GLOSSARY

STRUCTURAL SYSTEM:
An assemblage of load carrying components that are joined together to provide interaction or interdependence

BEAM:
Structural member that has a primary function of resisting bending moments

BEAM-COLUMN:
Structural member that resists both axial force and bending moments

COLUMN:
Structural member that has a primary function of resisting AXIAL FORCE.

DIAGONAL BRACING:
Inclined structural member carrying primarily axial force in a braced frame

PLATE GIRDER:
Built up beam

PURLIN:
Horizontal structural member that supports roof deck and is primarily subjected to bending under vertical loads such as snow, wind or dead loads

VERTICAL BRACING FRAME:
System of shear walls, braced frames or both, extending through one or more floor of a building