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15 terms

Backup wall

A metal wall panel system.

Example: Masonry ties fit in the horizontal mortar joints and are attached to the backup wall or structure.

es: Muro de respaldo

Brick courses

A brick course is a continuous row of any masonry unit such as bricks, concrete masonry units, stone, shingles, tiles, etc.

Example: Vertical dimensions are based on the number of brick courses plus an extra bed joint thickness

es: Hiladas de ladrillo.

Concrete block

A concrete block is a prefabricated masonry, made with fine concrete or cement mortar, used in the construction of walls and walls. Conventional, locally available building materials such as brick and concrete block were used in the housing construction.

Example: Most concrete blocks have one or more hollow cavities, and their sides may be cast smooth or with a design.

es: Bloque de concreto

Dovetail insert

Used for attaching brick veneer or stone to a concrete backup wall. The dovetail slot is nailed to the inside of the form. When the concrete is poured and the form is removed, the slot allows anchors to be installed and adjusted vertically.

Example: Dovetail joints are extremely strong and attractive joints, and are traditionally used on boxes, chests, quality furniture and cabinet drawers.

es: Inserto de cola de milano

Gravity load

Gravity loads are the vertical forces that act on a structure

Example: Relief angles (shelf angles), support the gravity load or weight of the brick on multi-story buildings.

es: Carga de gravedad

Hanging off

To be suspended from something

Example: The brick is hanging off of the structure at each relief angle or shelf angle.

es: Colgando

Horizontal mortar joints

In masonry, mortar joints are the spaces between bricks or concrete blocks, that are filled with mortar.

Example: Masonry ties fit in the horizontal mortar joints and are attached to the structure.

es: Juntas de mortero horizontales

ladder-type systems

A ladder is a vertical or inclined set of rungs or steps.

Example: As a point of reference, it has developed a scale of design management based on the Design Ladder (*) system, with the following levels en: Sistemas tipo escalera

es: Sistemas tipo escalera

Laterally

Lateral loads are live loads that are applied parallel to the ground; that is, they are horizontal forces acting on a structure.

Example: They tie the brick back to the structure and support it laterally.

es: Lateralmente

Multi-story

Having more than two stories a multistory apartment building.

Example: Wives and children from Al-Silwadi family living in a multi-story building in Silwan, received an order from the occupying .

es: De varios pisos.

Relief angle

The angle between a relieved surface and a tangential plane at a cutting edge.

Example: The main characteristic is the relief in angle on the four sides of the bollard.

es: Ángulo de alivio

Supports

Bear all or part of the weight of; hold up.

Example: The supports prevents the roof from collapsing.

es: Soportes

Tie (something) back to

To draw and restrain something back and out of the way.

Example: Tie the string to your waist so that the pencil hangs down your back to about the height of your knees.

es: Atar (algo)

Transfers

An act of moving something or someone to another place.

Example: It is preferable to provide for adequate safeguards in the case of structural transfers.

es: Transferencias

Wedge anchor

Wedge anchor" is a generic term for a type of anchor used to fasten a variety of materials to concrete.

Example: Wedge anchors provide the highest and most consistent holding values of any mechanical type of expansion anchor.

es: Anclaje de cuña.