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Term Definition
Sharp Sand. Coarse sand of which the particles are of angular shape.  
Shear Connector. steel stud or strap, embedded within concrete slab, to transfer horizontal shear loads from slab to supporting structure.  
Shear Diagram. A graphic representation of the value of the shear stresses at any point along a beam.  
Shear Panel. A vertical plane that resists lateral forces; see Shear Wall.  
Shear Plate. In heavy timber construction, a round steel plate used for connecting wood to non-wood materials.  
Shear Strength. The strength of an element to resist shear.  
Shear Stud. 1. A piece of steel welded to the top of a steel beam or girder so as to become embedded in the concrete fill over the beam and cause the beam and the concrete to act as a single structural unit. 2. Forged steel headed stud, fusion welded to horizontal structural decking, embedded within concrete slab, to transfer horizontal shear loads from slab to supporting structure.  
Shear Wall. 1. A wall designed to resist lateral forces parallel to the wall. 2. A wall portion of a structural frame intended to resist lateral forces, such as earthquake, wind, and blast, acting in or parallel to the plane of the wall; see Shear Panel.  
Shear. A force effect that is lateral, perpendicular to the axis of a structure.  
Shearing. A carpet finishing operation that removes stray fibers and fuzz from loop pile, and produces a smooth level surface on cut pile.  
Sheathing Paper. The water resistant paper installed over sheathing and under siding or shingles to insulate in the house; building paper.  
Sheathing, Roof. see Roof Sheathing.  
Sheathing, Wall. see Wall Sheathing.  
Sheathing. 1. The rough covering applied to the outside of the roof, wall, or floor framing of a structure. 2. See Gypsum Sheathing.  
Shed Roof. A single-pitched roof.  
Shed. A building or dormer with a single pitched roof.  
Shedding. see Fluffing.  
Sheen. special type of gloss measured in terms of reflected light at an angle of 30 degrees or less.  
Sheepsfoot Roller. A towed roller consisting of a steel drum with numerous protruding bulbous steel rods, used for compacting clay soil.  
Sheet Asphalt. A hot mixture of asphalt cement with clean angular, graded sand and mineral filler; its use ordinarily is confined to a surface course, usually laid on an intermediate or leveling course.  
Sheet Flashing. sheet material, commonly metal, used in construction to direct the flow of water or to prevent water penetration.  
Sheet Floor. Any type of resilient flooring material, such as linoleum, that is manufactured and installed in sheets or rolls.  
Sheet Flow. Rainwater runoff from land or paving in a continuous sheet in contrast with channeled flow.  
Sheet Glass. Window glass.  
Sheet Lath. A type of metal lath formed by punching geometrical perforations in steel sheets; made from heavier gauge steel than expanded laths, they consequently have greater stiffness.  
Sheet Lead. Cold-rolled lead in a sheet whose thickness is expressed by the weight of one square foot of the finished product.  
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Sheet Metal Brake. A machine for flanging, bending, or folding sheet metal.  
Sheet Metal Collar. sheet metal that covers an object or connection.  
Sheet Metal Roof. A roof covering of aluminum, copper, stainless steel, or galvanized metal sheets; in high-finish applications, referred to as an architectural roof.  

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