| A large and grand tomb.
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| The maximum level of earthquake ground shaking which may ever be expected at the building site within the known geological framework; this intensity may be taken as the level of earthquake ground motion that has a 10 percent probability of being exceeded in a 100-year time period.
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| Aggregate whose largest particle size is present in sufficient quantity to affect the physical properties of concrete; generally designated by the sieve size on which the maximum amount permitted to be retained is 5 to 10 percent by weight.
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| (Pl. maxima) The highest possible or attainable amount.
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| Megabyte. 1,024,000 bytes.
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| Thousands of British Thermal Units; for example, 82 MBH = 82,000 BTU.
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| Metal Building Manufacturers Association.
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| 1. Medicine Cabinet. 2. Medium-Curing Asphalt.
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| Thousand circular mils, designating wire size.
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| Multiple Chemical Sensitivity; a condition in which a person is considered to be sensitive to a number of chemicals at very low concentrations.
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| Medium-Density Fiberboard.
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| Mechanical Engineer.
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| Average pressure on a surface when a changing pressure condition exists.
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| The weighted average of all radiating surface temperatures within one line of sight.
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| 1. The middle term in a progression of values. 2. Average.
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| A refrigerated unit for the storage and preservation of meat.
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| Adhesion between surfaces in which the adhesive holds the parts together by interlocking action.
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| Application of plaster mortar by mechanical means, generally pumping and spraying; distinguished from hand application with a trowel.
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| 1. The physical keying of one plaster coat to another or to the plaster base. 2. Tying masonry units together with metal ties or reinforcing steel or keys.
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| Cycle which is a repetitive series of mechanical events.
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| An engineer who designs plumbing, air conditioning, and other environmental systems for buildings.
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| see Surface Skimmer.
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| A power machine used to smooth and compact plaster finish coats; capable of producing an extremely smooth, dense surface; consists of revolving metal or rubber blades; also called a Power Trowel.
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| 1. Of or relating to machinery or tools. 2. Relating to, governed by, or in accordance the principles of mechanics. 3. Anything in the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, or fire sprinkler trades.
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| A charge against real estate for the value of work or materials incorporated thereon.
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| A space between two opposing lanes of traffic, as in a divided highway.
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| 1. The middle value in a series of values. 2. A straight line in a triangle connecting a vertex with the midpoint of the opposite side.
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| An alternative dispute resolution method by which a mediator assists and urges the parties to find a mutually acceptable resolution to their differences; unlike an arbitrator, a mediator cannot impose a solution or secession on the parties.
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| Apparatus or devices used in medical applications.
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| In a hospital, the gases that are piped throughout the building for bedside and laboratory use, such as oxygen and nitrous oxide
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