Noun:

தளகுறுக்குக் கட்டை,

joists's Usage Examples:

If the loads to be carried are largely stationary, and if the span is small, the floor joists can be readily proportioned by means of tables given in the handbooks issued by many steel companies.

In the case of a timber joist floor the floor joist floor the floor joists should be tied to the walls by means of steel ties.

" Lean-to," " shed," or " pent " roofs are practically developments of the flat roof, one end of the joists (which are now called " rafters ") being tipped up to form a decided slope, which enables slates, tiles, corrugated iron and other materials to be employed which cannot be used upon a " flat " roof.

Plank ceilings are installed directly to furring strips or exposed joists with clips and screws.

steel-rolled joists, spaced 3 ft.

First, he made a number of leathern tubes the ends of which he contrived to fix among the joists and flooring of a fine upper-room in which Zeno entertained his friends, and then subjected it to a miniature earthquake by sending steam through the tubes.

When fastening the plasterboard, the screws must be connected to the channels in-between the studs or joists.

Use the stud finder to locate the ceiling joists so you don't accidentally line a fixture up for installation in a spot where one is located because this can throw your entire installation off.

chipboard screws to the floor to secure it to the joists.

the Williams system small flat bars are used, which are not quite horizontal, but pass alternately over and under the rolled joists which support the slabs.

The deck support joists are then fixed to the ledger board using joist hangers.

In large levels only the cap pieces for the roof are made of steel joists, but in smaller ones complete arches made of pieces of rails fish-jointed at the crown are used.

In the Matrai system thin wires are used instead of rods, and are securely fastened to rolled steel joists, which form the beams on which the slabs rest; moreover, the wires instead of being stretched tight from side to side of the slab are allowed to sag as much as the thickness of the concrete will allow.

Synonyms:

beam, floor joist, trimmer, trimmer joist,

Antonyms:

nonworker,