Example: Our brick coursing chart helps builders & brick layers calculate the number of bricks needed to achieve a particular height or width.
en: cursos de ladrillo
concrete block
Noun
A concrete block is primarily used as a building material in the construction of walls. It is sometimes called a concrete masonry unit (CMU).
Example: She was injured when a concrete block fell on her legs.
en: bloque de concreto
dovetail insert
Noun
a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other. fit together tightly, as if by means of a dovetail.
Example: none
en: inserto de cola de milano
gravity load
Gravity loads are body loads that simulate the force of gravity as it affects your model.
Example: exceptionally rigid structure, supporting virtually all lateral loads (such as wind loads) and sharing the gravity load with the core columns.
en: carga de gravedad
HANGING OFF
Noun
To be suspended from something
Example: The ornaments hang off the chandelier.
en: colgando
horizontal mortar joints
Noun
In masonry, mortar joints are the spaces between bricks, concrete blocks, or glass blocks.
Example: Pre-drill holes into the brick masonry or concrete and not into the soft mortar joint.
en: juntas de mortero horizontales
ladder-type systems
Noun
If the backup wall is concrete block, there are ladder-type systems that fit in the concrete block mortar joints
Example: none
en: sistemas tipo escalera
laterally
Adverbio
At, toward, or from the side or sides; sideways.
Example: use slide steps to move laterally
en: lateralmente
masonry ties
Noun
Wall ties, sometimes called 'brick ties', are used in buildings with cavity walls. They are used to join the two leaves of a cavity wall .
Example: Masonry re-anchoring systems are the most recent development in masonry tie systems.
en: lazos de albañilería
multi-story
Adjetive
having more than two stories. a multistory apartment building.
Example: The Moskovski Department Store, a vast multi-story complex near the city's center.
From a multi-storey watchtower outside we then surveyed the area around.
en: varios pisos
RELIEF ANGLE
Noun
The angle between the part of the flanks of a cutting tool below the cutting edge and a plane perpendicular to the base.
Example: The proper scheduling of relieving angles is essential to the progression of work on the project. In many cases, the relieving angles are either galvanized or stainless steel, requiring a long period of time, from approval of shop drawings to delivery to the jobsite.
en: ángulo de alivio
SUPPORTS
Noun
Bear all or part of the weight of; hold up.
Example: The dome was supported by a hundred white columns
en: Soportes
tie back to
To draw and restrain something back and out of the way. A noun or pronoun can be used between "tie" and "back."
Example: I forgot to bring a hairclip to tie my hair back, so it kept falling into my face while I worked.
Be sure to tie the cables back or they could cause injury or death while operating the machine.
en: Atar
TRANSFERS
Noun
move from one place to another.
Example: the total load that the column can support and transfer to the ground.
en: Transferencias
WEDGE ANCHOR
Noun
"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.
