Nomenclature - Glossary of Terms
A single or double leaf door which opens horizontally by means of overhead trolleys or bottom wheels.
![Sliding Door](img/glos/09002090.png)
An elongated hole.
The underside covering of any exterior portion of the metal building such as canopies, sidewall and endwall roof extensions.
![Soffit](img/glos/09102091.png)
The load, per unit area, a structure will exert, through its foundations, on the soil.
A column, in sidewalls outside the main frame lines, located in extended bays to support sidewall girts, wall canopies and Lean-To?s.
![Soldier Column](img/glos/09202092.png)
Building with a single gable clear span and straight columns. Wall girts are flush mounted.
![Space Saver](img/glos/09302093.png)
Distance between the supports of beams, girders or trusses. In a pre-engineered building distance between interior columns.
A component used to connect the endwall post (column) to the endwall roof purlins.
![Spanner](img/glos/09402094.png)
A statement of particulars defining physical dimensions, strength and other properties, or a statement defining performance expectations of materials or devices.
The connection between two structural members.