Architectural and Engineering Glossary
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A method of design in which structures or members are proportioned for prescribed working loads at stresses which are well below their ultimate values;linear distribution of flexural stresses is assumed.
Insurance covering liability of an employer to his employees for compensation and other benefits required by workmen’s compensation laws with respect to injury,sickness,disease,or death arising from their employment.
A building or room used for handicraft work.
Same as zigzag fence.
A hole or tunnel of any size in wood caused by worms.
A type of paint used to cover extensive wounds to a tree,especially after it has been damaged by a storm or following pruning.
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See interlaced fencing.
A carpet which is constructed on a loom by interlacing the carpet warp and filling threads,e.g.,Axminster,velvet,or Wilton carpet.
See interwoven fencing.
See laced valley.
