| The total dead load used in earthquake design.
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| Water Cement Ratio.
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| The act of hanging staff by fastening wads made of Plaster of Paris and excelsior or fiber to the casts and winding them around the framing.
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| Any constructed or prefabricated pool used for wading which is less than twenty-four (24) inches in depth.
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| Exterior wall or roof covering panels of waferboard
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| A building panel made by bonding together large, flat flakes of wood.
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| 1. A two-way concrete joist system. 2. Two-way slab or flat slab made up of a double system of narrow ribs or joists, usually at right angles to each other, forming a pattern of waffle-like coffers.
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| The fineness of materials such as portland cement expressed as total surface area in centimeters per gram as determined by the Wagner turbidimeter apparatus and procre.
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| see Terrazzo Wainscot.
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| The lower 3 or 4 feet of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the remainder of the wall.
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| The intentional relinquishment of a known right.
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| A horizontal beam.
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| A horizontal structural member in a concrete forming or excavation shoring system.
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| A path specially arranged or paved for walking.
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| Larger commercially refrigerated space kept below room temperature; usually installed in supermarkets, restaurants, food processing plants, and wholesale meat distribution centers.
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| A two or more story apartment building or living unit without an elevator.
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| see Roof Walkway.
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| 1. An L-shaped aluminum angle used as the wall termination of T-bar suspended ceiling systems to support the perimeter acoustic tiles. 2. A structural steel angle attached to a masonry wall.
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| Framing lumber cut in short lengths and installed horizontally between wall studs as filler pieces to stabilize the framing, to act as fire blocking, or to provide a backing for fastening a finish item.
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| 1. A wall-mounted support for shelving or other object. 2. A wall-mounted lighting fixture.
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| Case, box, or piece of furniture which mounts on a wall, commonly with shelves and doors, used for storage.
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| Exterior wood or metal building siding.
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| An opening in a wall for removal of refuse.
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| Any of a variety of final applications to finish a wall surface.
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| A break or space in wall construction to allow for thermal expansion and contraction of materials.
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| Wallpaper or other fabric used to cover or finish off an existing wall.
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| The final planing, sanding, staining, varnishing, waxing, or painting of a wall.
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| A ridge on a wall that prevents movement. A supporting rim on a wall for attachments.
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| A continuous spread footing that supports a uniform load from a wall.
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| The system of wood support for a freshly placed concrete wall left in place until the concrete has set.
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