Architectural and Engineering Glossary
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Same as skintled brick work.
A cutting from a woody plant that is joined onto rootstock of another plant in grafting and budding.
A type of truss used to support a pitched roof;the ties cross each other and are connected to the opposite rafters at an intermediate point along their length.
An instrument for determining the degree of hardness of a material by the amount of pressure required to scratch it with a diamond point.
Same as sconcheon arch.
Same as scallop.
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In Romanesque architecture,a capital similar to a cushion capital but having its underside scalloped.
1.An electric lamp,resembling a candlestick or a group of candlesticks,which is designed and fabricated for mounting on a wall. 2.In medieval architecture,a detached earth-work,2 that serves as a small defensive position,providing additional protection for a fort.
An arch which includes the sconcheons of a door or window.
1.The reveal of an aperture (such as a door or window) from the frame to the inner face of the wall.2.See squinch, 2.
Same as split.
Same as front end loader.
A surface finish of an igneous or siliceous rock that has been heated with a blowtorch,causing the surface to form small craters.
1.To cut a channel or groove in a material with a hand tool or a circular saw so as to interrupt the visual effect of a surface or otherwise decorate it. 2.To roughen the surface of a material with gouges to provide a better bond for mortar,plaster,or stucco;to scratch.3.To groove a freshly placed concrete surface with a tool to control shrinkage cracking. 4.To roughen the top surface of one concrete pour in order to provide a better mechanical bond for the next pour.
A masonry block having grooves on its surface.
A characteristic of a building unit having faces which have been grooved during the manufacturing process.
Same as scribed joint.
1.A dark,cellular volcanic rock.2.Blastfurnace slag or scum.
See scutch.
Same as common bond.
Lath,attached at an angle between a wall and ceiling,which form a base for a hollow cornice.
An animal glue.
See Dutch method of application.
Same as scutching.
A deep concave molding,esp.one at the base of a column in Classical architecture.Also called a gorge,trochilus.
The erosion of a concrete surface exposing the aggregate.
Using a wood float,in a circular motion,to smooth freshly applied mortar or plaster.
In a drain pipe,the lifting or scrubbing of loose particles (including sand,grit, and small pebbles) from the interior surface of the pipe and carrying them downstream.To achieve this action,sufficient flow velocity is required.
Abbr. for “Structural Clay Products Institute.”
Abbr.for “silicon-controlled rectifier.”
Same as rubblework.
A European style of plaster finish which is obtained by scraping the stucco finish coat with a steel tool (sometimes serrated) as the stucco is setting.
A joint brought to an accurately plane surface by scraping.
1.A self-propelled machine capable of digging,loading,hauling,dumping,and spreading materials;used to move earth by stripping or collecting a layer with a cutting blade while moving forward, pushing the earth into a bowl,and then unloading it. 2.A towed machine which is used to level the surface of ground by stripping away earth,or by collecting earth and filling hollow areas.3.A cabinet scraper.
Same as cabinet scraper.
To score or groove a plaster surface to provide a better bond for the succeeding coat.
An awl used for scribing wood,plastic,or the like.
In three-coat plastering,the first coat of plaster,which is then scratched to provide a bond for the second (brown) coat.
Any hand tool for scratching plaster to provide a mechanical bond for the following coat of plaster,such as a drag or devil float.
A finish obtained by mechanically brushing a surface with wire bristle brushes or by rotary buffing with an abrasive compound.
Said of a surface in which minute groove-like breaks are made in the surface.
See scratch tool.
The use of concrete masonry units primarily as a screen wall.
A lightweight exterior door consisting of solid wood or aluminum stiles and rails that serve as a framework for small-mesh wire screening; permits ventilation but excludes insects.
Any type of simple molding used to cover the exposed edge of a sheet of wire screening.
A clay tile made for a screen wall of masonry construction.
A screen of some solidity as differing from one which is pierced,esp.in the intercolumniations of a colonnade. Also see pierced wall.
A light wire cloth used as screening in a door or window.
A small locking or latching device used on screen doors and operated by a knob or a lever handle;sometimes equipped with a dead bolt.
In passing sand or aggregate through a sieve,that portion which is retained on the sieve.
