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WALL TERMS Flashcards

1
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-ability of a surface to resist being worn away by rubbing and fiction

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Abrasion Resistance

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-substance which, when added to concrete, mortar, or grout, increases the rate of hardening of strength development, or both

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Accelerator

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-addition or admixture

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Additive

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-two surface held together

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Adhesion

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-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

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Admixture

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  • 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
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Agglomerate

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  • pre-casting of stone, slag, sand and gravel bonded together into an integrated mass
  • the major component of plaster, concrete, and asphalt
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Aggregate

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8
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-chemical substance which effectively neutralized acid material so as to form neutral wall covering

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Alkali

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9
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-pliant material such as cork, fabric, foil, leather, linoleum, paper, rubber, or vinyl used as wall covering

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Applied

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10
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-masonry constructed of flat- surfaced stones with straight, clean cut jointing

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Ashlar

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11
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-any material used as a base over which a finished material is to be installed

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Backing

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12
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-a narrow wood strip used to cover joints between boards or panels

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Batten

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13
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-term used in construction or architecture that refers to a wall that slopes backward as it rises from the ground

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Battered

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14
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-any fractures in the body of a tile visible both on the face and back

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Bisque Cracks

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15
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  • 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
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Bond

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16
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-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

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Bonding Agent

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17
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-ceramic tile installation featuring each row offset for half its length

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Broken Joint

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18
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-French term designating a plain or carved wood-paneled wall

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Boiserie

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19
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  • the projecting ornament placed at the intersection of beams or moldings
  • it is often a carved head of an angel, flower, or foliage motif
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Boss

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20
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-to polish or grind down to a smooth finish

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Buff

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21
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-a wall or partition that supports the portion of the building above it in addition to its own weight

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Bearing Partition

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22
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-plain square joint between two members

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Butt Joint

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23
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  • tiles that have projections on the bondable side

- many of these projections are round

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Buttonback Tile

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24
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  • copolymer of about 98% isobutylene and 2% isoprene

- it has the poorest resistance to petroleum oils and gasolines of any rubber

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Butyl Rubber

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25
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-any substance which markedly speeds up the cure of an adhesive when added in minor quantity as compared to the amounts of primary reactants

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Catalyst

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26
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-a soft, plastic material consisting of pigment and vehicle, used for sealing joints in buildings and other structures where normal structural movement may occur

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Caulking Compound

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27
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  • any material fixed as “clothing” to walls and roofs

- it is weathering surface that protects a building

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Cladding

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28
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-a thin wall supported by the structural frame of the building and not dependent on the load-bearing quality of the wall below it

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Curtain Wall

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29
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-a wall faced with assorted shapes and sizes, glazed or unglazed, of ceramic or terracotta tiles

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Ceramic

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30
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-a constant load that in structures is due to the mass of the members, the supported structure, and permanent attachments or accessories

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Dead Load

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31
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-partitions that can be removed from its mounted position

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Demountable

32
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-a screen or partition separating one area from another within a larger area

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Divider

33
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  • tile decorated with colored clays inlaid and fires

- also colored tile laid in a wall or floor to form a pattern

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Encaustic

34
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-prints from a copper plate upon which a drawing or design has been made by a metal tool or by “biting” with acid

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Etchings

35
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  • an area of tile covering a wall or floor

- the field is bordered by tile trim

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Field Tile

36
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-partitions with joined sections that can be folded together like an accordion

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Folding

37
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-a hollow block of glass that is translucent but not transparent, used mainly in conjunction with brick, also known as “glass blocks”

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Glass Brick

38
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-a lattice or trellis openwork screen or wall

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Grille

39
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-a wood strip or metal mesh, which acts as a background or reinforcing agent for the scratch coat or mortar coat

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Lath

40
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-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

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Live Load

41
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-a force provided by weight or mass (gravitational), external or environmental sources such as wind, water and temperature, or other sources of energy

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Load

42
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-an opening in a wall or ceiling protected from the rain by slats placed at an angle

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Louver

43
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-organic tile adhesive

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Mastic

44
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  • can replaced in storage

- also called portable

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Movable

45
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-the projecting shelf surmounting a frieplace

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Mantel

46
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  • a recess in a wall for a statue or ornament
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Niche

47
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-a wall or partition that supports only its own weight

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Non-Bearing

48
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-the front dividing line of a step, where the top or a risers joins the front of a tread

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Nosing

49
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-a movable wall that is hinged or slides serving as a room divider

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Operative

50
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-a flat surface, raised or recessed, surrounded by rails and stiles, and held in place with moldings

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Panel

51
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-an interior partial wall dividing a larger area

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Partition

52
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-to last indefinitely, fixed and changeless

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Permanent

53
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-a rectangular shaft built into a wall and projecting slightly from it

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Pilaster

54
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-mixture of lime, sand and water sometimes with hair or other fiber added used for coating walls and ceilings

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Plaster

55
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-a material that increases plasticity of a cement paste, mortar or concrete mixture

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Plasticizer

56
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-made up of thin layers or plies of timber that get bonded together

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Plywood

57
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-easily movable

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Portable

58
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-rock composed of crystals or white or red feldspar in a red ground mass. a valuable stone for architectural and ornamental use

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Porphyry

59
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-the prominent or accent wall

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Prestige Wall

60
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-in paneling, any horizonal strip forming a portion of the frame; the vertical strip are called stiles

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Rail

61
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-a small receptacle designed to hold a sacred relic, usually made of ornamented precious metals enriched with jewels or enamel decoartion

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Reliquary

62
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-aggregate, ceramics, glass, marble, metal, plaster, plastics, slate, terrazzo, or wood used as a finishing surface for a wall

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Rigid Materials

63
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-mixture of Portland cement, sand and water

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Scratch

64
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-first coat of plaster or stucco, applied and scratched to a wall or ceiling in three-coat work

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Scratch Coat

65
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-a movable partition intended to divide, conceal, or protect part of a room

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Screen

66
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  • 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”
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Section

67
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-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

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Set

68
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-maximum interval during which a material may be stored and remain in a usable condition

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Shelf Life

69
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-fine plaster or cement made of Portland cement, sand and lime applied to a structure used as ornamentation

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Stucco

70
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-the underlying support for the ceramic tile installation

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Substrate

71
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-a small cube of stone, glass or marble used in making mosaics

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Tessera

72
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-a term used to describe the bonding of tile with suitable materials applied approximately 1/8 inch thick

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Thin-set

73
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  • 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
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Trumeau

74
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-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

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Veneer Match

75
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-a pierced lattice effect in wood

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Treillage

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