| 1. Size; magnitude; large mass or quantity. 2. Large quantities as in bulk cement. 3. To cause to swell or bulge. 4. A small structure projecting from a building, as a booth or stall.
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| Continuous strands of synthetic fiber made into yarn without spinning; often extruded in modified cross section such as multi-lobal, mushroom or bean shape and/or texturized to increase bulk and covering power.
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| The temporary formwork that blocks fresh concrete from a section of forms or closes the end of a form at a construction joint.
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| 1.A vertical partition separating compartments, as on a ship or aircraft. 2. A structure or partition to resist pressure or shut off water, fire, or gas. 3. A retaining wall along a waterfront. 4. A projecting structure with a sloping door giving access to a cellar stairway or shaft.
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| Graph of change in volume of a quantity of sand due to change in moisture content.
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| Ratio of the volume of moist sand to the volume of the sand when dry.
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| Of a pigment, its ability to add volume to a paint.
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| Increase in the bulk volume of a quantity of sand in a moist condition over the volume of the same quantity dry.
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| A tool comprising a large, flat, rectangular piece of wood, aluminum, or magnesium usually 8 in. (20 cm) wide and 42 to 60 in. (100 to 150 cm) long, and a handle 4 to 16 ft. (1 to 5 m) in length used to smooth unformed surfaces of freshly placed concrete.
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| 1. A brick having one rounded corner. 2. Bricks that have their ends or corners rounded off.
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| 1. In plastering, an external angle that is rounded in order to eliminate a sharp corner; can be made by running with plaster or using a bull nose corner bead with the proper radius. 2. Any material with a rounded edge such as a concrete block, ceramic tile, or brick. 3. See Step Return.
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| A tractor driven machine with a horizontal blade for clearing land, road building, or similar work.
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| A wall hanging unit upon which information or messages are attached; a thin board, often of cork, hung on a wall for the attachment of public announcements.
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| A protective laminated glass sheet, heat and pressure-bonded with resin sheets to resist the passage of bullets.
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| A dividing wall which has been rendered bulletproof by using specific materials in its construction.
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| Manufactured to prevent breakage or penetration from a strong external force.
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| A concrete masonry unit which has one or more rounded external corners.
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| A type of ceramic tile bullnose trim with a convex radius on two adjacent edges.
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| A ceramic trim tile with a convex radius on one edge that has been given a glassy or glossy surface.
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| 1. A small circular window or opening; a bulls eye window. 2. A small thick disc of glass inserted, as in a deck, to let in light.
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| Thick rubber units placed under loading dock openings to absorb the shock and prevent damage when trucks back in for loading or unloading.
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| Rubber tip devices mounted on walls or baseboards that prevent door knobs from marring walls.
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| A wall built around a tank to contain its contents should the tank or its piping spring a leak.
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| Two pieces of gypsumboard packaged face to face.
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| A group of not more than four parallel steel reinforcing bars in contact with each other, usually tied together.
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| End tape to secure two pieces of gypsum board into a bundle.
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| Space where ice or cooling element is placed in commercial installations.
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| The force of water or liquefied soil that tends to raise a building foundation out of the ground.
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| Built-Up Roofing.
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| The amount of money that has to be added to cover overhead.
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