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Raising piece

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004682

A timber placed flat on top of a brick wall or a framework so that it can carry one or more beams, acting as a bearing between them and the support below. It lies horizontally, unlike an upright post. A raising plate is the related timber that carries the heels of the rafters.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004682
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectConstruction
TranslationsGerman: Auflager; Spanish: durmiente; French: sablière
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004682",
  "term": "Raising piece",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A timber placed flat on top of a brick wall or a framework so that it can carry one or more beams, acting as a bearing between them and the support below. It lies horizontally, unlike an upright post. A raising plate is the related timber that carries the heels of the rafters.",
  "subject": "Construction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Auflager",
    "es": "durmiente",
    "fr": "sablière"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/raising-piece/"
}

Record 5,074 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.