| An anteroom, lobby, entrance hallway, or vestibule.
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| Forest Products Laboratory.
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| 1. A numerical quantity that is not a whole number, as in 1/2 or 0.5; a number expressed as one number divided by another, as in 2/3 or 4/5; the upper number is the numerator and the bottom number is the denominator. 2. A portion of a mixture separated by distillation.
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| 1. A break, usually resulting in actual separation of the material; in structures, the characteristic result of tension failure. 2. See Crack, 1.
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| see Crack.
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| To construct the brickwork up to the top of the door or window frame; the lintel is then laid across the opening and rests upon the brickwork on each side of the frame.
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| see Balloon Frame.
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| see Braced Frame.
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| see Door Frame.
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| see Ductile Moment Resisting Space Frame.
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| see Moment Resisting Frame.
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| see Platform Frame.
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| 1. An enclosing border as in a picture frame. 2. The surrounding or enclosing woodwork, as around windows or doors. 3. The skeleton of a building; that is, the rough structure of a building, including interior and exterior walls, floor, roof, and ceilings. 4. To form together or construct large assemblies from smaller components. 5. A structural system consisting of relatively long, prismatic members fastened together; a rigid frame is one in which the joints can transmit moments as well as forces and which therefore does not require a braced frame for rigidity.
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| 1. One that is capable of resisting moments. 2. A shear connection between steel members made by means of steel angles or plates connecting to the web of the beam or girder.
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| 1. A carpenter who constructs wood framing. 2. A carpentry contractor. 3. One who frames pictures and makes their frames.
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| Racks at the back of a Jacquard loom, each holding a different color of pile yarn; in Wilton carpets, 2 to 6 frames may be used and the number is a measure of quality as well as an indication of the number of colors in the pattern, unless some of the yarns are buried in the backing.
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| Wood members of framing systems which are manufactured by sawing, resawing, passing lengthwise through standard planing machine, crosscutting to length, and matching, but without further manufacturing.
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| The stud, plate, joist, or furring component to which the exterior and interior surfacing materials are attached; normally made of wood or metal.
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| see Ceiling Framing.
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| see Door Framing.
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| see Roof Framing.
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| see Timber Framing.
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| see Wall Framing.
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| The rough wooden structural skeleton of a building, including interior and exterior walls, floor, roof, and ceilings.
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| In California, a department of state government that collects taxes from individuals and businesses.
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| A false statement of fact that is designed to deceive.
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| Real property that has no liens or encumbrances.
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| A diagram, or drawing, in which on element of structure is isolated from its surroundings, and the effect of its surroundings is shown only as forces; see Vector, 1.
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| A floor area, usually in a department store or salon, not bounded by walls and of nonrectangular shape; sometimes called Form-Fit Area.
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| All water contained by gypsum board, concrete, mortar, or plaster in excess of that chemically held as water of crystallization;
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