Architectural and Engineering Glossary
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One of the ribs against the walls in a ceiling vaulted with ribs.
A proprietary name for a durable sheet of tough laminated plastic.
A process of shaping metal by mechanical action other than machining,forging,or casting.
A temporary construction to contain wet concrete in the required shape while it is cast and setting.
In ancient Roman construction,a vaulted surface.
A bit used for drilling blind holes in wood.
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A moat or ditch.
A ditch that serves as a barrier against an enemy.
Naturally occurring hard resins such as copal and amber,which are mined and purified for use in varnishes.
See soil drain.
See soil drain.
A combination of waste and soil water.
Plants massed close to the foundation of a structure.
That part of the foundation for a building which forms the permanent retaining wall of the structure below grade.
An ornament used in hollow moldings,resembling a flower with four petals.
An arch whose intrados is struck from four centers.
Same as foxtail wedge.
Same as dovetail saw.
Timber having a reddish cast indicating the onset of decay.
On drawings,abbr.for fireproof.
Abbr.for “feet per second.”
Abbr.for fan powered terminal.
See breaking load.
A measure of a member’s ability to absorb energy without fracture.
Same as limba.
Same as rafter table.
A device which takes in air and discharges it directly to the space to be treated without ductwork or other elements which impose air resistance.
A building’s façade that is not attached to load-bearing columns.
1.The descent of freshly mixed concrete into forms without dropchutes or other means of confinement.2.The distance through which such descent occurs.3.The uncontrolled fall of aggregate.
The raising of a soil surface due to the accumulation of ice in the underlying soil.
An imaginary line indicating the depth of frost penetration in the ground.
The quantity of potential fuel within a building,including its contents and fabric.
Changing in color as a result of lack of permanency in a colored pigment or medium when exposed to air,light,etc.
Said of the color of a painted surface that is not colorfast;e.g.color changes can occur with exposure to sunlight,weather,and/or with cleaning.
In masonry,a bond in which all bricks are laid as headers.
A paint film of optimum thickness.
A portico that extends the full width of a house and its full height.
See braced frame.
A door having glass (usually heat-strengthened or tempered) in the entire area between the rails and stiles;may have horizontal muntins dividing the glass area.
A very high gloss.
A brick course consisting entirely of headers.
A house having rooms symmetrically located on both sides of a chimney;for example,see the illustration under full Cape house.
A shutoff valve whose cross section,in the open position,equals at least 85% of the cross sectional area of the connecting pipes.
A butt weld between two members in which the depth of the weld is equal to the thickness of the smaller of the two members.
A drawing at the same size as the object shown.
A splice equal to the full strength of its members.
See torching.
Applied to an architectural feature the outline of which follows an arc of a circle.
A door of hollow-metal construction,formed from two sheets of steel.The top and bottom of the door may be either flush or closed by end channels;seams are visible on door edge only.
A roofed porch,on the front of a house,that extends the full height of the house but not necessarily the full width.
