sub-purlin

Definition

Construction

• A light structural section used as a secondary structural member, and used in lightweight concrete roof construction to support the formboards over which the lightweight concrete is placed. A component of a stair rail system that runs down the stairs from the top of the string and upon which the balusters are mounted. See also subpurlin.

Nearby Definitions of “sub-purlin”

• style sheet
• stylized fact
• stylus
• sub
• Sub-group Analysis
• sub-purlin
• subassembly
• subbase
• subcarrier
• subconscious
• subcontract

Contexts for “sub-purlin”

1 definition in context
• Construction