Architectural and Engineering Glossary
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Glue made from milk protein;esp.used in carpentry and joinery.
1.The long sloping roof at the rear of a saltbox or catslide house.2.The term used in southern US for a saltbox house.
A commonly used term in southern regions of the US for a saltbox house.
See corbiestep.
Same as barstone.
On drawings,abbr.for catwalk.
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A narrow fixed walkway providing access to an otherwise inaccessible area or to lighting units,light bridges,etc.used above an excavation,around a high building,above the ceiling of an auditorium or theater,or around a stagehouse.
A flat sheet of metal or wood used as a protective layer of plywood,particleboard,fiber board,etc.during the forming,pressing,and shaping operations.
Any one of the ornamental stalks rising between the leaves of a Corinthian or Composite capital,from which the volutes spring.
One of the main stalks of leaves which spring from between the acanthus leaves of the second row on each side of the typical Corinthian capital,and which are carried up to support the volutes at the angles.
To fill a joint,crack,etc.with caulking.
A rivet which has not been properly driven so as to fit tightly in the hole,but to which a seeming tightness has been given by turning the edge of the head under with a cold cut or similar tool.
See lime.
A term,used many years ago,for an excavation for the foundation of a building.
The semicircular,tiered seating area of an ancient (esp.Roman) theater.
Same as kevel.
See Egyptian gorge.
Same as kevel.
A phenomenon in the flow of water consisting in the formation and the collapse of cavities in water.
The pitting of concrete caused by implosion (collapse)of bubbles in flowing water.
Same as fire stop.
A piece of wood placed within a cavity wall during construction to catch mortar droppings.
A material placed in the air space in a hollow or double wall or in a floor ceiling assembly to improve its sound or heat insulation qualities.
A continuous sheet of water proofing material which is installed across the gap of a cavity wall.
See cavity wall tie.
A British term for cavity flashing.
An opening in a stone veneer wall to permit air and moisture from inside the cavity wall to escape to the exterior.
A rigid,corrosive resistant metal tie which bonds two withes of masonry.
See sunk relief.
A hard plaster or stucco,similar to argamasa.
Abbr.for catch basin.
CB1S Abbr.for “center beam one side.”
Abbr.for “center beam two sides.”
Abbr.for “Certified Ballast Manufacturers Association.”
Abbr.for California bearing ratio.
Abbr.for “cubic centimeter.”
Abbr.for “closed-circuit television.”
On drawings,abbr.for “counter-clockwise.”
Abbr.for candela.
In Spanish Colonial architecture,one of many unsplit peeled,relatively straight,red cedar saplings supported by vigas;used in ceiling construction.
1.To provide with a ceiling.2.To provide with a wainscot finish; to sheathe internally.
The overhead surface of a room,usually a covering or decorative treatment used to conceal the floor above or the roof.
Lighting in which the entire ceiling acts as one large luminaire,as,for example,a luminous ceiling.
Same as ceiling joist.
An intermediate support for ceiling joists.
A cable distribution system in which cable is run through the space between a suspended or false ceiling and the structural floor above it.
Same as cove molding.
A ceiling mounted air moving device that is characterized by several revolving blades (commonly three to five) which are comparatively large and slow moving;usually hung so that it directs the air downward;relatively quiet in operation because of its low speed.
Same as escutcheon.
The framework for a ceiling beneath,but not for the floor above.
