| Loads and stresses added to the dead load of the structure; live load.
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| 1. An individual who is at the top level of a construction team in the field. 2. A person with executive oversight, often of a board or building complex.
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| 1. The part of a building above the foundation. 2. In bridge construction, the concrete deck or traffic surface of the bridge.
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| A contractors schling, watching, and directing of workers during the execution of work.
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| A part of the contract documents that may supplement, delete, add to, or amend the general conditions.
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| Additional drawings which augment the contract drawings.
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| One who supplies construction materials to a project.
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| The duct from a heating, cooling, or ventilation system carrying the treated air to the space of use.
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| separate tank connected directly or by a pump to the oil-burning appliance.
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| 1. The structural foundation for essential building elements. 2. Devices for supporting and securing pipe, fixtures, and equipment.
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| 1. An increase in the lateral earth pressure of a retaining wall, caused by a vertical load behind the wall. 2. A load placed over an area to compact it or change its characteristics.
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| A bond guaranteeing the performance of a contract or an obligation; see Performance Bond, Labor and Material Bond, and Completion Bond.
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| One who undertakes to guarantee performance by another; usually an insurance company.
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| A door bolt that is mounted on the surface of a door with the bolt sliding into a keeper in the top or side of the door frame or into the sill or floor.
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| A mark or indentation on the gypsum board surface.
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| Drying of a finishing material on top while the bottom remains more or less soft.
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| One having both leaves applied to the surface of the door.
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| Lumber that is dressed by running it through a planer.
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| similar to a wireway, used for electrical conductors and communication wiring.
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| Free moisture retained on the surfaces of aggregate particles which becomes part of the mixing water in the concrete mix.
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| Tool with a very accurate flat surface.
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| All operations necessary to prepare a surface to receive a coating of paint.
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| The right to use the surface of real property, usually in the form of an easement.
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| In a swimming pool, a device designed to continuously remove surface film and water and return it through the filter as part of the recirculation system, usually incorporating a self-adjusting weir, a collection tank, and a means to prevent air lock of the pump; also called a Mechanical Skimmer, an Automatic Skimmer, or a Recirculating Overflow.
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| The tension of the surface film (meniscus) of a liquid, tending to minimize its surface area.
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| Water carried by an aggregate except that held by absorption within the aggregate particles themselves; water in addition to SSD water.
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| Rain water collected and running on the surface of the land rather than being confined to drains and water courses.
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| The outside layer of a material or body.
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| A paint used to smooth the surface before finish coats are applied.
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| Asbestos-containing material that is sprayed-on, troweled-on or otherwise applied to surfaces, such as acoustical plaster on ceilings and fireproofing materials on structural members, or other materials on surfaces for acoustical, fireproofing, or other purposes.
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