Architectural and Engineering Glossary
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1.A ceiling,usually of wood,made in imitation of exposed floor beams with the flooring showing between.2.The underside of a floor,showing the actual beams,and finished to form a ceiling.
A beam which transmits an axial load as well as a transverse load.
An instrument used to draw large circles or arcs of circles for full-sized working drawings;has a long horizontal bar on which two movable heads slide to and fro,one of which carries a pencil,and the other a sharp pointed pin or tracer,the distance between them determining the radius of the circle.
The angle,measured from the principal axis of the intensity of a light source,at which the light source cannot be seen.
Same as beam spread.
Same as beam casing.
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Masonry,brickwork,or cement fill,usually between joists or horizontal beams at their supports;provides increased fire resistance.
A form which gives the necessary shape,support,and finish to a concrete beam.
See infilling.
Same as beam anchor.
The segment of a concrete beam between a brace and a column or between braces.
1.In a vertical structural member,an opening to receive a beam.2.An opening in the form for a column or girder where the form for an intersecting beam is framed.
Same as beam hanger.
In a concrete form for a beam,the side panels of the form.
The angle between two directions (on opposite sides of the axis of a light beam,and in the same plane as the beam axis) in which the light intensity equals a stated percent of a maximum reference intensity.
A test of the flexural strength (modulus of rupture) of concrete from measurements on a standard unreinforced concrete beam.
Same as post and lintel construction.
Same as roofing bracket.
The distance between centers of bearing bars in a metal grating.
A block which distributes a load on the surface beneath the block.
The length of a beam between its bearing supports.
The length of a structural beam between its supports.
See load bearing partition.
A pile which carries a vertical load.
A steel slab which is placed under a beam,column,girder,or truss to distribute the end reaction from the beam to its support.
The pressure on a bearing,2;the load on a bearing surface divided by its area.
A masonry unit in a wall that can support a load other than the units of which the wall is composed.
The rock or soil stratum (a) which carries the load transferred to it by a caisson,pile,or the like or (b) on which a concrete footing or mat bears.
See bearing pressure.
A field or laboratory test to determine the bearing capacity of a soil sample,individual pile,pile foundation,or the like.
A wall capable of supporting an imposed load.Also called a structural wall or loadbearing wall.
See back putty.
An alcove into which a bed is located;found,for example,in many houses in Europe and their derivatives.
Same as back putty.
A horizontal timber at the base of a building of timber framed construction;the timber rests on,or is set into,the ground;same as groundsill.
Of a brick,the in situnon vertical surface intended to be joined by mortar.
The plaster coat which receives aggregate or other decorative material,impinged or embedded in its surface before it sets.
A small spot of plaster built out to the face of a finished wall or ceiling; serves as a screed for leveling and plumbing in the application of plaster.
The surface at which two beds,layers,or strata join in stratified rocks.
Annual and subtropical plants used for seasonal effects in landscaping.
A putty,1 that is placed in the rabbet of a window opening in which the glass is bedded.
A flat marble slab used by masons to check the flatness of rubbed bricks.
A plate,frame,or platform which supports a heavy object such as a machine or furnace;a baseplate.
The hard,solid rock at the earth’s surface or underlying surface soil;can be utilized as a firm foundation for a building.
A room suitably furnished for sleeping.
A large flat stone that supports a structural member.
A heavy mallet or rammer;used for driving stones into pavement,for driving wedges,etc.;a maul.
1.A dwelling of larger size than a cottage.2.In the north of England and in Scotland,a house.3.A term especially applied to a hut covered with mud or turf.
1.In northern Syria,a type of palace in the first millenium B.C.having a forward section with two large transverse rooms,a portico with one to three columns,and a throne room.2.In ancient Assyrian architecture,the pillared portico of a beit hilani.
A unit of sound level which denotes the ratio between two quantities proportional to power;the number of bels equals the logarithm of this ratio,to the base 10;1 bel 10 decibels.
