, eave struts, etc. |
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Seismic Forces
|
Forces due to earth movement or
earthquake. |
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Self-Tapping Screw
|
A
fastener which taps it's own threads in
a predrilled hole. It is for attaching
panels to purlins and girts and for
connecting trim and flashing.
|
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Service Door
|
Swinging hinged door. |
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Sheet
|
A
thin, flat rolled metal product having
mill or cut edges. |
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Shims
|
A
piece of steel used to level or square
canopy beams or base plates.
|
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Shop Drawing
|
A
drawing prepared by the fabricator based
on a working drawing and used in a shop
or on a site for assembly. |
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Shop Weld
|
Weld
that is made in plants. |
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Skylight
|
Translucent panel formed like rib panel
used on roof or walls in place of
certain rib panel sheets to supply
natural light to building. |
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Slide Door
|
A
single or double leaf door which opens
horizontally by means of overhead
trolleys. |
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Slitting
|
A
process by which wide sheet is slit or
cut into narrower widths. |
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Slope
|
The
tangent of the angle between the roof
surface and the horizontal plane,
expressed as a percentage, or in inches
of rise per foot of horizontal distance.
|
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Soffit
|
The
underpart of an overhanging eave,
mansard, cornice, etc. |
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Specification
|
A
precise statement of a set of
requirements, to be satisfied by a
material, product, system or service. It
is desirable that the requirements,
together with their limits, should be
expressed numerically in appropriate
units. |
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Standing Seam
|
Seam
type that consists of an upturned rib,
that may also be structural, with a
watertight seam. It is made by turning
up the edges of two adjacent metal
panels and then folding them over in one
of a variety of ways. |
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Step Flashing
|
Flashing method used where a vertical
surface meets a sloping roof plane.
|
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Stitch Screw
|
A
fastener used to connect panels at the
side lap. |
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Structural Steel
Members |
Load
carrying members, may be hot rolled
sections, cold formed shapes, or
built-up shapes. |
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Subgirt
|
Heavy duty metal strips used to support
facades, mansards, etc. |
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Substrate
|
The
surface upon which the roofing or
waterproofing membrane is placed
(structural deck or insulation).
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