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The decorative and elegant Rococo style flourishing under the regency of Philip of Orleans (1715–1723) during the minority of Louis XV.

A mode of Revival architecture,found to a limited extent in America in the 1930s,that borrowed features of its Georgian and Regency style prototypes;usually two stories high with a hipped roof;had brick walls with quoins at the corners and sometimes at the main entrance,often painted white;double hung windows with shutters;an entrance porch;and,typically,a small octagonal window above the door.

The colorful neoclassic style,often combined with oriental  motifs,prevalent in England between 1811 and 1830,during the Regency and reign of George IV. Later,very occasionally emulated in America as Regency Revival;often combined with oriental motifs.

Heating by the use of heat which is rejected in one part of the cycle and utilized in another part of the cycle,by heat transfer.

On the ancient Roman theater stage,the central door,leading to the palace of the main hero;the royal door.

1.A grille having a damper,1 for regulating the quantity of air passing through it.2.A list of buildings,constructions,objects,or sites that are of historic local,state,provincial,or national interest.Such lists are maintained by designated governmental agencies.

Same as architect.

A groove or channel by which the movement of anything,as that of a sliding or lifting door or sash,is guided.

1.A fillet or small flat-faced projection,as used in a fret molding or to cover a joint between two boards.2.A raggle.

The cleaning of masonry by removing a thin surface layer,exposing fresh stone. 

A luminaire which is mounted above the ceiling with its opening above the ceiling line.
 

In the Doric entablature,one of a series of short fillets beneath the taenia,each corresponding to a triglyph above.

Same as coursed ashlar.

A hydraulic portland cement which contains an additive to control its set and early strength.

A valve that regulates or closes off the flow of a fluid.

Any rule prescribing permitted or forbidden conduct,whether established by legislation or the action of an administrative agency;also see building code.

In a gas supply system,a device for controlling and maintaining a uniform gas supply pressure.

See antimonial lead.

The process of returning a building to its original state of utility by means of repair or alteration.

1.In an air-conditioning system,a coil which heats air in the supply duct to control its temperature.2.A coil which is heated to control the temperature of air being furnished to individual zones.

In an air-conditioning system,the heating of air which has already been conditioned,e.g.,the heating of air supplied to one zone of the system in order to maintain temperature control in that zone.

Amounts expended for or on account of the project which,in accordance with the terms of the appropriate agreement,are to be reimbursed by the owner.

On drawings,abbr.for “reinforce” or “reinforcing.”

A light roofing felt saturated with bitumen and reinforced with a jute cloth.

In masonry,block work in which steel reinforcement is added to resist tensile,compressive,or shear stresses.

See reinforced grouted brick masonry.

Any joints in brick work that are given extra strength,usually by metal bars,mesh,rods,or wires across the joints. 

Lead bars reinforced with a steel core;used in leaded lights.
 

A concrete column containing reinforcement such as steel rods or wire mesh.

A concrete joint that is bridged by reinforced steel embedded in both sides of the joint.

Masonry units in which reinforcement,usually steel mesh or rods,is embedded in such a manner that the two materials act together in resisting forces.

A roofing or water-proofing membrane which is reinforced with felts,mats, abrics,fibers,or the like.

A plastic having imbedded high-strength fillers to provide mechanical properties which are superior to those of the base material.

A concrete T-beam that has been reinforced with steel rod before the concrete is poured.

reinforced-grouted brick masonry,reinforced brick masonry Grouted brick masonry in which reinforcement is provided in the horizontal joints and in grouted vertical joints between withes.

1.In reinforced concrete,metal bars,rods,wires,or other slender members which are embedded in concrete in such a manner that the metal and the concrete act together in resisting forces.2.Material added to provide additional strength.

The movement of steel reinforcement in the forms from its specified position.

Same as bending schedule.

Along a groove weld,weld metal in excess of the specified weld size.reinforcing arch An arch that reinforces atunnel vault.
 

A steel bar used in concrete construction (e.g., in a beam or wall) to provide additional strength;also see deformed bar,reinforcing rod.

An extra plate used to reinforce or strengthen a member.

Any of a variety of steel rods used in reinforced concrete.

A high-strength tape which resists stretching,wrinkling,and tearing;lies flat and may be lightly sanded;may be used to add strength and crack resistance along flat joints and inside corners.

An arch which has no joints,being continuous and rigidly fixed at the abutments. 

A frame structure that is momentresisting,i.e.is rigid in two dimensions.
 

Reinforced portland concrete pavement on a gravel base and subbase;usually has transverse joints for controlling expansion and contraction.

A connection between two structural members which prevents one from rotating with respect to the other.

A structural framework in which all columns and beams are rigidly connected;there are no hinged joints and the angular relationship between beam and column members are maintained under load.

Thermal insulation whose density is high enough so that a sheet of this insulation will stand upright if supported only along one edge of the sheet.

A joint between structural members which does not permit relative motion between them.