Architectural and Engineering Glossary
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Descriptive of a product that is formulated and dry mixed by the manufacturer;only the addition of water is required at the job site.
Same as sheet lead.
Lumber that has passed through a milling machine.
The surface obtained when metal is removed by a milling machine.
A golden column erected by Augustus in 29 B.C.at the point where the principal roads of the Roman empire terminated.
A column placed at intervals of one Roman mile (equivalent to 0.92 mile or 1.48 km) along a Roman road to indicate distance.
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A unit of luminance equal to 1/(1,000) candela per sq cm.
1.In stonework,the processing of quarry blocks,through sawing,planing, turning,and cutting techniques,to finished stone.2.In metalwork, the process of dressing a surface with various shapes of rotary cutters to produce a flat or grooved surface.3.See knurling.
Ready-made products which are manufactured at a wood-planing mill or wood working plant:moldings,doors,door frames,window sashes,stair work,cabinets,etc.;normally does not include flooring,ceilings,and siding.
High quality pigment of the ferricferrocyanide family mixed with gypsum or barium sulfate;used in lacquers.
Same as minbar.
1.Abbr.for “minute.”2.On drawings,abbr.for “minimum.”
See minar.
A tower,usually a memorial monument,found esp.in India.
A tall tower in,or contiguous to,a mosque with stairs leading up to one or more balconies from which the faithful are called to prayer.
The pulpit in a mosque.
A nunnery.
See secret dovetail.
The end of a member having an angular,dovetailed,or square member which is designed to fit into an adjacent matching member so as to provide a continuous profile at the joint.
A gauge for determining the angle of a miter.
A joint between two members at an angle to each other;each member is cut at an angle equal to half the angle of the junction;usually the members are at right angles to each other.
The miter joint between the horizontal handrail at a stair landing and the adjacent angled handrail of the descending stairs.
A carpenter’s plane generally used for preparing miter joints or butt joints.
A meeting post.
A flat steel plate having one end cut at a 45angle;used by plasterers in finishing reentrant corners.
See tenon saw.
1.In carpentry,a square with a handle having one edge with a bevel at an angle of 45;used for laying out miter joints.2.A bevel square with a blade having a fixed angle of 45for marking miters prior to cutting.
A valve having a disk that fits in a seat at a 45angle to the axis of the valve.
A brick closer cut at an oblique angle.
A fitting especially manufactured for use with beveled pipe.
A close cut hip.
A piece of tile that is cut at the appropriate angle that will finish upright work;at the corners of dormers.
A valley which is close cut.
A machine for sawing or cutting the ends of pieces to be joined to a true angle of 45,in order that they may be united by a miter joint,or for cutting the pieces to any desired angle to make a bevel joint.
British variant of miter.
A ready-mixed batch of concrete,plaster,or mortar.
Same as proportioning.
On drawings,abbr.for “mixture.”
A ready mixed synthetic resin glue.
A three or four centered arch;a composite arch.
In brickwork,a bond similar to English garden wall bond,except that the course of headers is replaced by one consisting of alternate headers and stretchers.
Edge grained and flat grained lumber in any combination.
In a building,two or more classes of occupancy so intermingled that separate safeguards for each class are impractical;the building construction,fire protection,exit facilities,and other safeguards meet the requirements for the most hazardous occupancy unless otherwise specified.
A soil cement pile,formed in place by forcing a grout mixture through a hollow shaft into the ground where it is mixed with in place soil.
The water in freshly mixed sand cement grout,mortar,or concrete,exclusive of any previously absorbed by the aggregate.
A mixture of soil with sufficient water to make it soft.
A term occasionally used for adobe that has been shaped in a brick form and then sun dried.
Movement of soft weak soil having the consistency of mud.
Any primitive dwelling having walls of unbaked earth;often constructed of molded sun dried blocks of mud usually mixed with straw,manure,or other material to provide increased mechanical strength.
A plaster that is usually a mixture of heavy clay and water,often containing chopped straw or manure to improve its mechanical strength when dry.
