compartment wall
British term for fire wall.
The division of a building into fire-retardant sections, each of which can be closed off from the others, thereby impeding
A community whose inhabitants depend predominantly on a single company for their employment and for many of their personal and
1. A pipe flange which has been drilled so that it will fit the standard drilled holes in a flanged
One of a group of piles, driven in a pattern, to compact a surface layer of loose granular soil to
1. The process of inducing a closer packing of the solid particles in freshly mixed concrete or mortar during placement
The ratio of the weight of concrete which fills a container of standard size and shape (when allowed to fall