A tension member used to limit the deflection of a girt or purlin in the direction of its weak axis or to limit the sag in angle bracing

One of a series of sloped structural members (beams) that extend from the ridge or hip to the wall plate

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Was designed by Albert Fink of Germany in the 1860s

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A type of truss that includes vertical members and diagonals that slope up towards the center

Opposite of the Pratt truss

Patented in 1840 by Massachusetts millwright William Howe

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Opposite of Howe truss

Most efficient type of truss for under static and vertical loading

A type of truss that includes vertical members and diagonals that slope down towards the center

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A truss in the form of a K due to the orientation of the vertical member and two oblique members in each panel

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A type of truss where diagonal members are alternatively in tension and compression

A wall that bears the weight of the house above said wall, resting upon it by conducting its weight to a foundation structure

Materials most often used to construct load-bearing walls in large buildings

Any wall or element of a wall, or any member or group of members, that defines the exterior boundaries or courts of a building

Walls inside a home or building

Walls that usually form the partitions that creat rooms or spaces inside of a building

Part of any wall entirely above the roof line

A wall designed to resist the lateral displacement of soil or other materials

A wall designed to resist the lateral forces parallel to the place of the wall

Carries earthquake loads down to the foundation

Walls that provide large strength and stiffness to building in the direction of their orientation

Complex of columns, beams, girders, spandrels, and trusses connected to one another and to the columns anchored in a foundation

A structural member whose function is to transfer the loads from a building safely into the earth

A slab whose main reinforcement is provided in only one direction

In RC beams, which portion is under compression?

The underlying structure forming the foundation of a building or other structures