Glossary

deflection angle

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In surveying, a horizontal angle measured from prolongation of the preceding transit line to the next line; recorded as right […]

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A term, used many years ago, for an excavation for the foundation of a building.

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1. Any displacement in a body from its static position, or from an established direction or plane, as a result

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1. A raised portion of a fortress for commanding adjacent defenses or for the placement of weapons. 2. A small

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In a concrete member, tendons which have a curved trajectory with respect to the gravity axis of the member.

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Said of the profile of a structure that is deformed when it is loaded.

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1. An inner courtyard in a Roman house. 2. An atrium.

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Burning; the rapid combustion of a substance, attended with an extremely sudden evolution of flame and vapor.

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See defective work.