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<p><a href="page.php?w=Image%3AJoist_%28PSF%29.png">thumbnail</a>A <b>joist</b> is a horizontal structural member used in <a href="page.php?w=Framing_%28construction%29">framing</a> to span an open space, often between <a href="page.php?w=Beam_%28structure%29">beams</a> that subsequently transfer loads to vertical members. When incorporated into a <a href="page.php?w=floor">floor</a> framing system, joists serve to provide stiffness to the subfloor sheathing, allowing it to function as a horizontal <a href="page.php?w=Diaphragm_%28structural_system%29">diaphragm</a>.</p><p>
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