Architectural and Engineering Glossary
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A shutter,2 whose upper and lower sections can be opened and closed independently of each other.
A Dutch gambrel roof in which each end has been clipped off,as in a jerkinhead roof.
A small wooden porch having a wood bench along each side of the entry door;may be covered by a cantilevered hood.
A flat,square,decorative tile from Holland often used on the faces of fireplaces;different colors were once available,but Delft blue tiles were probably the most popular.
1.A small piece or wedge inserted as filler to stop an opening.2.A small piece of material used to cover a defect,to hide a badly made joint,etc.3.A short lead nipple used to join two pipes which are otherwise not long enough to be joined.
On drawings,abbr.for dovetail.
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1.A crowbar or similar tool.2.A strut inserted between timbers to stiffen them.
A door whose height is somewhat less than normal.
A passage on the external surface of a wall screened by a small scale arcade.
A partition which does not extend to full ceiling height.
Same as jack rafter.
Wainscot that is restricted to the lower part of a wall.
1.A wall of less height than a story of a building.2.A wall which supports the sleeper joists under the lowest floor of a building.
A building designed or used as the living quarters for one or more families.
One or more rooms in a building designed as living accommodations for one or more families.
Abbr.for “drawing.”
Abbr.for “drainage,waste,and vent.”
See type DWV tubing.
A coloring material or compound that imparts color throughout a material by penetration.
See dike.
An unconventional light weight house developed and patented in 1928 by R.Buckminster Fuller(1895-1983);originally called the 4-D house,and intended as a prefabricated unit.Octagonal or circular in plan,this experimental house was supported by a massive central shaft that housed all building services,such as electrical and plumbing systems.
Said of a structure whose physical behavior characteristics are time related, i.e.are nonstatic.
The analysis of a structural system as a function of displacement under transient loading conditions.
See balancing.
Any load which is nonstatic,such as a wind load or a moving live load.
Loading by a piece of machinery or equipment which imposes a load in addition to its static load,as a result of its vibration or movement.
The modulus of elasticity of a test specimen which is computed from physical characteristics of the specimen(size,weight,and shape) and from its fundamental frequency of vibration.
A penetration test in which penetration into the soil results from the application of a series of blows on a testing device.
Any of several formulas by which the bearing capacity of a driven pile can be calculated from the energy of the pile hammer and the penetration of the pile under each blow.
The pressure on the inner surface of a pipe when water flows through it;this pressure is in excess of that when the water is at rest.
The resistance of a pile (or the like) to blows from a pile hammer,expressed in blows per unit depth of penetration.
That part of the science of mechanics which treats the motion of bodies and the action of forces in producing or changing their motion.
Same as distyle.
