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Platform frames

Scope note

Wood structural frames in which the studs are only one story high, the floor joist of each story rests on the top plates of the story below or on the foundation sill for the first story, and the bearing walls and partitions rest on the subfloor of each story. DAC

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300065289

Broader Terms used

structural frames

Equivalent Terms used

platform frame

Created

13yrs ago

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