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1.4 METAL HANGER BUILDING 1.4.1 GENERAL Specifications herein delineate the material quality, design criteria and workmanship used in the metal building system to be constructed. The manufacturer shall utilize those standards, specifications and/or interpretations and recommendations of professionally recognized agencies and groups, such as: AISC, AWS, ASTM, AISI, MBMA, Federal, etc., as the basis for establishing its own design, fabrications and quality criteria, standards, practices, methods and tolerances. 1.4.2 BUILDING NOMENCLATURE 1. WIDTH shall be measured from structural line to structural line and/or inside to inside of wall covering. 2. LENGTH shall be as measured from structural line to structural line and/or inside to inside of wall covering. 3. EAVE HEIGHT shall be measured from the top of the eave strut to the bottom of the primary frame base plate. 4. BAY SPACING/INTERIOR BAY shall be measured from center line to center line of the primary frames. 5. BAY SPACING/END BAY shall be measured from the inside of the endwall covering to the center line of the first interior primary frame. 6. ROOF SLOPE shall be given in the table below, in conjunction with frame types and roof coverings. 1.4.3 STRUCTURAL FRAMING 1. PRIMARY FRAMING shall normally be the main load carrying structural members. They shall include the transverse rigid frames, lean-to-rafters and columns, interior columns or other types of framing. 2. "T"-FRAME shall normally be manufactured of solid web members having tapered or uniform depth rafters, rigidly connected to uniform depth columns. This system provides a clear span, single gable, rigid frame, straight column, flush sidewall designed to support the specified loads. 3. MATERIALS used in the fabrication of primary framing systems shall be designated utilizing standard practices, generally in compliance with the A.I.S.C. code. 70