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Term Definition
Indirect System. A solar heating or cooling system in which the solar heat is collected outside the building and transferred inside using ducts or piping and fans or pumps.  
Indirect Waste Pipe. An indirect waste pipe is a pipe that does not connect directly with the drainage system but conveys liquid wastes by discharging into a plumbing fixture, interceptor, or receptacle which is directly connected to the drainage system.  
Individual High Chairs. A welded wire bar support used under a support bar, to provide support for top bars in slabs, joists, or beams; also used to support upper mats of bars in slabs without support bars.  
Individual Vent. A pipe which is installed to vent a fixture trap and which connects with the vent system above the fixture served or terminates in the open air.  
Indoor Meter Center. A room or area inside a building or structure where the meters for measuring the usage of water, electricity, or gas are located.  
Induced Draft. In a boiler, combustion air drawn through the burner or fuel bed by a power driven fan in the flue.  
Induced Magnetism. Ability of a magnetic field to produce magnetism in a metal.  
Inductance. A property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it by a variation of current either in the circuit itself or in a neighboring circuit.  
Induction Baking. Using heat induced by electrostatic and electromagnetic means for baking of finishes.  
Induction Brazing. A brazing process wherein coalescence is produced by the heat obtained from resistance of the work to the flow of induced electric current and by using a nonferrous filler metal having a melting point above 800° F. but below that of the base metals; the filler metal is distributed in the joint by capillary attraction.  
Induction Motor. An a-c motor which operates on principle of rotating magnetic field; rotor has no electrical connection, but receives electrical energy by transformer action from field windings.  
Induction Welding. A welding process wherein coalescence is produced by the heat obtained from resistance of the work to the flow of induced electric current with or without the application of pressure.  
Inductive Reactance. Electromagnetic induction in a circuit creates a counter or reverse (counter) emf (voltage) as the original current changes; it opposes the flow of alternating current.  
Industrial Compactor. A machine in an industrial setting that compacts or compresses materials.  
Industrial Equipment. Mechanical or non-mechanical devices used in an industrial setting.  
Industrial Fluorescent. A large fluorescent light fixture used in an industrial setting.  
Industrial Hoist. A mechanical device used to lift loads in an industrial setting.  
Industrial Hygienist. A professional qualified by cation, training, and experience to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and develop controls for occupational health hazards.  
Industrial Wastes. Liquid wastes which result from the processes employed in industrial establishments and which are free of fecal matter.  
Industrial Wood Floor. A heavy duty wood floor made of 2 inch thick decking or of wooden blocks laid on end; very resistant to heavy loads and traffic; also called a Factory Floor.  
Inelastic Analysis. An analysis of deformations and internal forces based on equilibrium, nonlinear stress-strain relations for concrete and reinforcement, consideration of cracking and time dependent effects and compatibility of strains; the analysis shall represent to suitable approximation the three dimensional action of the shell together with its auxiliary members.  
Inelastic Behavior. Behavior of an element beyond its elastic limit.  
Inert Gas. 1. A gas that is not reactive, such as helium or neon; see Noble Gas. 2. In welding, a gas which does not normally combine chemically with the base metal or filler metal.  
Inert Pigment. A nonreactive pigment, filler.  
Inert. Chemically unreactive.  
Inertia Block. A concrete pad on which to mount mechanical equipment on vibration isolators, to prevent machinery vibration from being transmitted into the building structure.  
Inertia. A property of matter by which it continues in its present state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that state is changed by an external force.  
Infiltration. The exchange between conditioned room air and outdoor air through cracks and openings in the building enclosure.  
Inflammable. Capable of being easily ignited; flammable; the opposite is nonflammable.  
Inflection Point. A point on a curve at which the curvature is zero; in the elastic curve it is the point of zero moment; usually, the curvature of the curve lying to one side of the inflection point is positive, while to the other side it is negative.  

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