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39 Cards in this Set
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Stress |
Internal resistance or reaction of an elastic body to external forces applied to it |
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Tensile stress |
Axial stress that develops at the cross section of an elastic body to resist the collinear tensile forces tending to elongate it. |
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Tensile strength |
The resistance of a material to longitudinal stress |
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Compressive stress |
Axial stress that develops at the cross section of an elastic body to resist the collinear compressive forces tending to shorten it. |
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Compressive strain |
Shortening of unit length of material produced by compressive strength |
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Tensile strain |
Elongation of a unit length of material produced by tensile stress |
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Shear |
Lateral deformation produced in a body by an external force |
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Prestress |
Introduce internal stresses to a concrete member in order to counteract the stresses that will result from an applied load |
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Pretension |
Tendons are first stretched between two abutments until a predetermined tensile force is developed |
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Continuous footing |
A reinforced concrete footing extended to support a row of columns |
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Long column |
Occur when the unsupported height is more than ten times the shortest lateral dimension of the cross section |
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Composite column |
A structural steel column thoroughly encased in concrete reinforced with vertical and spiral reinforcement |
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Toggle bolts |
Used to fasten materials to plaster, gypsum board and other thin wall materials; having 2 hinged wings |
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Carriage bolt |
Threaded bolts having a circular head, an oval or flat bearing surface, and a means of preventing rotation of the bolt |
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Header |
Short transverse joist that support the end of the cut-off joist at a stairwell hole |
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Bull-nosed |
A step, usually lowest in a flight, having one or both end rounded to a semicircle and projecting beyond the face of the stair string |
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Horizontal supply main |
Pipe from the street water main or other source of water supply |
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Foot valve |
Used mainly to prevent loss of priming of the pumps |
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Key cock |
Operates with a round tapering plug ground to fit a metal sheet |
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Maximum demand |
Refers to the maximum water discharge for plumbing fixtures in terms of units |
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50/75 mm dia. PVC |
Vent pipe in a residential bldg |
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MDP |
Directly connected with the Meralco kilo-watt-hour meter |
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Bargeboard |
Decorative board that follows the roofline |
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Muntin |
Stile within the frame of a door |
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Mullion |
Slender vertical member dividing the opening for a pair of double doors |
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Expansion shield |
Lead or plastic sleeve inserted into predrilled hole and expanded by driving a bolt or screw |
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Expansion bolt |
An anchor bolt having a split casing that expands mechanically |
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Shear plate |
Timber connector, round plate of malleable iron inserted into a corresponding groove, flush with the face of a timber |
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Bolt |
Metal bar or rod in the mechanism of a lock |
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Latch |
Device for holding a door closed |
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Latchbolt |
Lock bolt having a beveled head |
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Explosive rivet |
Rivet for joint accessible from one side only |
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Pneumatic riveter |
Pneumatic hammer used with a rivet set to form the second head |
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Dolly |
Tool for receiving and holding the head of a rivet while the other is being headed |
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Rim joist |
A joist set on top of the sill and forming the perimeter of a wood framed door |
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Header |
A framing member crossing and supporting the end of joists |
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Tailpiece |
Relatively short beam, joist, or rafter supported by a wall at one end |
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Sleeper |
Wooden strips laid upon a concrete slab to provide a means of attaching a subfloor or flooring |
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Girt |
Horizontal timber connecting the posts of a braced frame at an intermediate level above the ground flr |
