Air-entrained concrete contains billions of microscopic air cells per cubic foot. These air pockets relieve internal pressure on the concrete by providing tiny chambers for water to expand into when it freezes
Example: concrete with built-in air serves to release pressure and increase resistance when drying
en: Concreto con aire incluido
Architectural concrete
Architectural concrete refers to concrete that while providing an aesthetic finish to the building also serves a structural function. Decorative concrete typically refers to concrete flatwork or building elements such as panels, that while enhanced with texture or color, are not structural building members.
Example: the architectural concrete shows the natural building to improve the design
en: hormigón arquitectónico
Asphaltic concrete
Asphalt concrete (commonly called asphalt,[1] blacktop, or pavement in North America, and tarmac, bitumen macadam, or rolled asphalt in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland) is a composite material commonly used to surface roads, parking lots, airports, and the core of embankment dams.
Example: asphalt concrete was used for the elaboration of the road from Toluca to Mexico
en: hormigón asfáltico
Axis
a straight line about which a body or a geometric figure rotates or may be supposed to rotate
Example: the axis sample delimits the sona by done you can see a plot of a luagr
en: Eje
Backup Wall:
Common interior walls (backup walls) are cold-formed steel framed walls with water-resistant sheathing and concrete masonry. Critical components in masonry veneers exposed to moisture include: Drainage cavity behind veneer wythe
Example: a backing wall is placed to help the structure to have better resistance to living loads
en: Muro de respaldo:
Borders
The bordering role, or a position of architecture, connected with its material properties and impact, historically used to spatially reinforce different acts of (political, military, administrative, economic, cultural, etc.)
Example: the forntera that is seen enters the colonies that marks your colony with mine, only goes between trees
en: Fronteras
Brick Courses:
A course is a layer of the same unit running horizontally in a wall. It can also be defined as a continuous row of any masonry unit such as bricks, concrete masonry units (CMU), stone, shingles, tiles, etc.
Example: a brick course was placed to improve the decoration of the exterior of the façade
en: Cursos de ladrillo:
Cellular concrete
a low-density product consisting of portland cement, cement-silica, cement-pozzolan, lime-pozzolan, or lime-silica pastes, or pastes containing blends of these ingredients and having a homogeneous void or cell structure, attained with gas-forming chemicals or foaming agents.
Example: cellular concrete was used for a "bare" façade finish in the work
en: hormigón celular
Colored concrete
What Is Colored Concrete? Colored concrete, also known as decorative concrete, allows traditional grey concrete to be stained and dyed different colors. Concrete has been colored as far back as the early 1900s and was primarily used by companies who made precast structures for building facades.
Example: the finish of colored concrete for the facades of the colony considered "magical" villages
en: hormigón coloreado
Concrete Block:
A concrete block is one of several precast concrete products used in construction. The term precast refers to the fact that the blocks are formed and hardened ...
Example: we use concrete block to more easily fill the walls, without the need for columns
en: Bloque de concreto:
Cured concrete
Curing of concrete is defined as providing adequate moisture, temperature, and time to allow the concrete to achieve the desired properties for its intended use.
Example: at the end of the work, we cure the concrete to give greater resistance
en: hormigón curado
Dovetail Insert:
a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other. verb. fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail. type of: fit. make fit.
Example: we place a type of mooring, also called as "dovetail insertion"
en: Inserto de cola de milano:
Exposed concrete
Exposed concrete refers to concrete whose surface is a visible part of the architectural and interior design of the building. Strictly speaking, this refers to concrete surfaces that were in contact with the formwork shell when they were produced.
Example: we use exposed concrete to achieve a modern and clean façade
en: hormigón visto
Gravity Load:
Gravity loads are body loads available only in Structure. These loads simulate the force of gravity as it affects your model. When you define a gravity load, you specify the gravitational components of the load in each coordinate direction.
Example: we always count in the work the load of gravity at the time of planning the work
en: Carga de gravedad:
Green concrete
Green concrete is defined as a concrete which uses waste material as at least one of its components, or its production process does not lead to environmental destruction, or it has high performance and life cycle sustainability.
Example: we want a natural type cas, to use green concrete in it and give something more alive
en: hormigón verde
Hanging Off (Of):
To be suspended from something: The ornaments hang off the chandelier. 2. To hesitate or remain behind: Hang off on that decision until the boss gets back. See also: hang, off.
Example: you have to put this slab, so that it is hanging and you do not occupy much steel to support its own weight
en: Colgando (de):
Horizontal Mortar Joints:
The straight, inclined surfaces of the bed (horizontal) joints tend to catch the light and give the brickwork a neat, ordered appearance. This joint is less compacted than the concave and V-joints, although it is still suitable for exterior building walls.
