Grating Terminology |
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Load Bearing Bar A load-bearing member spanning between supports |
End Plate A plate fixed to a stair or tedder tread for attaching to the stringer |
Transverse Bar
A member fixed right angles to the
load-bearing bars to provide lateral |
Curb Angle
A member fixed to concrete or supporting steelworks at the perimeter of a flooring area. |
Pitch
The distance centre'-to-centre of load bearing bars or centres between points of lateral support to load-bearing bars. |
Kicking Plate(Toe Plate)
A flat bar around the edge of a flowing panel and protecting above the top of the load-bearing bars. |
Length (Direction of Span)
A overall dimension of a flooring panel parallel with the load-bearing bars.
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Net Area The actual area of flooring excluding
cut-out areas The total area of flooring (nciuding cut-out area |
Width
The overall dimension of a flooring panel measured at right angles to the load- bearing bars
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Cut-out
An area of flooring removed to permit pipes, columns, etc., to pass through or to dear obstructions |
Curved Shaping
The part of a cut-out which is curved |
Straight Shaping
The part of a cut-out which Is straight |
Binding Bar
A bar or section fixed to the edges of a flooring pane! flush with the top of the load-bearing bar |
Front Edging Bar-Support Bar A member attached to the front of a star toad or to a flooring panel |
Deep Binding Bar
A bar or section fixed to the edges of a flooring panel and projecting below the underside |