| 1. A stone in a corner of a wall. 2. A ceremonial stone with names of the sponsors, designers, and constructors and the date of construction.
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| Molding that is used to form a projection at the top of a wall; a crowning member at the top course of a wall.
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| 1. The exterior detail at the meeting of a wall and a roof overhang. 2. A decorative molding at the intersection of a wall and a ceiling. 3. The molded projection which finishes the top of the wall of a building.
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| A group of people authorized by law to act as an individual; an artificial being, created by the State through a charter to engage in a particular kind of business.
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| A passage or hallway from which doors lead into rooms.
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| Chemical reaction that causes deterioration of metal.
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| Ability of a metal to withstand the effects of corrosion; corrosion resistant metals include any nonferrous metal or any metal having an unbroken surfacing; also includes nonferrous metal or steel with not less than 10 percent chromium or with not less than twenty-hundredths percent copper.
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| A flux with a residue that chemically attacks the base metal; it may be composed of inorganic salts and acids, organic salts, and acids of activated rosins or resins.
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| A type of nail used to hold butt joints together; the slight taper of the corrugations tend to pull the joint together.
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| Glass that is in a corrugated shape and is translucent but not transparent.
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| Metal or fiberglass sheeting formed into alternating ridges and valleys in parallel and applied as siding on a building or structure.
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| Metal or fiberglass formed into alternating ridges and valleys in parallel and mounted on rafters to serve as sheet roofing.
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| In asphalt paving, a type of pavement distortionion; a form of plastic movement typified by ripples across the pavement surface; these distortions usually occur at points where traffic starts and stops, on hills where vehicles brake on the downgrade, on sharp curves, or where vehicles hit a bump and bounce up and down; they occur in asphalt layers that lack stability, usually caused by a mixture that is too rich in asphalt, has too high a proportion of fine aggregate, has coarse or fine aggregate that is too round or too smooth, or has asphalt cement that is too soft; it may also be due to excessive moisture, contamination due to oil spillage, or lack of aeration when placing mixes using liquid asphalts; see Shoving.
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| Extremely hard crystallized alumina, used as an abrasive.
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| A real estate appraisal method by which the replacement cost is estimated and then rced by the accumulated depreciation.
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| A preliminary statement of approximate cost, determined by one of the following methods. 1. Area and volume method; cost per square foot or cubic foot of the building. 2. Unit cost method; cost of one unit multiplied by the number of units in the project; for example, in a hospital, the cost of one patient unit multiplied by the number of patient units in the project. 3. In-place unit method; cost in-place of a unit, such as doors, cubic yards of concrete, and squares of roofing.
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| A type of construction contract where the contract price is the sum of the costs of labor, materials, and subcontracts plus a fixed or percentage fee.
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| A construction contract where the contractor is paid stipulated direct and indirect costs plus a fee. Also called cost plus.
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| The amount paid or charged for something; price.
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| A small, simple house, especially in the country.
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| A longitudinally split pin which is inserted into a pre-drilled hole at the end of a rod-type fastener; the two ends of the cotter pin are then spread apart to resist removal of the pin.
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| An SI unit of electric charge, equal to the quantity of electricity conveyed in one second by a current of one ampere.
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| Resins derived as by-products in making coke from coal.
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| A number identifying yarn size or weight per unit of length, or length per unit of weight, depending on the spinning system used, such as denier, woolen, worsted, cotton, or jute systems.
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| Tendency for reverse electrical flow as magnetic field changes in an induction coil.
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| A cooking device that has been installed in a kitchen counter.
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| A sink that is installed in a counter top of a base cabinet.
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| A burner assembly mounted on the top of a kitchen counter allowing for additional cabinet space below.
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| See Laboratory Counter.
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