hecatonstylon
A building having a hundred columns.
Category: Glossary
hecatompedon
A building 100 ft (30.5 m) in length or width; esp. the cella of the great temple of Athena, the Parthenon, at Athens.
heavyweight concrete
See high-density concrete.
heavyweight aggregate
Aggregate of high specific gravity such as barite, magnetite, limonite, ilmenite, iron, or steel; used to produce high-density concrete.
heavy-timber construction
Construction in which fire resistance is obtained by using wood structural members of specified minimum size and wood floors and roofs of specified minimum thickness and composition; by using …
heavy soil
A fine-grained soil composed largely of silt or clay.
heavy joist
A timber usually at least 4 in. (10 cm) thick and 8 in. (20 cm) or more in width.
heavy grading
The moving of large masses of earth by deep cuts and fills.
heavy-duty scaffold
According to OSHA: a scaffold designed and constructed to carry a working load not to exceed 75 lb per sq ft (367.5 kg per sq m).
heavy concrete
See high-density concrete.