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Term Definition
Vertical Reinforcing. steel reinforcing bars in concrete, running vertically, perpendicular to the horizontal bars.  
Vertical Shear. The sum of the algebraic forces that are one side of a given cross-section of a member.  
Vertical Siding. Exterior wall covering attached vertically to the wood frame of a building or structure.  
Vertical Slotted Shelf Standard. Metal strip with slots attached to vertical surfaces as the support part of adjustable shelf hardware.  
Vertical Transportation. A general term for elevators, lifts, escalators, and dumbwaiters.  
Vertical Wood Board and Batten Siding. Linear vertical wood boards with wood strips covering vertical joints used as an exterior cladding for a framed wall.  
Vertical Wood Board Siding. Linear vertical wood material used as exterior surface or cladding for exterior framed wall.  
Vertical. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright.  
Vertical-Grained Wood. Edge-grained lumber.  
Vertically Laminated Wood. Laminated wood in which the laminations are so arranged that the wider dimension of each lamination is approximately parallel to the direction of load.  
Vessels. Wood cells of comparatively large diameter that have open ends and are set one above the other to form continuous tubes; the openings of the vessels on the surface of a piece of wood are usually referred to as pores.  
Vestibule. An entrance to a house; usually enclosed.  
VG. Vertical Grain.  
Vibration Aresstors. soft or flexible substance or device which will rce the transmission of a vibration.  
Vibration Detector. A part of a burglar alarm system.  
Vibration Isolation. A method of isolating equipment from a structure to rce the vibration transmission from the equipment, thus rcing the sound transmitted to the structure.  
Vibration Isolator. A flexible device supporting vibrating mechanisms or machinery and rcing the vibrations transmitted to the rest of the building or structure.  
Vibration. 1. A periodic motion which repeats itself after a definite interval of time. 2. Energetic agitation of concrete to assist in its consolidation, produced by mechanical oscillating devices at moderately high frequencies.  
Vibrator, External. see External Vibrator.  
Vibrator, Internal. see Internal Vibrator.  
Vibrator. Device for agitating wet concrete to eliminate air pockets.  
Vicat Apparatus. A penetration device used to determine the setting characteristics of hydraulic cements.  
Video Display Unit (VDU ). 1. Cathode Ray Tube. 2. A television screen. 3. A computer monitor.  
Vierendeel Truss. A rigid frame, used as a beam, assembled from parallel top and bottom chords tied together by vertical members.  
Vinyl Asbestos Tile. Resilient floor tile consisting of vinyl reinforced with asbestos fibers.  
Vinyl Coated Fence. A fence or enclosure built with posts and rails and covered with chain-link which has been factory coated with plastic.  
Vinyl Coating. One in which the major portion of the binder is of a vinyl resin.  
Vinyl Copolymer. Resins produced by copolymerizing vinyl monomers such as vinyl acetate and vinyl chloride.  
Vinyl Faced Panel. sheathing that has been covered by a flexible film or a liquid bonded by heat.  
Vinyl Floor Tile. A resilient floor tile made of vinyl.  

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