Construction Glossary – Page 566 – Dictionary of Construction terms. There descriptions are and pictures of terms used in the construction sector sampling

dog nail

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1. A large nail having a head that projects considerably on one side. 2. A wrought nail used for fastening […]

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A pile which has been bent or curved in driving.

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Same as corner chisel.

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A special brick not having a rectangular shape; instead, the edge along the narrowest side is not a straight line

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Said of a facility having one or more right-angled bends, as in a dogleg stair.

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A mechanism which fastens the crossbar of a panic exit device in the fully depressed position.

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Same as dog-ear.

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1. An external corner made by folding a sheet of material without cutting it. 2. The corner of a sheet

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Vertical rails in the lower portion of a gate.