Glossary

Glossary

drag strut

A structural member used to transfer a lateral load across a building to some part of the vertical structural system.

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drain

1. Any pipe in a building-drainage system which carries waste water or water-borne waste. 2. Any pipe or channel for

Glossary

drainage

1.A drainage system, either artificial or natural. 2. The water that is drained off. 3. The removal, by natural or

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drainage basin

The area within which all surface water flows toward the lowest point of its elevation.

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drainage channel

A channel for conveying storm-water runoff; usually lined with concrete, grass, riprap, or the like, to reduce erosion of the

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