Common interior walls (backing walls) are cold-formed steel frame walls with waterproof coating and concrete masonry. Critical components of masonry veneers exposed to moisture include: Drain cavity behind masonry veneer
es: backing wall
brick courses
A "course" is a measure that refers to the dimensions of the brick and mortar when they have been interspersed together. A brick and mortar together equals a "course".
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,
Example: we can interpret the yarns as brick courses
es: brick courses
concrete block
noun
A concrete block is mainly used as a building material in the construction of walls. It is sometimes called a concrete masonry unit (CMU).
Example: houses in mexico are mostly built with concrete blocks
es: concrete block
dovetail insert
noun
a joint made by inserting a tenon in one piece into mortise holes in the other. verb. they fit well, like by means of a dovetail. type of: fit. fit
es: dovetail insert
gravity load
noun
Inertial and gravitational loads are both static and dynamic loads resulting from vibration, rotation, gravity, and seismic accelerations
Example: The analysis of gravitational loads is a procedure that allows to know the loads that are exerted on the different structural elements that make up the construction due to its operation. That is, the living and dead charges that act on it during the usual operation of the building.
es: gravity load
hanging off (of)
verb
To be suspended from something
Example: To be suspended from something: Ornaments hang from the chandelier.
es: colgando de
horizontal mortar joints
En mampostería, las juntas de mortero son los espacios entre ladrillos, bloques de hormigón o bloques de vidrio, que se rellenan con mortero o lechada. Si la superficie de la mampostería permanece sin revocar, las juntas contribuyen significativamente a la apariencia de la mampostería. Las juntas de mortero se pueden hacer en una serie de formas diferentes, pero las más comunes son inclinadas, en vid, extruidas, cóncavas, en V, golpeadas, al ras, desgastadas y con cuentas.
Example: joints between bricks should not exceed 2 cm
es: juntas de mortero horizontales
ladder type systems
noun
Stairs are built with one of three basic materials; wood, fiberglass and... There are also several types of ladders made for a wide variety of uses.
es: sistemas tipo escalera
laterally
adverb
In religious architecture, a side nave is a space delimited by walls or columns parallel to the central or main nave. It is typical of cathedrals.
Example: the churches of the colony have two naves to the sides
es: nave lateral
masonry ties
noun
Mooring on a hollow wall is a component used to join the internal and external walls— built with bricks or cinder blocks — making both parts act as a homogeneous unit. It is placed on the wall of the cavity during construction and spreads through the cavity.
es: lazos de albañilería
multi-story
adj.
having more than two stories a multistory apartment building.
Example: the delegation building on the central campus is multi-storey
es: multi-piso
relief angle
The slope at a point on the ground is defined as the angle between the vector normal to the surface at that point and the vertical vector.
The angle between a relieved surface and a tangential plane at a cutting edge.
es: relief angle
Supports
noun
Links, ligatures or supports are devices that somehow restrict the movements of the structural system and allow the transmission of stresses.
Example: give its upper temple architectural and structural support, which is key to the conservation of both [...] the substructure and the burial chamber.
tie (something) back to
adj.
una tira decorativa de tela o cordón, que generalmente se usa para sostener una cortina abierta a un lado de la ventana.
es: tie (something) back to
transfers
verb
each element fulfills a function, so the continuity of the structural elements is fundamental, because in this way it is that the structure transfers the loads towards the ground, through the foundation.
Example: transfer efforts, loads
es: transferencias de cargas
wedge anchor
It is useful for resistant applications of solid concrete, joining threshold plates, electrical equipment, fixing of structural supports rails, metal doors and window frames.
"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.
