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R & R Components, Inc.

Your Roof and Floor Truss Specialist for Residential and Commercial Builders Glossary of Terms SBCCI - Southern Building Code Congress International (Model Building Code).Scab - Member fastened by nails to another member for reinforcement.Scissor Truss - Dual pitch, triangular truss with dual pitched bottom chords.Scupper - Roof drain.Seismic Load - Assumed lateral load acting in any horizontal di...

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R & R Components, Inc.

Your Roof and Floor Truss Specialist for Residential and Commercial Builders Glossary of Terms Ladder Panel - (Ladder Framing) Prefabricated panel fastened to the roof eave to create a sloped overhang.Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) - Composite of wood veneer sheet elements joined with an adhesive with wood fibers primarily oriented along the length of the member. Veneer thickness does not exceed 0....

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R & R Components, Inc.

Your Roof and Floor Truss Specialist for Residential and Commercial Builders Glossary of Terms Mechanical Property - Property of wood that relates to its ability to support load or resist deflection.Metal Connector Plate - Connector plate manufactured from ASTM A653/A653M, A591, A792, or A167 structural quality steel protected with zinc or zinc-aluminum alloy coatings or their stainless steel equi...

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R & R Components, Inc.

Your Roof and Floor Truss Specialist for Residential and Commercial Builders Glossary of Terms 1/4 Point - Point on Triangular, Fink or Howe truss where the webs connect to the top chord.1/3 Point - Point on Triangular or Fink truss where the webs connect to the bottom chord.Panel - Chord segment defined by two adjacent panel points.Panel Point - A point at which one or more web members intersect ...

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R & R Components, Inc.

Your Roof and Floor Truss Specialist for Residential and Commercial Builders Glossary of Terms Allowable Stress Increase - A percentage increase in the stress permitted in a member, based on the length of time that the load causing the stress acts on the member. The shorter the duration of the load, the higher the percentage increase in allowable stress.Anchorage - Connection between the roof or f...

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