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  2. I-joist - Wikipedia

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    Sizes vary according to the I-joist's intended load and span. Depths can range from 9 + 1 ⁄ 4 to 24 inches (230–610 mm) and reach up to 80 feet (24 m) in length, although 40 to 42 feet (12–13 m) is more common. The intended use for an I-joist is for floor and roof joists, wall studs, and roof rafters in both residential and commercial ...

  3. Rafter - Wikipedia

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    Jack rafter, cripple rafter, cripple-jack rafter: A shortened rafter such as landing on a hip rafter or interrupted by a dormer. Arched rafter: Of segmental form in an arched roof. Knee (crook, kneeling, cranked) rafter: A rafter with a bend typically a few feet from the foot used to gain attic space like adding a kneewall. Rare in America.

  4. Speed square - Wikipedia

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    They are also made in several sizes such as 4, 6, 7, 8 and 12 inch, and 25 cm. Embedded degree gradations on the tool eliminate the need for trigonometric calculations and allow for lines to be more easily made. The Speed Square tool is an isosceles right triangle with a ruler on one equal side and a fence on the other.

  5. Open web steel joist - Wikipedia

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    These members have been standardized for depths from 20 to 120 inches (510 to 3,050 mm), and spans to 120 feet (37,000 mm). The standard depth at the bearing ends has been established at 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches (190 mm) for all Joist Girders. Joist Girders are usually attached to the columns by bolting with two 3 ⁄ 4 inch (19 mm) diameter A325 ...

  6. Domestic roof construction - Wikipedia

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    This is accomplished by using metal ties fastened to each rafter or truss. This is not normally a problem in areas not prone to high wind or extreme weather conditions. In the UK, a concrete tiled roof would normally have rafters at 600 mm (24 in) centers, roof battens at 300 mm (12 in) centers and ceiling joists at 400 mm (16 in) centers.

  7. Timber roof truss - Wikipedia

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    Key:1: ridge beam, 2: purlins, 3: common rafters. This is an example of a "double roof" with principal rafters and common rafters. A timber roof truss is a structural framework of timbers designed to bridge the space above a room and to provide support for a roof.

  8. Howe truss - Wikipedia

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    Ties are usually 6 by 8 inches (150 by 200 mm) in cross-section, and 9 to 12 feet (2.7 to 3.7 m) in length. They are set directly on top of the stringers, about 12 inches (300 mm) apart. Guard rails 6 by 8 inches (150 by 200 mm) in cross-section are set 20 inches (510 mm) from the center of the ties, and bolted to every third tie.

  9. Steel square - Wikipedia

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    This number gives the length of the common rafter per twelve units of horizontal distance (run). Hip or valley rafter per foot of run. The hip or valley rafter also connects the ridge to the plate, but lies at a 45-degree angle to the common rafter. This number gives the length of the hip or valley rafter per seventeen units of run.