Technical Terms

Terminology

Load Bearing Bar: A load-bearing member spanning between support
End Plate: A plate fixed to a stair or ladder tread for attaching to the stringer
Transverse Bar: A member fixed at right angles to the load bearing bars to provide lateral restraint.
Curb Angle: A member fixed to concrete or supporting steelwork at the perimeter of a flooring area
Pitch: The distance center-to-center of load-bearing bars or centers between points of lateral support to load-bearing bars.
Kicking Plate: A flat bar around the edge of a flooring panel and projecting above the top of the load-bearing bars
Length: (Direction of Span)
The overall dimension of a flooring panel parallel with the load-bearing bars
Net Area: The actual square footage of an area excluding cut-out areas
Grating Width: The overall dimension of a flooring panel measured at right angles to the load-bearing bars.
Cut-Out: An area of flooring removed to permit pipes, columns, etc to pass through or to clear obstruction
Banding Bar: A bar or section fixed to the edges of flooring panel flush with the top of the load-bearing bar.
Nosing or Front Edging Bar: A member attached to the front of a stair tread or to a flooring panel.