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FLOOR JOIST [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

floor joist: an item in the "Building Components" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

solive de plancher : objet de la classe «Composants du bâtiment» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment».

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Floors and Ceilings
  • Structural Framework
DEF

Any joist spanning between walls on which floorboards are laid and which neither supports nor is supported by another joist.

Key term(s)
  • floor joist

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planchers et plafonds
  • Charpentes
DEF

Solive normale ainsi désignée pour la distinguer des solives d'enchevêtrure ou de remplissage.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Floors and Ceilings
OBS

The member which is attached to the top of the girders and crosses them at right angles.

OBS

Floor joists support the loads of the room they span.

Key term(s)
  • floor stringer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planchers et plafonds
DEF

Membre placé dans l'espace intervenant d'un mur à l'autre pour appuyer le plancher d'un étage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pisos y cielos rasos
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