Architectural and Engineering Glossary
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See electrical insulator.
1.On drawings,abbr.for “intake.” 2.On drawings,abbr. for “interior.”3.On drawings,abbr.for “internal.”
1.Incised engraving,as opposed to carving in relief.2.The work producing such an object.
See sunk relief.
An opening through which water or air (or any other fluid) enters a system,chamber,plenum,pipe,or machine.Also see outside air intake.
A projecting course of masonry at a level where the wall is reduced in thickness.
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A door that penetrates a wall enclosing a refuse chute and through which waste material is deposited directly into the chute.
Mosaic inlay,especially a form of wood inlay.
A type of doorframe;the trim,backbends,rabbets,and stops are all formed from one piece of metal for each jamb and for each head.
A garage that is part of the structure of a building.
In a colonial timber framed house in America,a lean-to that was part of the original house construction,not a later addition or separate structure.This construction permitted the use of continuous rafters between the roof ridge and the eaves of the leanto,thus pro- viding a long,sloping roof of uniform pitch.
A type of mortise lock having its cylinder in the knob.
See impost.
A porch whose floor is set within the main structure of a house,rather than being attached to the house,as in a projecting porch.
The so-called “water- proofing” of concrete by the addition of an admixture during the mixing of the cement.
A suspended ceiling system in which the acoustical,illumination,and air handling components are combined as an integral part of a grid system.
A building that has a fully integrated control system in which building services are monitored and controlled by a computerbased management system.
A manhole.
A drain located between the water source and the protected area.
A sewer which receives the dry weather flow from a number of branch sewers or outlets (and sometimes a determined quantity of storm water).
Same as interceptor.
A device to trap,remove,or separate deleterious,hazardous,or undesirable matter (such as oil,grease,gasoline,sand,and sediment) from normal waste conveyed through it,permitting normal sewage or liquid wastes to discharge into the disposal terminal by gravity.
See intercommunication system.
A communication system within a building or group of buildings with a microphone for speaking, and a loudspeaker for listening,at each of two or more locations.
In wire cloth,extra corrugations in the wires between points of crossing;usually applied to fine wire cloth having a wide mesh,to assure proper locking of the wires.
1.The space between two cupolas.2.The space between two shells of a cupola.
The space between two dentils.
The space between the inner andouter shells of a dome.
Same as intertie.
The common boundary,often a plane surface,between two bodies or materials.
The space between windows in a façade consisting chiefly of the windows with their decorations.
Same as infilling.
The space between two grooves or cuts,as in a triglyph;usually a flat surface below which the groove itself has been sunk.
A knot whose growth rings are intergrown with the surrounding wood.
See inside casing.
A chimney that is built within the walls of a structure;often categorized according to its location,for example,an end chimney;compare with exterior chimney.
In a building,the planning,decoration,and furnishing of the interior.
A door installed in an interior wall of a building,separating rooms or spaces within it.
The exposed interior surfaces of a building,such as plaster or wood,or applied materials such as wallpaper, paint,or trim.Interior finishes may be classified according to an ASTM test for the surface burning characteristics of building materials,class A being the best and class E being the poorest in ability to resist fire propagation.
The installation of ceilings,floors,furnishings,and partitions of a building,as well as the installation of all required building services.
Said of glazing that has been set from within a building.
A scaffold suspended from the ceiling or roof structure.
A lot bounded by a street on one side only.
A plywood,bonded with glue,that has limited moisture resistance;not durable when exposed to frequent or continuous wetting.
A stair,within a building,that serves as an exit required by code.
Trim used on the interior of a building,esp.around door and window casings,baseboards,stairs, etc.
A wall within a building,entirely surrounded by the exterior walls.
The space between two joists.
An ornament of bands or stalks elaborately intertwined,sometimes including fantastic images.Also see knot.
