| The depth of frost penetration in soil; this depth varies in different parts of the country; footings should be placed below this depth to prevent movement.
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| Foaming.
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| A storage unit that freezes or maintains foods at freezing temperatures.
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| 1. Water in its solid state. 2. Seized, as in machine parts, due to lack of lubrication; the term Freeze-Up is often applied to this situation.
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| Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic.
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| see Kitchen Fryer.
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| Federal Specifications.
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| Facing Tile Institute.
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| 1. Any oil that is used for fuel in engines or furnaces. 2. Kerosene or any hydrocarbon oil having a flash point not less than 100° F. (38° C.).
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| A substance burned to provide heat.
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| Colors which are not permanent; subject to fading.
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| A fixed point of support about which a lever is pivoted.
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| A fillet weld whose size is equal to the thickness of the thinner member joined.
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| Mechanism construction in which a shaft is free to turn in all the parts in which it is inserted.
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| In cabinet construction, amortised-and-tenoned frame, in which every joint is mortised and tenoned.
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| A brick course composed of all headers.
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| In an electric motor, the maximum torque delivered without overheating.
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| In roofing, a mopping layer that completely coats the surface with hot bitumen.
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| A process for impregnating wood with preservatives or chemicals; in this process a vacuum is formed to remove air from the wood before adding the preservative.
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| The term Full-Depth, registered by The Asphalt Institute with the U. S. Patent Office, certifies that the pavement is one in which asphalt mixtures are employed for all courses above the subgrade or improved subgrade; a Full- Depth asphalt pavement is laid directly on the prepared subgrade.
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| A type of clay mineral that lacks plasticity and is used as an adsorbent and as a filter.
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| A roof membrane that is fully mopped to the substrate.
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| A ventilated laboratory enclosure for disposing of fumes.
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| The loss in value of real property due to outmoded features or poor design.
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| Designed to be practical; utilitarian.
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| A philosophy of design holding that form should be adapted to use, material, and structure.
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| The time it will take for an element or structure to stop moving and return to its original vertical position when a horizontal force is exerted on it; for example, when a horizontal force is exerted on a building causing displacement.
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| The ability of any material to withstand fungi growth and their metabolic products under normal conditions of service.
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| see Fungus.
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| A substance that destroys fungi or inhibits their growth.
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