Example: you have to put this slab, so that it is hanging and you do not occupy much steel to support its own weight
en: Juntas de Mortero Horizontales:
Insulating concrete
Insulating concrete form or insulated concrete form (ICF) is a system of formwork for reinforced concrete usually made with a rigid thermal insulation that stays in place as a permanent interior and exterior substrate for walls, floors, and roofs.
Example: we use insulating concrete to allow the interior temperature to be comfortable
en: hormigón aislante
Ladder-Type Systems:
Ladder system means two main air lines, generally one each side of the railway tracks, cross connected at regular intervals and able to be fed from any direction.
Example: places the brick in ladder system for greater efficiency in the work
en: Sistemas tipo escalera:
Landmark
an object or feature of a landscape or town that is easily seen and recognized from a distance, especially one that enables someone to establish their location.
Example: that milestone is a point of reference because many people meet it and locate it
en: Hito/ Punto de referencia
Laterally:
1 : of or relating to the side a lateral view. 2 : situated on, directed toward, or coming from the side the lateral branches of a tree. 3 : extending from side to side the lateral axis of an airplane.
Example: that milestone is a point of reference because many people meet it and locate it
en: Lateralmente:
Masonry Ties:
Wall ties, sometimes called ‘brick ties’, are used in buildings with cavity walls. They are used to join the two leaves of a cavity wall together, allowing the two parts to act as a homogeneous unit. Hidden from view after construction, wall ties play a vital role in ensuring the stability of a building.
Example: the masonry moorings we have to use for the assembly of the slab
en: Lazos de albañilería:
Metal channel
Metal channels are light gauge and cold formed.
Light gauge means thin.
Cold formed means that they are made by bending thin steel without heating.
Example: The metal channel serves to be placed as a gutter in some houses
en: canal metalico
Metal decking
Metal decking is structural. It is most often covered with concrete to form floor or roof slabs.
Sometimes it isn't covered with concrete and just spans between secondary roof framing members and supports the roof insulation and roofing materials.
Example: Metal decking is used to cover extensions of slabs wrongly called Losacero
en: Tarima metálica
Metal framing
Metal framing usually refers to cold-formed, light gauge studs, channels and other shapes.
Metal framing can be structural if it is engineered.
Example: metal framing are structures with the purpose of supporting large loads or covering larger areas of extension
en: estructura metálica
Metal grating
Grating can be structural or non-structural
Example: Metal grating can be used for pipes or ventilation grilles...etc
en: rejilla metalica
Metal panel
Metal panel is a general term describing any flat, thin sheet of metal. It can be any type of metal (stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, etc)
Example: metal panel helps to cover the wall and protect it from certain corrosiveness
en: panel metalico
Metal rod
Metal rods are metals and alloys designed in the pattern of round bars or rod, rectangular or flat bars, square bars, hexagons, and other patterns of bar stock
Example: Metal rod used to build columns or beams
en: Barra de metal
Metal roofing
Since metal roofing begins as a metal coil or sheet, it has the ability to be formed and cut into many different shapes, sizes, and lengths.
Example: As its name indicates, Metal roofing is for the roofs of the house and to protect from the rain.
en: Techo de metal
Metal stud
Structural metal stud framing refers to the construction of walls and planes using cold-formed steel components. There are two main components of metal stud framing, a stud and a track. Heavier gauge metal studs are used in load bearing walls and structural applications such as exterior walls.
Example: Metal stud sirve para ayudar a encajar otras partes de metal en la contruccion
en: Perno de metal
Metal tubing
Tubing is any shape that's hollow. (open in the middle)
Example: Metal tubing help in different situations, whether they are construction or installation
en: tubos metálicos
Multi-Story:
of a building. : having more than two stories a multistory apartment building.
Example: use several floors of bark until lleagar a dal of sawdust
en: Varios pisos:
node
a point at which lines or pathways intersect or branch; a central or connecting point.
Example: that node is a point of interaction between several places
en: nodo
Plot
A plot plan is an architectural drawing that shows all the major features and structures on a. piece of property
Example: that organization shows a very good spatial plot
en: Trama
Porous concrete
Pervious concrete (also called porous concrete, permeable concrete, no fines concrete and porous pavement) is a special type of concrete with a high porosity used for concrete flatwork applications that allows water from precipitation and other sources to pass directly through, thereby reducing the runoff from a site and allowing groundwater recharge.
