Construction Glossary – Page 455 – Dictionary of Construction terms. There descriptions are and pictures of terms used in the construction sector sampling

collector

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See solar collector.

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drop chutes and elephant trunks, which may or may not be attached; often used alone for placing concrete in shallow

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In an emergency, a safe area that receives occupants from the assembly space it serves, as well as from other

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Plants that are gathered from sources other than a working nursery.

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In wood roof construction, a timber which prevents the roof framing from changing its shape

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1. The joint between a roof rafter and a collar beam. 2. The vertical joint between masonry withes.

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1.A necking, as on a classic Tuscan, Doric, or Ionic capital; also called a collar, 4. 2. An astragal.

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1. Pointing with cement mortar under the overhangs of tiles or slabs. 2. The drilling of a collared hole.

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A hole of shallow depth, drilled into a material to prevent slippage of the bit when a deeper hole is