Gómez Villagrán Alejandro
Gómez Villagrán Alejandro
16 Brick Ties terms
- backup wall
- noun
- Common interior walls (backup walls) are cold-formed steel framed walls with water-resistant sheathing and concrete masonry.
- en: pared de respaldo
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- brick courses
- Noun
- Is the arrangement of bricks in a wall.
- Example: The more common brick course is in soga.
- en: cursos de ladrillo
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- concrete block
- noun
- A concrete block is primarily used as a building material in the construction of walls.
- Example: Concrete block is also called CMU. CMU is an abbreviation for Concrete Masonry Unit.
- en: Bloque de concreto
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- dovetail insert
- Noun
- A joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other.
- Example: Usually a dovetail masonry anchor fits in a dovetail insert.
- en: inserto de cola de milano
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- gravity load
- Noun
- Are those forces that are applied perpendicular to the roof or floor system.
- Example: Gravity loads forces that are applied perpendicular to the roof or floor system.
- en: carga de gravedad
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- hanging off
- Verb
- To be suspended from something.
- Example: Did you know that the gutter is practically hanging off the side of the house?
- en: colgando
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- horizontal mortar joints
- Noun
- Mortar joints are the spaces between bricks.
- Example: Horizontal mortar joints must be 1.5 cm thick.
- en: juntas de mortero horizontales
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- ladder-type systems
- Noun
- Is a vertical or inclined set of rungs or steps.
- Example: The cross rods of the ladder-type system are spaced so block cells are not obstructed, allowing easy placement of vertical rebars.
- en: sistemas tipo escalera
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- laterally
- adverb
- From the side or sides; sideways.
- Example: They tie the brick back to the structure and support it laterally.
- en: lateralmente
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- masonry ties
- Noun
- The connection between courses of brick and the subsurface behind the brick.
- Example: If the masonry ties are adequate, the brickwork should be rebuilt plumb.
- en: lazos de albañilería
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- multi-story
- Noun
- A building with more than two stories.
- Example: The Moskovski Department Store, a vast multi-story complex near the city's center.
- en: de varios pisos
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- relief angle
- Noun
- A structural steel member that relieves the weight of another system constructed within the building.
- Example: A relief angle helps support the weight of the wall.
- en: ángulo de alivio
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- supports
- noun
- To hold something firmly or carry its weight, especially from below to stop it from falling.
- Example: This wall can support the construction.
- en: Apoyos
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- tie back to
- Verb
- Join or fasten one thing to another with ropes, laces or similar materials.
- Example: They tie the brick back to the structure and support it laterally.
- en: atar de nuevo a
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- transfers
- noun
- Are the external forces exerted on the resistant elements or also on their own weight.
- Example: The open-plan works by means of rigid frames, these can transfer their loads through the beams to the columns.
- en: transferencias
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- wedge anchor
- Noun
- Wedge anchors are a unique type of concrete anchors, designed to anchor objects into concrete applications.
- Example: Wedge anchors provide the highest and most consistent holding values of any mechanical type of expansion anchor.
- en: ancla de cuña
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