Architectural and Engineering Glossary
C
A technical document setting forth standards of good construction for various materials and trades,but does not have the force of law.
A fire alarm system in which an alarm signal is sounded in a predetermined coded sequence,usually indicating the area in a building where the alarm has been initiated.
On drawings,abbr.for “coefficient.”
The ratio of the luminous flux reaching a specified area from a floodlight or similar luminaire to the total luminous flux of the beam.
Same as modulus of elasticity.
The change in dimension of a material per unit of dimension per degree change in temperature.
Premium Product & Services
Best products and services from our partners
The ratio of the force causing a body to slide along a plane (in the direction of sliding) to the normal force pressing the two surfaces together.
In ancient Roman houses,the dining room or supper room,or any of the upper rooms in which food was eaten.
See quoin.
A chart showing a systematic array of colors or their representations.
A system of colors adopted for identification of pipes,cables,wiring,or the like.
A metal frame at the front of a luminaire,used to support transparent colored material,esp.in spotlights and floodlights.
The ability of a paint or varnish film to retain its original color appearance and not fade with age or exposure to sunlight.
See finish and color selection log.
Sand,gravel,or other aggregate chosen for the coloration it can impart toconcrete in an exposed-aggregate finish.
In plastering,finish coats containing colored aggregates or color pigments;the color is intimately mixed throughout.
A column that is more than one story in height.
An order more than one story in height.
See color.
In French Vernacular architecture of Louisiana,timber framed construction with diagonal bracing of the framework;the space between the structural timbers was usually filled with bousillage or pierrotage.
Same as colonette.
A horizontal plate beneath the bottom of a column;transmits and distributes the column load to the supporting material below the plate.
An assembly of reinforcing bars and ties for use in constructing a reinforced concrete column.
A mushroom-like enlargement of reinforced concrete,at the upper end of a column,designed and built to act as an integral unit with the column and the floor slab above so as to increase the shearing resistance.
Any form of enclosure of a steel column which provides a prescribed fire rating,e.g.a boxed enclosure fabricated of a fire rated material,such as gypsum board;also see caged beam.
A fastening device for a form for a concrete column,holding together the sides of the form.
The graphical relationship between the axial strength of a column and its slenderness ratio.
See footing.
Same as column capital.
In a form for a concrete column,one of the vertical panels.
A splice which unites two columns.
That portion of a flat slab,over the columns,which consists of the quarter panels on both sides of the column center line.
In ancient Rome,a column with a spiral staircase around its center line.
Same as rostral column.
See triumphal column.
Systems of grouping columns in classical architecture.Also see intercolumniation.
In a Greek church,the room or font for administering baptism.
Abbr. for “customer’s own material.”
In the lumber industry,abbr. for “common.”
A saddle board having notches along its upper edge.
A ceiling that sags inwardly like a tent.Also called a camp ceiling or tent ceiling.
Same as plumb cut.
See edge-grained,quartersawn.
On drawings,abbr. for “combination.”
Same as dragged.
A finger joint.
Tile whose face surfaces are altered by more or less parallel scratches in manufacture to give increased bond for mortar,plaster,or stucco.
A fixture which combines one or more kitchen sinks and laundry trays in a single unit.
In light wood-frame buildings,a combination of a full frame and a balloon frame.
In roofing,a fiberglass felt integrally attached to kraft paper.
