WALL TERMS Flashcards
-ability of a surface to resist being worn away by rubbing and fiction
Abrasion Resistance
-substance which, when added to concrete, mortar, or grout, increases the rate of hardening of strength development, or both
Accelerator
-addition or admixture
Additive
-two surface held together
Adhesion
-material other than water, aggregates, and hydraulic cement, used as an ingredient of concrete or mortar, and added to the concrete immediately before or during its mixing
Admixture
- granular material, such as sand, gravel, crushed stone, and iron blast-furnace slag
- used with a cementing medium to form a hydraulic-cement, concrete or mortar
Agglomerate
- pre-casting of stone, slag, sand and gravel bonded together into an integrated mass
- the major component of plaster, concrete, and asphalt
Aggregate
-chemical substance which effectively neutralized acid material so as to form neutral wall covering
Alkali
-pliant material such as cork, fabric, foil, leather, linoleum, paper, rubber, or vinyl used as wall covering
Applied
-masonry constructed of flat- surfaced stones with straight, clean cut jointing
Ashlar
-any material used as a base over which a finished material is to be installed
Backing
-a narrow wood strip used to cover joints between boards or panels
Batten
-term used in construction or architecture that refers to a wall that slopes backward as it rises from the ground
Battered
-any fractures in the body of a tile visible both on the face and back
Bisque Cracks
- adherence of one material to another
- effective bonds must be achieved between the mortar and scratch coat, between the tile and mortar, and between the adhesive and backing
Bond
-substance applied to a suitable substrate to create a bond between it and a succeeding layer as between a subsurface and a terrazzo topping or a succeeding plaster application
Bonding Agent
-ceramic tile installation featuring each row offset for half its length
Broken Joint
-French term designating a plain or carved wood-paneled wall
Boiserie
- the projecting ornament placed at the intersection of beams or moldings
- it is often a carved head of an angel, flower, or foliage motif
Boss
-to polish or grind down to a smooth finish
Buff
-a wall or partition that supports the portion of the building above it in addition to its own weight
Bearing Partition
-plain square joint between two members
Butt Joint
- tiles that have projections on the bondable side
- many of these projections are round
Buttonback Tile
- copolymer of about 98% isobutylene and 2% isoprene
- it has the poorest resistance to petroleum oils and gasolines of any rubber
Butyl Rubber
-any substance which markedly speeds up the cure of an adhesive when added in minor quantity as compared to the amounts of primary reactants
Catalyst
-a soft, plastic material consisting of pigment and vehicle, used for sealing joints in buildings and other structures where normal structural movement may occur
Caulking Compound
- any material fixed as “clothing” to walls and roofs
- it is weathering surface that protects a building
Cladding
-a thin wall supported by the structural frame of the building and not dependent on the load-bearing quality of the wall below it
Curtain Wall
-a wall faced with assorted shapes and sizes, glazed or unglazed, of ceramic or terracotta tiles
Ceramic
-a constant load that in structures is due to the mass of the members, the supported structure, and permanent attachments or accessories
Dead Load
-partitions that can be removed from its mounted position
Demountable
-a screen or partition separating one area from another within a larger area
Divider
- tile decorated with colored clays inlaid and fires
- also colored tile laid in a wall or floor to form a pattern
Encaustic
-prints from a copper plate upon which a drawing or design has been made by a metal tool or by “biting” with acid
Etchings
- an area of tile covering a wall or floor
- the field is bordered by tile trim
Field Tile
-partitions with joined sections that can be folded together like an accordion
Folding
-a hollow block of glass that is translucent but not transparent, used mainly in conjunction with brick, also known as “glass blocks”
Glass Brick
-a lattice or trellis openwork screen or wall
Grille
-a wood strip or metal mesh, which acts as a background or reinforcing agent for the scratch coat or mortar coat
Lath
-the moving load or variable weight to which a building is subjected, due to the weight of the people who occupy it, the furnishings and other movable objects
Live Load
-a force provided by weight or mass (gravitational), external or environmental sources such as wind, water and temperature, or other sources of energy
Load
-an opening in a wall or ceiling protected from the rain by slats placed at an angle
Louver
-organic tile adhesive
Mastic
- can replaced in storage
- also called portable
Movable
-the projecting shelf surmounting a frieplace
Mantel
- a recess in a wall for a statue or ornament
Niche
-a wall or partition that supports only its own weight
Non-Bearing
-the front dividing line of a step, where the top or a risers joins the front of a tread
Nosing
-a movable wall that is hinged or slides serving as a room divider
Operative
-a flat surface, raised or recessed, surrounded by rails and stiles, and held in place with moldings
Panel
-an interior partial wall dividing a larger area
Partition
-to last indefinitely, fixed and changeless
Permanent
-a rectangular shaft built into a wall and projecting slightly from it
Pilaster
-mixture of lime, sand and water sometimes with hair or other fiber added used for coating walls and ceilings
Plaster
-a material that increases plasticity of a cement paste, mortar or concrete mixture
Plasticizer
-made up of thin layers or plies of timber that get bonded together
Plywood
-easily movable
Portable
-rock composed of crystals or white or red feldspar in a red ground mass. a valuable stone for architectural and ornamental use
Porphyry
-the prominent or accent wall
Prestige Wall
-in paneling, any horizonal strip forming a portion of the frame; the vertical strip are called stiles
Rail
-a small receptacle designed to hold a sacred relic, usually made of ornamented precious metals enriched with jewels or enamel decoartion
Reliquary
-aggregate, ceramics, glass, marble, metal, plaster, plastics, slate, terrazzo, or wood used as a finishing surface for a wall
Rigid Materials
-mixture of Portland cement, sand and water
Scratch
-first coat of plaster or stucco, applied and scratched to a wall or ceiling in three-coat work
Scratch Coat
-a movable partition intended to divide, conceal, or protect part of a room
Screen
- a detailed working drawing of a wall that has been cut away to show the interior assembly of the constructions material
- also called “cross-section”
Section
-the condition reached by a cement paste, mortar, or concrete when it has lost plasticity to an arbitrary degree, usually measured in terms of resistance to penetration or deformation
Set
-maximum interval during which a material may be stored and remain in a usable condition
Shelf Life
-fine plaster or cement made of Portland cement, sand and lime applied to a structure used as ornamentation
Stucco
-the underlying support for the ceramic tile installation
Substrate
-a small cube of stone, glass or marble used in making mosaics
Tessera
-a term used to describe the bonding of tile with suitable materials applied approximately 1/8 inch thick
Thin-set
- the decorative treatment of the space over a mantel, door, or window, consisting of a mirror and painting
- specifically, it was the over-the-mantel panel treatment of the louis XV and XVI periods
Trumeau
-patterns created by placing thin slices of wood together featuring the grain in various combinations, ie. slip, diamond, checkerboard, reverse diamond, book, running, center, balanced match
Veneer Match
-a pierced lattice effect in wood
Treillage
