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Old Posted Sep 24, 2010, 4:19 PM
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Originally Posted by dchan View Post
I believe so. Zensteeldude or others more familiar with home construction might know more about this than I do.

Interestingly enough, I think the truss structures in the original WTC buildings (which supported the floors and connected the outer structure and the core) were called joists.
Funny, I'm reading a book about the history of Chicago skyscraper construction and they use all three terms, too. That's why I posed this question.