- BASIC
TERMS
- UHE CRANE:
- An electrically operated UH Crane.
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- UL RATING:
- Underwriter's Laboratories certification
rating.
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- UNIFORM LOAD:
- Loads that cover all or part of a beam and
throughout the portion covered, the amount of
- load per unit of length is the same.
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- UPLIFT:
- Wind load on a building which causes a load
in the upward direction.
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- VALLEY GUTTER:
- A channel used to carry off water from the
"V" of roofs of multi-gabled buildings.
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- VAPOR BARRIER:
- Material used to retard the flow of vapor or
moisture into walls and thus prevent condensation
- within them. The process of supplying outside
fresh air to, or removing air from an enclosure.
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- VENTILATOR:
- An accessory usually used on the roof that
allows air to pass through.
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- WALL COVERING:
- The exterior wall skin consisting of panels
or sheets and their attachments, trim and weather
sealants.
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- WEB:
- That portion of a structural member between
the flanges.
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- WEEP HOLES:
- Openings in flashings, etc., to permit
drainage and reduce pressures. (Usually field
drilled holes).
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- WIDTH EXTENSION:
- A structure dependent upon another structure
for partial support and having only one slope or
pitch.
- WIND LOAD:
- A loading representing the pressure exerted
on a structure by a given wind velocity.
- A load caused by the wind blowing from any
horizontal direction.
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- WORK POINT:
- An intersection of planes from which
dimensions are located.
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- "Z"
SECTION:
- A member formed from coiled steel stock in
the shape of a block "Z".
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- Abbreviations
- AB - Anchor Bolts
- ASSY - Assembly
- cc - Center to Center
- CONC - Concrete
- CL - Center Line
- DET - Detail
- DRG - Drawing
- DSD - Double Slide Door
- ES - Eave Strut
- EW - End Wall
- FFL - Finish Floor Line
- FO - Framed Opening
- FNB - Fin Neck Bolt
- HSB - High Strength Bolt
- INT - Internal/Interior
- LG - Long
- MB - Machine Bolt
- NS/FS - Near Side / Far Side
- OA - Overall
- OC - On Center
- 0/0 - Out to Out
- PL - PLT - Plate
- P & B - Post and Beam
- PRH - Profiles RHF Ltd
- R.F. - Rigid Frame
- RUD - Roll-up Door
- SDS - Self Drilling Screw
- SP - Sandwidch panel
- STS - Self Tapping Screw
- SS - Single skin
- SSD - Single Slide Door
- SW - Side-wall
- THK - Thick
- TYP - Typical
- TYP UN - Typical Unless Noted
- W/ - With
- W/0 - Without