Glossary of Terms
ACCESSORY –A supplementary building product supplied with a Kirby Building such as a door, window, ventilator, skylight, etc.
ALUMINIZED STEEL – Aluminum coated steel, usually utilized for roof and wall sheets.
ANCHOR BOLTS – Bolts used to anchor structural members to a concrete floor, foundation or other masonry support. Term generally refers to bolts that secure columns and jambs to the concrete slabs. (Kirby does not furnish anchor bolts.)
ANCHOR BOLT PLAN –A plan of the foundation showing all dimensions and sections required to properly locate and set all anchor bolts, including projection above concrete, recesses, etc. – supplied with all Kirby buildings.
APPROVAL DRAWING –A drawing showing view and/or elevations of the finished building for the purpose of showing the general exterior and interior appearance and floor plan of the proposed building. (An architect usually prepares these drawings.)
ASTRAGAL – A closure between the leaves of a double slide or swing door used to close the junction.
AUTOMATIC WELDING – An automated welding operation producing a continuous, unbroken weld.
AUXILARY LOADS – Specified dynamic live loads that the building must safely withstand, such as cranes, impact loads, material handling systems, etc.
BAR JOIST – Open-web load-carrying members fabricated from steel bars and angles, used as horizontal structural members suitable for the support of room decks or floors. When utilized by Kirby as purlins, screw down panels may not be used.
BASE ANGLE – A continuous angle secured to the foundation perimeter to support wall panels.
BASE CHANNEL – A “C” section secured at the foundation to support wall panels as an alternate to base angle.
BASE GIRT – A “C” or “Z” girt mounted 6” above the finished floor to support the wall panels; may be used as an alternate to a base angle.
Base Plate – A shop-welded, pre-punched plate on that portion of a structural column that rests on the concrete foundation and is secured by anchor bolts.
BASE TRIM – Light gauge painted steel or aluminum trim used to close off the base of the wall panels.
BAY (END) – The distance between the centerline of the first interior frame and the outside of the endwall structure.
BAY (INTERIOR) – The space between frame centerlines in the lengthwise direction of the building.
BEAM – A structural member subject to bending loads. Usually a horizontal member carrying vertical loads.
BEAM AND COLUMN – A Kirby main frame system consisting of rafter beams supported by sidewall columns and one or more interior columns.
BEARING FRAME ENDWALL – Frame composed of corner columns, end columns, flush or by-pass girts and rafter beams, designed to carry one-half of the end bay loads. Also referred to as “light endwall” or “post and beam” endwall.
BENDING MOMENT – The tendency of an applied load or series of loads, acting at right angles to a structural member, to cause the member to bend and the ability of that member to resist bending.
BILL OF MATERIAL – A list of building components used for fabrication, shipping, receiving, and accounting purposes. Sometimes ref
