Architectural and Engineering Glossary
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A drain pipe connecting the soil line or plumbing fixtures in a building to the main line.
An air duct which branches from a main duct;at this point the main duct is reduced in cross-sectional area.
A fitting used to connect one or more branch pipes to a main pipe.
A length of soil stack or waste stack which is usually one story high, but not less than 8 ft (2.4 m),within which the horizontal branches from one story of a building are connected to a stack.
1.A joint taken off a main pipeline.2.The wiped joint used where one pipe branches from another.
A knot in wood formed as a result of two or more branches originating from the same point.
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A length of pipe which has one or more branches.
Same as lierne rib.
A sewer that receives sewage from a relatively small area.
A form of Gothic tracery in Germany in late 15th and early 16th cent.;made to imitate rustic work with boughs and knots.
1.A vent connecting one or more individual vents with a vent stack or stack vent.2.A vent pipe to which are connected two or more pipes that vent plumbing fixtures.
To apply furring.
See cross-furring.
Same as brattishing.
A fence or rail around the opening of a well.
Descriptive of weak,brittle wood that has little resistance to shock or bending and usually breaks quite abruptly.
1.Any copper alloy having zinc as the principal alloying element,but often with small quantities of other elements.2.A plate of brass with memorial inscription and sometimes an effigy engraved on it,set into a church floor to mark a tomb.
To join two pieces of metal by a hard,nonferrous filler metal,usually in rod or wire form,having a melting temperature above 800F (427C).
A gastight and watertight metalpipe joint formed by brazing;often used in copper piping systems.
A receptacle containing burning coal or coke;sometimes used to dry out a building.
A variegated,hard,heavy wood having shades of brown and violet or red with black streaks;used for turned articles and decorative paneling.
Same as hard solder.
Abbr.for brace.
Abbr.for bracing.
In Britain,abbr.for Building Research Establishment;formerly called the Building Research Station (BRS).
Said of a building contract when one or more parties has failed to perform in accordance with the exact terms of the contract.
In medieval times,a room fitted with shelves for loaves of bread and biscuits,and bins for flour and confectionery;was part of the buttery.
A change in direction of a plane;usually in reference to a wall.
A water tank system that incorporates an air gap in it to prevent water from backing into the system and contaminating the potable water supply.
In bricklaying,a cutout in a brick wall,to form an aperture for the insertion of a timber.
The voltage at which an electrical insulation ruptures,thereby destroying its insulating value and permitting current flow.
A rock crushing machine in which small particles are produced by impact or by fracture between movable jaws.
A heavy,rounded metal weight which is swung from a crane line;used to demolish masonry or concrete structures.
A nook where light meals are taken;usually has a built in table and seating.
The process of sawing logs into boards.
Initial excavation work,indicating the start of construction.
Any arrangement of structural units,esp.masonry units,such that the vertical joints between adjacent units do not follow a vertical line,but are staggered.
The minimum radius of curvature that a piece of wood (or plywood) can be bent without breaking.
Same as ultimate strength.
The stress at which a component ruptures under a tensile force.
1.A projecting part of a wall,as at a chimney.2.That portion of a wall between the floor and a window above.3.The underside of a handrail,beam,rafter,or the like.
See breastsummer.
One of a number of boards used to retain the face of an excavation.
A hand-operated drill having a piece against which the chest is braced to provide additional force.
The interior wooden paneling between a windowsill and the baseboard below.
1.The duct or pipe connecting the exhaust gas discharge from a boiler furnace,or other fuel burning equipment,to a stack.2.A breeching fitting.
A device made of deformed metal stripping,designed to be embedded in the structural concrete of a building to support brick or other veneer facing material.
A method of laying brick so that units touch each other;mortar is used only to fill surface irregularities.
A brick wall whose thickness equals one header plus one stretcher.
In a wall,an ashlar facing and a brick backing.
