Architectural and Engineering Glossary
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In the lumber industry,abbr.for “free of heart centers.”
An arch with cusps or foils on its intrados.
Decorated with foils.
Same as cusped arch.
A theater spotlight used to follow a performer on the stage.
A kneeler,1;a gable springer.
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1.A pedestrian walk or footpath.2.A sidewalk.
A term used when work,1 is ordered to be done without prior agreement as to lump sum or unit price cost thereof and is to be billed for at cost of labor,materials and equipment,insurance,taxes,etc.plus an agreed percentage for overhead and profit.
Same as plumber’s friend.
A warm air furnace equipped with a blower to circulate the air through the furnace and ductwork.
A conventional heat distribution system in which heat is circulated by means of a blower (fan).
Circulation of air,water,etc.by mechanical means,such as a fan or pump.
A boiler that uses a mechanical pump to circulate water flowing through the boiler’s water tubes.
A register for use with a duct system conveying air under pressure;permits the control of the discharged air in two or more directions simultaneously.
Heat transfer resulting from the forced circulation of air,water,etc as by a fan,jet,or pump.
In a furnace,a draft of air which is mixed with fuel before being fed into the combustion chamber.
A boiler having a power operated fan which furnishes the burner and boiler with air,and also forces the products of combustion out through the chimney.
A blower (fan) that creates a positive pressure,forcing air into a combustion chamber.
A water cooling tower having one or more fans located in the air stream entering the tower.
A process for speeding up the drying of paint,using a moderate heat,up to 150F (65C).
The joining of two parts,members,etc.without the use of fasteners,by forcing the two together.
The circulation of air by a fan or blower.
Same as antechoir.
A carpenter’s plane,intermediate in length,used between a jack plane and a jointer.
An integral part of a structure’s upper story that significantly overhangs the story below;see forebay barn.
A barn,often on a hillside,having a forebay (usually on its downhill side) that may be supported by a series of heavy posts or pillars.
An outer defense work of a castle that was attached to a keep,protecting the stairway and entrance.
A consecrated extension in front of a larger church.
The depriving of the right to a property by legal transfer of title,esp.because of failure to maintain mortgage payments.
The optional right of the mortgagee to resort to the sale of the mortgaged property in the event of default in mortgage payments,and to apply the net proceeds realized from its disposition to the unpaid debt.
A court forming an entrance plaza for a single building or several buildings in a group.
British term for lock front.
1.That part of a theater stage which is on the audience side of the proscenium or stage curtain.2.See apron.
An exterior court in front of a building.
A metal part,worked to a predeter mined shape by one or more of such processes ashammering,upsetting,pressing,or rolling.
One of the two leaves of a door to a sacred Classical edifice;often used in the plural (fores).
A mortise and tenon joint used to join timber rafters at the peak of a roof.
Temporary boarding,sheeting,or pans of plywood,molded fiberglass,etc.used to give desired shape to poured concrete,or the like.
A device used to secure form work to previously placed concrete of adequate strength.
A liquid coating applied to concrete formwork to promote ease of release of the form from the concrete.
Sheet metal which has been rolled into parallel ridges and furrowed to provide additional mechanical strength;may serve as form work for reinforced concrete decking,2.
A hanger used as a support for formwork which is hung from a structural frame work.
Thermal insulation which is applied to the outside of concrete forms between studs and over the top;used in sufficient thickness,with an airtight seal,to retain the heat of hydration so that the concrete is maintained at the required temperature for proper setting in cold weather.
An oil which is applied to the interior surfaces of concrete formwork so as to promote a clean break when the forms are removed.
A medieval term for tracery.
The removal of the surface of concrete as a result of the lack of a clean break when the forms are removed;some of the concrete adheres to the form and is pulled away.
Same as release agent.
Any tie,in tension,which is used to prevent concrete forms from spreading as a result of fluid pressure of freshly placed,unhardened concrete.
A garden whose plantings,walks,pools,fountains,etc.follow a definite,recognizable plan,frequently symmetrical,emphasizing geometrical forms.
Curved plywood;manufactured by being pressed between rigid forming dies.
