Backup walls are cold-formed steel framed walls with water-resistant sheathing and concrete masonry.
es: Muro de respaldo
Brick courses
Courses are continuous layers running horizontally, bonded with mortar.
es: Hilada de ladrillos
Concrete block
A Concrete Block is a ‘Building Block’ composed entirely of concrete that is then mortared together to make an imposing, long-lasting construction.
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.
es: Inserto de cola de milano
Gravity load
Vertical loads, or gravity loads, are those forces that are applied perpendicular to the roof or floor system. These are separated into two categories: Dead Loads and Live Loads.
es: Cargas gravitatorias
Hanging off
To be suspended from something
es: Colgando
Horizontal mortar joints
Mortar joints are the spaces between bricks, concrete blocks, or glass blocks, that are filled with mortar or grout.
es: Juntas de mortero
Ladder-type system
Brick reinforcement ladders are two long, flattened bars of steel (usually stainless or galvanised), joined at stages by thinner bars, creating a ladder effect.
es: Sistemas tipo escalera.
Laterally
From the side or sides; sideways.
es: Lateralmente
Masonry ties
They are used to join the two leaves of a cavity wall together, allowing the two parts to act as a homogeneous unit.
es: Lazos de albañilería
Multi-storey
Having more than two stories a multistory apartment building.
es: Varios pisos.
Relief angles
The angle between a relieved surface and a tangential plane at a cutting edge.
es: Ángulo de alivio.
Supports
A structural support is a part of a building or structure that provides the necessary stiffness and strength in order to resist the internal forces.
es: Soportes
Tie back to
To bind or fasten something.
es: Atar
Transfers
A term used to describe the distribution load across discontinuities such as joints or cracks.
