Banding Bars
A flat bar fixed to the edge of a grating panel. |
Fastening
A device by which grating is attached to its support. |
Panel
A piece of grating finished either in the standard 1.0 x 6.1m / 0.9 x 6.1m form or cut to size banded and / or notched. |
Cross Bars
Twisted square rods of uniform section forge welded perpendicularly to the load bearing bars to provide lateral restraints. |
Finish
The coating, usually paint or galvanizing which is applied to the grating. |
Pitch
The distance centre to centre of the load bearing bars or the transverse bars. |
Curve Shaping
Part of a cut on curved edges. |
Gross Area
The total area of the flooring including areas of cut to waste. |
Serration
Notches at the top of the load bearing bars to improve slip resistance. |
Cut Out
An area of flooring removed to permit pipes, plant and structural column to pass through or to clear obstructions. |
Hinge Panels
Grating panels which are hinged to their support or to other grating parts. |
Slip Resistance Edging
A band of slip resistance attached to the front edge of the stair tread or the flooring panel. |
Deep Binding Bar
A bar section of greater depth than the load bearing bar, fixed to the edge of a flooring panel and projecting below the underside. |
Length
The overall dimension of a grating measured parallel with the load bearing bars. This dimension is always referred to as the length even though it may be shorter than the width. |
Straight Cut Starter
The part of a cut out which follows as a straight line. |
Electro Forged
A process combining hydraulic pressure and heat fusion to forge bearing bars and cross in the panel grate. |
Load Bearing Bar
A flat bar used to transfer the load between bearing bars. |
Toe Plate (Kicking Plate)
A flat bar around a flooring panel projecting above the top of the load bearing bar. |
End Plate
A plate welded to the stair tread for the fixing to the stringer. |
Nett Area
The area of flooring remaining after deduction areas cut to waste. |
Transverse Bar (Cross Bar)
A longitunal load carrying band of uniform bars to provide lateral resistance. |
Erection Clearance
The space provided between the edge of a flooring panel and the adjacent structure or between flooring panels to facilitate erection. |
Nosing
An L shaped resistance member welded to the edges of the stair treads of flooring panel. |
Width
The overall dimension of the flooring panel measured at right angles to load bearing bars (the dimension is always referred to as “Width” even if it exceeds the length. |
