Glossary

Charpy test

A single-blow impact test utilizing a falling pendulum which breaks a specimen, usually notched, supported at both ends.

Glossary

charging door

A door to an incinerator through which waste is passed into the combustion chamber.

Glossary

charging

Feeding materials into a concrete or mortar mixer, furnace, or other receptacle where they will be further treated or processed.

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charette

1. The intense effort to complete an academic architectural problem within a specified time. 2. The time in which this

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