Angle steel, also known as angle iron, is one of the different types of structural steel on the market, used in a wide variety of construction applications.
en: ÁNGULO DE ACERO
ARCHITECTURE
Is the art of devising, designing and constructing buildings and structures were human activities can be carried out, and which, at the same time, are functional, durable and aesthetically valuable.
en: ARQUITECTURA
AXIS
The axes are the ones that guide the construction of the design we are projecting.
en: EJE
BEAM
The beam is a fundamental structural element in construction, whatever its nature. It will be the type, quality and purpose of the construction that will determine the measurements, materials of the beam, and above all, its capacity to support and contain weights and tensions.
en: VIGA
CHAMFER
The surface produced by the skewing or beveling of a corner or edge.
en: CHAFLÁN
COLUMN
A column is an architectural element designed to receive the vertical loads of an architectural work (arch, architrave, vault) by transmitting them to the base.
en: COLUMNA
COMPOSITE COLUMNS
Composite columns are made of steel and concrete and are used in multi-story buildings as well as for low-rise buildings. They can be made of a steel beam embedded in concrete or circular or rectangular steel tubes filled with concrete.
en: COLUMNA COMPUESTA
CONCENTRIC RADIALS
Type of organization that starts around a central point where the streets form concentric circles, achieving a communication between the center and the exterior.
en: TRAMAS CONCÉNTRICAS RADIALES
CONCRETE
Concrete is a mixture of stones, sand, water and cement that when solidified constitutes one of the most resistant construction materials for making foundations and walls.
en: CONCRETO
CONCRETE BLOCK
The concrete block is an element that has been used as a substitute for other materials such as adobe or brick. Currently its use has become very popular due to all the advantages it has, as well as its low cost.
en: BLOCK DE CONCRETO
CORRUGATED SHEET
Corrugated sheets are sheets made of various materials such as steel, poly carbonate or aluminum. They are mainly used in the construction industry for roofing or surface cladding.
en: LÁMINA ACANALADA
COVER
Roofs are upper enclosing structures, which serve as Exterior Enclosures, whose fundamental function is to offer protection to the building against climatic agents and other factors, to provide shelter, privacy, acoustic and thermal insulation, as well as all other vertical enclosures.
en: CUBIERTA
DEAD LOAD
Dead loads are considered to be the weights of all construction elements, finishes and all elements that occupy a permanent position and have a weight that does not change substantially with time.
en: CARGA MUERTA
EDGE
Natural or artificial boundary that delimits one space from another.
en: BORDE
FLATTENED
The term wall flattening is a technique that consists of applying a mixture of adventitious material with an aggregate to the vertical elements (walls) and horizontal elements (coffins) of a construction.
en: APLANADDO
HANGING OFF
Hanging from a certain object without touching the floor
en: COLGANDO DE
IRREGULAR PLOT
It is composed of narrow and irregular streets that generate a space in disorder, not very legible and difficult to read.
en: TRAMA IRREGULAR
LIMIT
The boundary expressed as a skin, membrane, contour, margin, threshold, profile or shell determines an interface or a communicative facade through transparency, a spatial gradation; an articulation between different territories, or a protective enclosure as isolation from the outside.
en: LIMITE
LIVE LOAD
Live loads are considered to be the forces produced by the use and occupation of the buildings and which are not of a permanent nature.
en: CARGA VIVA
LOSACERO
Metal mezzanine system, manufactured with galvanized steel, of excellent structural resistance. Its laminated profile is specially designed to anchor perfectly with the concrete, thus forming the roof slab or mezzanine.
en: LOSACERO
MAMPOSTERY
Construction procedure in which stones are joined with mortar without any order of courses or sizes.
en: MAMPOSTERIA
METAL BOLT
Anchor bolts are used to join metal elements to concrete.
en: PERNO DE METAL
METAL COVER
Metal roofing consists of the coating of profiled sheets or metal sheets, it can be a panel or sheet, we handle both. It does not need constant maintenance or waterproofing as a common roof. It has an aesthetic view and provides some thermal insulation.
en: CUBIERTA DE METAL
METAL DECKING
They are extremely durable pallets made of industrial grade steel. They are ideal for bucket loads and can be specifically designed for indoor and outdoor use. They are moisture resistant and recyclable.
en: TARIMA METÁLICA
METAL GRID
The metallic grating is a functional and aesthetic material applied in the construction of buildings were visual and physical values are required to be resistant and attractive. It also is a grid used in modern constructions for industrial areas and even in residential spaces.
en: REJILLA METÁLICA
METAL TUBES
The concept of the tube system is based on the idea that a building can be designed to resist lateral loads by designing it as a hollow cantilever perpendicular to the ground.
en: TUBO DE METAL
METALLIC STRUCTURE
A metal structure is considered to be a structure that is mostly (we are talking about at least 80%) made of metal parts.
en: ESTRUCTURA DE METAL
MILESTONE
Visual, architectural or popular elements within the environment which serve as a reference guide among local or external inhabitants.
en: HITO
MORTAIR JOINTS
The joint is the small space between the two surfaces of the immediate bricks of a wall, which is filled with mortar or cement in order to join them solidly.