Example: use porous concrete for the sidewalks and more if you put color
en: hormigón poroso
Precast concrete
Precast concrete is a construction product produced by casting concrete in a reusable mold or "form" which is then cured in a controlled environment, transported to the construction site and lifted into place ("tilt up"). In contrast, cast-in-place concrete is poured into site-specific forms and cured on site
Example: we order prefabricated hormiggon to revenbder it in the store
en: Concreto prefabricado
Prestressed concrete
Prestressed concrete is a form of concrete used in construction. It is substantially "prestressed" (compressed) during production, in a manner that strengthens it against tensile forces which will exist when in service
Example: the pressed concrete serves very well as decoration on the sidewalks or facades of planters
en: Hormigón pretensado
Reinforced concrete
reinforced concrete, concrete in which steel is embedded in such a manner that the two materials act together in resisting forces.
Example: when straining the slab, it can be called, armed ormigon
en: Concreto reforzado
Relief Angle:
A Side Relief Angle is an angle between the part of the flanks of a cutting tool below the cutting edge and a plane perpendicular to the base
Example: we use relief angle to improve quality and support the structure
en: Ángulo de alivio:
Routes an circulation
In particular, circulation routes are the pathways people take through and around buildings or urban places. Circulation is often thought of as the 'space between the spaces', having a connective function, but it can be much more than that
Example: the streets can be an example of routes and circulation to represent it
en: Rutas y circulación
Steel angle
Steel angles are hot rolled, and are most often structural.
Example: Steel angle helps to place new things on top of or join other metals
en: Ángulo de acero
Steel beam
Steel beams are hot rolled, horizontal steel structural framing members.
Example: Steel beam serves to support loads and repertilas up to the ground and columns
en: Viga de acero
Steel channel
Steel channels are structural.
Steel channels are hot rolled (made by heating metal at a high temperature and rolling through a machine)
Example: the steel channel can be used for gutter anchors or IPR beams
en: Canal de acero
Steel column
Steel columns are hot rolled, vertical steel structural framing members.
Example: Steel column son los pilares y soportes de una estructura y ayuda a mantener el peso de la misma
en: Columna de acero
Steel framing
Steel framing is a general term. It could be structural or non-structural shapes.
Example: It is used to withstand large loads or use with higher frequencies, the amplitude extensions
en: estructura de acero
Steel joist
Also called open web joists.
Example: Steel joist nos ayuda a tener una estructura de acero y a su vez una Tridilosa
en: vigueta de acero
Steel member
Member is a general term. Steel members are any part of a primary structural system. Beams, columns, girts, joists, etc.
Example: Steel member es un soporte como viga o trabe de acero
en: miembro de acero
Steel plate
Steel plate is often structural.
Example: Steel plate ayuda a ser la separacion en columna de acero y un adado de concreto
en: Placa de acero
Steel reinforcement
Steel reinforcement are steel bars that are provided in combination with plain cement concrete to make it reinforced concrete.
Example: Refuerzo de acero se usa para el armado o es el esqueleto de una contruccion
en: Refuerzo de acero
Steel reinforcing
Reinforcing describes the actual system or object.
Example: the steel reinforcing serves to reinforce the steel in certain sections
en: Refuerzo de acero
Steel rod
Steel rods, called rebars, placed in the lower portion of a concrete slab prevent that slab from cracking when subjected to that tensile bending force. From: Construction Process Planning and Management
Example: Steel rod is used for reinforced concrete and in slabs
en: Barra de acero
Steel sections
Steel section describes the profile or shape of a structural steel member. Engineers use the section properties for their calculations.
Example: Steel sections are the different types of metal support that exist and help to assemble a structure
en: Secciones de acero
Supports:
transitive verb. 1 : to endure bravely or quietly : bear. 2a(1) : to promote the interests or cause of. (2) : to uphold or defend as valid or right : advocate supports fair play. (3) : to argue or vote for supported the motion to lower taxe
Example: place a support to the polyn to give the aultura that is needed
en: Apoyo
Tie (Something) Back To:
tie back. To draw and restrain something back and out of the way.
Example: we have to tie each rod to prepare the shear
en: Atar (algo) Volver a:
Transfers:
1 : to move to a different place, region, or situation especially : to withdraw from one educational institution to enroll at another. 2 : to change from one vehicle or transportation line to another. transfer. noun.
Example: the transfer of load between the suleo and the structure is from above, to the ground
en: Transferencias
Unreinforced concrete
Concrete without reinforcement or reinforced only for shrinkage or temperature changes.
Example: unreinforced concrete can help us only for moorings of this small puppy house
en: hormigón no armado
Urban legibility
Legibility is one of the principles of urban design. Legibility means the possibility of organizing an environment within an imageable and coherent pattern.
Example: it is easy to identify the urban readability or the urban image of your colony
en: legibilidad urbana
Wedge Anchor:
"Wedge anchor" is a generic term for a type of anchor used to fasten a variety of materials to concrete. Some companies have different brand names for their wedge anchors such as Kwik Bolt, Power Stud, and Thunderstud.
Example: let's use wedge anchoring to easily tie up between the walls
