# joist

> horizontal structural element transferring load from flooring to beams, typically running perpendicular to beams

**Wikidata**: [Q6587065](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6587065)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joist)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/joist


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)