Authors: Luke Allen, Andrew Charleson, Svetlana Brzev, and Charles Scawthorn
This online Glossary explains around 400 terms contained in the GEM Building Taxonomy v 2.0 and nearly 700 images.
The terms have been listed in alphabetical and numerical order. Text description of each term is accompanied by illustrations (photos and/or drawings) where possible.
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Structural steel members are connected together with steel rivets. Riveted connections are no longer used, however they can be found in buildings built before 1950s (this date may differ depending on the country).
Riveted connection, Canada (Ojdrovic Engineering)