| A prefabricated sheet of compressed wood or plant fibers used for building; a homogeneous panel made from wood or cane fibers; bonding agents and other materials may be added to increase strength, resistance to moisture, fire, or decay, or to impart some other property; also called Insulation Board.
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| Basecoat plaster containing animal, vegetable, or glass fiber.
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| A type of insulation made from glass fibers having the consistency of wool.
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| A pipe for liquid or gas, fabricated from glass fibers and resins for strength and durability.
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| A large container for the holding of liquids, constructed of fiberglass-reinforced plastic.
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| 1. Glass in fibrous form used in making textiles and thermal and acoustical insulation and used for reinforcing plastics. 2. The name for products made of or with glass fibers ranging from 5 to 600 hundred-thousandths inch in diameter.
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| The point in the drying or wetting of wood at which the cell walls are saturated but the cell cavities are free from water; it is usually taken as approximately 23 to 30% moisture content, based on weight when oven-dry.
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| A light concrete made from a fibrous aggregate, like sawdust or asbestos, for increased tensile strength and making it easy to nail.
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| Wood grain figure produced by a type of fine wavy grain found, for example, in species of maple, such wood being traditionally used for the backs of violins.
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| A relationship of trust and confidence between principal and agent.
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| A person in a relationship or position of trust; a trusted overseer.
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| Concrete delivered or mixed, placed, and cured on the job site.
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| An engineer who works primarily at the jobsite as opposed to the home office; commonly represents the owner or agency and often empowered to make small engineering changes at the site to facilitate construction.
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| A building for athletic activities.
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| Painting at the job site.
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| Part of stator of motor which concentrates magnetic field of field winding.
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| The first coat of paint applied on the construction site rather than in the fabrication shop.
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| An area of tile covering a wall or floor; the field is bordered by tile trim.
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| A truss fabricated and welded at a jobsite.
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| The construction site, as contrasted to offices, factories, and work shops. 2. The surface area of a single piece of gypsum board. 3. In brick masonry, the expanse or area of wall between openings and corners, composed for the most part of stretcher units.
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| Wood finish in which hard portion of grain stands out in relief; produced by using blowtorch and stiff bristled brush.
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| A dry or dampened mixture of one part portland cement and one part extra-fine sand; this mix is used as a filler in the joints of mounted ceramic mosaic tiles to keep them evenly spaced during installation.
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| The pattern produced in a wood surface by annual growth rings, rays, knots, irregular coloration, and deviations from regular grain such as interlocked and wavy grain.
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| A conducting wire with a high melting point in an electric bulb made incandescent by an electric current.
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| A rasp-type device which is used on either wood or metal to remove burrs and rough edges or to shape the object.
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| 1. Ornamental work of gold, silver, or copper as fine wire formed into delicate tracery; fine metal openwork. 2. Anything resembling this.
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| Troweled on plaster material to make depressions level.
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| 1. To raise the level of land by adding earth moved in from another place or obtained by cutting. 2. An earth or broken rock structure or embankment. 3. Soil or loose rock used to raise a grade. 4. Soil that has no value except bulk. 5. Sand, gravel or other loose earth used to raise the ground level around a structure.
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| Concrete masonry unit for use in conjunction with concrete joists for concrete floor or roof construction.
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| The metal to be added in making a welded, brazed, or soldered joint.
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