ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD JOIST
From Old French giste beam supporting a bridge, from Vulgar Latin jacitum (unattested) support, from jacēre to lie.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO JOIST
PRESENT
Present
I joist
you joist
he/she/it joists
we joist
you joist
they joist
Present continuous
I am joisting
you are joisting
he/she/it is joisting
we are joisting
you are joisting
they are joisting
Present perfect
I have joisted
you have joisted
he/she/it has joisted
we have joisted
you have joisted
they have joisted
Present perfect continuous
I have been joisting
you have been joisting
he/she/it has been joisting
we have been joisting
you have been joisting
they have been joisting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I joisted
you joisted
he/she/it joisted
we joisted
you joisted
they joisted
Past continuous
I was joisting
you were joisting
he/she/it was joisting
we were joisting
you were joisting
they were joisting
Past perfect
I had joisted
you had joisted
he/she/it had joisted
we had joisted
you had joisted
they had joisted
Past perfect continuous
I had been joisting
you had been joisting
he/she/it had been joisting
we had been joisting
you had been joisting
they had been joisting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will joist
you will joist
he/she/it will joist
we will joist
you will joist
they will joist
Future continuous
I will be joisting
you will be joisting
he/she/it will be joisting
we will be joisting
you will be joisting
they will be joisting
Future perfect
I will have joisted
you will have joisted
he/she/it will have joisted
we will have joisted
you will have joisted
they will have joisted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been joisting
you will have been joisting
he/she/it will have been joisting
we will have been joisting
you will have been joisting
they will have been joisting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would joist
you would joist
he/she/it would joist
we would joist
you would joist
they would joist
Conditional continuous
I would be joisting
you would be joisting
he/she/it would be joisting
we would be joisting
you would be joisting
they would be joisting
Conditional perfect
I would have joist
you would have joist
he/she/it would have joist
we would have joist
you would have joist
they would have joist
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been joisting
you would have been joisting
he/she/it would have been joisting
we would have been joisting
you would have been joisting
they would have been joisting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you joist
we let´s joist
you joist
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
joisting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JOIST»
Discover the use of
joist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
joist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Complete Photo Guide To Home Repair: With 350 Projects ...
A severely arched, or bulged, flour joist can get worse over time, eventually
deforming the flooring above it. Correcting a bulging joist is an easy repair
because it relies on gravity to straighten the board. If you can see or feel a hump
in a floor, ...
Creative Publishing International, 2004
2
Carpentry and Building Construction: A Do-It-Yourself Guide
The locations of the floor joists can be marked on the header joist or the sill plate.
The following discussion relates to using the header joist. Marking the sill follows
a similar procedure (see 9-44). The joist spacing is shown on the architectural ...
3
Building and Designing Decks
Since the end joist isn't in place yet, you need to extend the tape over the edge of
the ledger an extra IV2 in. Then mark along the top of the ledger to indicate the
on-center locations of the joist (usually every 16 in. or 24 in.). I like to lay out for ...
4
Principles of Home Inspection: Systems and Standards
STRATEGY Joists on the Side of Steel Beams Notched Bearing Is Bad Notching
at Bottom Is a Little Better Joist Hangers Ledger Boards Mortise and Tenon Joints
Weak 6. Joists can be notched at the end so that only the top part of the joist sits ...
5
Troubleshooting Guide to Residential Construction
Other common problems with I-joist hangers include: • No nails into joists. I see
plenty of hangers nailed to the supporting girder but not to the joist. The I-joist can
then rub against the metal hanger and cause a squeak. • Too few nails into ...
To maximize head room in a basement, the beam can be raised into the floor joist
system. The joists rest in joist hangers (shown here) or on wooden ledgers
fastened to the bottom edge of the beam. between the bottom of the joist and the
...
Mike Guertin, Rick Arnold, Joseph Williamson, 2002
7
Residential Framing: A Homebuilder's Construction Guide
LAP JOIST 4" OVER BEAM I SCAB FIRST HEADER JOIST 6-34 Lapped joists
have different spacing on. FACE -NAIL JOIST OVERLAP WITH 3-l2d COMMON
NAILS BEAM TOENAIL JOIST TO BEAM WITH 2- COMMON NAILS SILL SET
BACK ...
William Perkins Spence, 1993
8
Structural Steel Drafting and Design
FIGURE 5-7 Distributive area of structural floor slab supported by one joist Each
division of the table contains two numbers for each joist. The bold black figures (
top figures) list the total safe uniformly distributed load-carrying capacity of the ...
David MacLaughlin, Hector Estrada, 2009
9
Structural Design: A Practical Guide for Architects
In all cases, you should consult your joist manufacturer for current specifications.
Table 5.1 Major Characteristics of Joist Series, Fy = 50 ksi [350 MPa] Series
Depth Maximum Span Manufacturers' catalogs may give different ranges of
available ...
James R. Underwood, Michele Chiuini, 2011
10
Site Carpentry and Joinery
The slope on the top surface may be formed by either laying the bridging joist to
falls (out of level), or by the use of firrings. Joist - one of a series of parallel timber
beams, used to span the gap between walls and directly support a floor surface, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JOIST»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
joist is used in the context of the following news items.
Decades later, a worker's snack wrapper offers clue to Drayton Hall …
The joist pockets will be lined with copper or lead to protect the wood from the bricks' moisture, and the new wood decking will get a hidden, ... «Charleston Post Courier, Jul 15»
Steel Dynamics (STLD) Set to Announce Earnings on Monday …
Steel fabrication operations include the company's six New Millennium Building Systems joist and deck plants located throughout the United ... «sleekmoney, Jul 15»
Three is the magic number for Lakenheath cranes: rare birds fledge …
“The best place to catch sight of them is from Joist Fen viewpoint, a one-and-a-half mile walk from the visitor centre along the reserve trail. «Surfbirds News, Jul 15»
Stainless Steel
The products produced include carbon and alloy steel — in bars, beams, sheet and plate; steel piling; steel joists and joist girders; steel deck; ... «Investing Daily, Jul 15»
Using SPF insulation will save you money on your...
... vents, open soffits, recessed lights, furnace flue or duct chaseways, basement rim joist cavities as well as around windows and doors. «www.kingstonregion.com/, Jul 15»
Vanguard Natural Resources, (NASDAQ:VNR), Steel Dynamics
... manufactures and sells steel products, processes and sells recycled ferrous and nonferrous metals, and fabricates and sells steel joist and ... «wsnewspublishers, Jul 15»
Home inspection important even on newer homes
There should not be screws in the joist hangers on the deck. Nails should be used. The screws do not have the shear strength a nail does. «Wausau Daily Herald, Jul 15»
Vent-Axia's PoziDry PIV System Gains BBA Accreditation
For ease of installation and rapid maintenance the PoziDry PIV can be installed in a loft space suspended from a beam or joist mounted, with a ... «Voltimum, Jul 15»
Berkeley balcony collapse: Parents of victim Ashley Donohoe not …
The report confirmed “the deck joist ends protruding from the exterior wall appeared to be severely dry rotted”. However, the full report in the ... «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
Pre-Market Stocks Highlights: Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ …
Continued demand for the company's fabricated steel joist and decking products indicates the non-residential construction market is ongoing a ... «wsnewspublishers, Jul 15»
