baking, stoving
The use of heat on fresh paint films to speed the evaporation of thinners and to promote the reaction of […]
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balance arm
On a projected window, a side supporting arm which is constructed so that the center of gravity of the sash
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balance beam, balance bar
A long beam, attached to a gate (or drawbridge, etc.) so as to counterbalance the weight of the gate during
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balanced circuit
A three-wire electric circuit in which the load is the same on each side of the neutral wire.
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balanced construction
A plywood or sandwich- panel construction which has an odd number of plies laminated together so that the construction is
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balanced earthwork
Cut and fill work in which the amount of fill equals the amount of material excavated.
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balanced failure condition
The condition that exists when there is the simultaneous occurrence of a primary compression failure and a primary tension failure.
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balanced ladder
A ladder held in a vertical position by guides with a weight attached equal to the weight of the ladder.