en: JUNTAS DE MORTERO
MULTY STORY
Having more than two stories a multistory apartment building.
en: VARIOS / MÚLTIPLES PISOS
NEIGHBORHOOD
Part of a population of relatively large extension, containing a spontaneous social grouping and having a peculiar physical, social, economic or ethnic character by which it is identified.
en: BARRIO/S
ORTHOGONAL PLOT
Ordered orthogonally, this type of urban grid is the most used throughout history because it allows legibility.
en: TRAMA ORTOGONAL
PATH
Space that is traveled or has to be traveled to go from one place to another.
en: TRAYECTO
PREFABRICATED CONCRTE
Precast concrete is the product of the industrialization of concrete processing, in the sense that it provides an optimal alternative to traditional in-situ concrete mixing.
en: CONCRETO PREFABRICADO
PRESTRESSED CONCRETE
Patented in 1920, the progressing technique was designed to compensate for the tensile forces exerted on concrete when it is used as a structural building element. This is achieved by introducing internal compression stresses prior to placement.
en: HORMIGÓN PRETENSADO
REINFORCED CONCRETE
The construction technique of reinforced concrete, reinforced concrete or reinforced concrete consists of the combination of two materials: concrete and reinforcing steel. These materials are combined in order to form structural elements such as beams, columns, walls, foundations, slabs, among others.
en: CONCRETO ARMADO
REINFORCED CONCRETE
Reinforced concrete is essentially the improved version of plain concrete since it overcomes certain mechanical limitations of the original material.
en: CONCRETO REFORZADO
REINFORCING STEEL
Reinforcing steel is also known as rear and, as its name indicates, it is used for the reinforcement of structures and other works that are subjected to high loads.
en: ACERO DE REFUERZO
RELIEF ANGLE
Angle of frontal relief or angle of incidence: is a letter indicating the 90° difference measured in a plane normal to the cutting edge generated by the angle between the flank and the top surface of the insert.
en: ÁNGULO DE ALIVIO
ROD
The rods consist of steel bars, usually of circular section with diameters determined from ¼ inch.
SENDA
A narrow road, especially one that has been formed by the passage of people or animals.
en: SENDA
STEEL
Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon. This material is one of the most versatile in terms of its use, being used in a wide variety of products, from tools to building structures.
en: ACERO
STEEL BAR
Flat bars (also known as "rectangular bars" or "sills") are long, rectangular-shaped metal bars used in a wide range of structural and architectural applications.
en: BARRA DE ACERO
STEEL BEAM
They are structural elements that support the construction loads and transmit them to the vertical supporting elements such as columns or walls.
en: VIGA DE ACERO
STEEL MEMBERS
In steel-based structural members, beams or girders are those that work predominantly under bending stresses. Members subjected to combine forces. When we speak of combined stresses, we refer to structural members subjected to bending loads, combined with tension or compression.
en: MIEMBROS DE ACERO
STEEL PLATE
Steel plate is mainly used for surface applications in some structures. It comes in different thicknesses, dimensions and steel grades, ideal for the various types of construction planned.
en: PLACA DE ACERO
STEEL SECTION
en: This section is widely used for pointing load applications to resist shear, tension, and compression. In addition, it is perfect for use as a connecting member, the main component of an integrated member.
STRUCTURAL LOADS
A structural load or structural action is a force, deformation or acceleration applied on a structural element. A load can cause stresses, deformations and displacements in a structure.
en: CARGAS ESTRUCTURALES
STRUCTURE
Stables set of resistant elements of a construction with the purpose of supporting loads and transmitting them, in order to finally carry these weights or loads to the ground. In other words, a set capable of receiving external loads, resisting them internally and transmitting them to its supports.
en: ESTRUCTURA
SUPPORT
That which serves as a support, a sustaining element, which receives the weight or on which new ideas, forms and opportunities for action are based.
en: SOPORTE
SUPPORTS
That which serves as a support, a sustaining element, that which receives the weight or on which new ideas, forms and opportunities for action are based.
en: SOPORTE
TILE
Tiles are pieces of medium to large format, so they are widely used in the installation of floors. They are manufactured in various materials such as ceramic, stone, marble, among others, so there is a wide variety of designs, depending on the finish you want to give to your space.
en: LOSETA
TRAMA
The weft is known as the uniform repetition of certain elements such as facades or panels, which generates an order within a specific area.
en: TRAMA
URBAN LEGIBILITY
Urban legibility is the quality that allows the urban scholar or the simple visitor to clearly identify the most relevant urban elements, to understand the settlement as a whole and to decipher its structure without difficulty.
en: LEGIBILIDAD URBANA
URBANISM
Urban planning is the organization or arrangement of buildings and spaces of a city according to a normative framework. It is therefore a discipline that defines, taking into account aesthetics, sociology, economics, politics, hygiene, technology, the design of the city and its environment.
en: URBANISMO
WALL
Thick wall; especially the outer wall of a building or other construction that limits its perimeter.
en: MURO
WEDGE ANCHOR
Fully threaded, torque-controlled wedge anchor is designed for consistent performance in cracked and non-cracked concrete. For use in concrete, sanded lightweight structural concrete and concrete on metal decking.
