Vocabulary 81-90

Question 1

Pane

Answer 1

One of the dimensions of a window consisting of a single unit of glass set in a frame.

Question 2

Parapet

Answer 2

The low edge of a flat roof.

Question 3

Permeable

Answer 3

The rate at which water vapour diffuses through a sheet of any thickness of material. Permeable is measured in perms.

Question 4

Perm

Answer 4

A unit of measure for permeance stated as he (Pa x s x m2) (nano gram of water per square metre of material per second under a pressure difference of one pascal) one perm = one ng.

Question 5

Pilaster

Answer 5

A vertical projection from a concrete or masonry wall for Ed when a column is within a wall.

Question 6

Pile

Answer 6

A slender deep foundation unit made from materials such as wood, steel, or concrete that is pre manufactured and placed by driving or screwing, or cast-in-place in a hole.

Question 7

Plywood

Answer 7

A wood panel product made by bonding veneers together under heat and pressure with the veneer grains at right angles to each other.

Question 8

Pressure-treated-wood

Answer 8

Wood impregnated with chemicals applied under pressure to increase its resistance to decay and insect infestation.

Question 9

R Value

Answer 9

A numerical measurement of resistance to the flow of heat. In metric, known as RSI value.

Question 10

Radiation

Answer 10

Transfer of heat by means of the straight-line passage of electromagnetic energy through air from a warm object to a cooler one.