The act, process, or manner of fitting and joining together relatively slender members to give shape and support to a structure

A skeletal structure of parts fitted and joined together in order to support, define, or enclose

A structural frame whose resistance to lateral forces is provided by diagonal or other type of bracing

A structural frame of linear members rigidly connected at their joints

A rigid frame connected to its supports with pin joints

A rigid frame connected to its supports with fixed joints

A system of construction utilizing a framework of columns and beams to transmit building loads down to the foundation

Floor or roof construction utilizing a framework of timber beams to support wood planks or decking

Wall construction utilizing a framework of vertical posts and horizontal beams to carry floor and roof loads

A system of construction employing a vertical structure of pressure-treated wood poles that are firmly embedded in the ground as a pier foundation

A system of construction utilizing repetitive, closely spaced, and sheathed members of dimension lumber or light-gauge steel to form the structural elements of a building

Any large beam in a structural frame that supports secondary beams or joists

A large primary beam designed to support concentrated loads at isolated points along its length

Pertaining to a system of construction employing beams or lintels

Pertaining to a system of construction employing arches or arched forms

A long cylindrical, often slender piece of wood or metal

One of several piles or posts for supporting a structure above the surface of land or water

A building frame employing a heavy, braced framework of solid girts mortised into solid posts the full height of the frame, with studs one story high filling the interstices. Also called full frame.

A rigid frame of two columns and a beam defining a single bay

A rigid frame having a continuous beam supported by and rigidly connected to three or more columns

A horizontal timber connecting the posts of a braced frame at an intermediate level above the ground floor

A principal beam supporting the ends of two sets of floor joists

Having a timber framework with the spaces filled with masonry or plaster

Constructed so that a framework of timbers is exposed

A girt parallel to and level with the floor joists

A girt set below the floor joists it supports

A lantern or turret on the roof of a medieval building having slatted apertures for the escape of smoke and admission of air

A material for covering a roof, such as straw, rushes, or palm leaves, fastened together so as to shed water and sometimes to provide thermal insulation

A room or apartment on an upper floor of a medieval English house

An upper story of a building projecting beyond the one below

A major vertical division of a wall, esp. a nogged panel of half-timber construction

A form of wall construction, consisting of wattles covered and plastered with clay or mud

A framework of rods or poles interwoven with thin branches, twigs, and reeds, and used in the construction of walls and fences

One of a number of short wooden pieces inserted between the principal members of a half-timbered wall to strengthen the frame and retain the brick infill

Brick masonry used to fill the spaces between the members of a timber frame