| Any of various lightweight vitreous fibrous materials used for heat and sound insulation.
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| 1. Fine soft wavy hair from the fleece of sheep, goats, and other animals. 2. A yarn produced from this hair. 3. Fabric made from it. 4. Any of various wool-like substances like steel wool, lead wool, or mineral wool.
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| soft, bulky yarn spun from both long and short wool fibers which are not combed straight but lie in all directions so they will interlock to produce a felt-like texture.
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| The electric conductor between the source of arc- welding current and the work.
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| A provision in a liability insurance policy that withholds coverage for damages to work performed by or on behalf of the insured.
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| An area defined by equipment or work surfaces intended for use by employees only, and usually for one or a small number of employees at a time; examples include ticket booths, the employee side of grocery store checkstands, the bartender area behind a bar, the employee side of snack bars, sales counters and public counters, guardhouses, toll booths, kiosk vending stands, lifeguard stations, maintenance equipment closets, counter and equipment areas in restaurant kitchens, file rooms, and storage areas.
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| A counter top.
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| 1.The ease with which material can be worked or smoothly cut and shaped with hand or machine tools. 2.In masonry, the texture of mortar such that it behaves properly under the trowel. 3. In painting, the texture and consistency of the paint such that it spreads properly. 4. In woodworking, the degree of ease and smoothness of cut obtainable with hand or machine tools. 5. The property of freshly mixed concrete or mortar which determines the ease and homogeneity with which it can be mixed, placed, compacted, and finished. 6. A property of plaster mortar closely related to plasticity which determines the ease and speed with which the mortar can be applied and finished. 7. The ease with which paving mixtures may be placed and compacted.
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| Table at which work is accomplished.
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| A system established by statute under which employers are responsible for medical expenses and disabilities of workers injured while on the job; compensation is payable even if the employer is not at fault and even if the carelessness of the worker contributed to the injury, but the employer is not necessarily liable for damages for pain and suffering.
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| The amount of capital available for current use in the operations of a business measured by the excess current assets (cash and assets readily converted into cash) after current liabilities have been subtracted.
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| A day on which construction work may be done, eliminating Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays.
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| Drawings of the project that are used in the construction of structure, they are part of the contract documents.
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| The period of time during which an adhesive, sealant, or other material, after mixing with catalyst, solvent, or other compounding ingredients, remains suitable for use; also called Pot Life.
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| The properties of an adhesive that affect or dictate the manner of application to the adherends to be bonded and the assembly of the joint before pressure application, such as viscosity, pot life, assembly time, and setting time.
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| A design theory that is used in the design of concrete and masonry members; safety is provided by limiting allowable stresses.
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| The maximum permissible stress used in the working stress design of a member.
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| A procre whereby a borrower negotiates a restructuring of a mortgage or trust deed in lieu of a foreclosure.
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| Gear teeth spirally cut into a shaft meshing with a worm wheel; the worm gear, or worm, and the worm wheel are on perpendicular axes.
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| strong, dense yarn made from long staple fibers which are combed to align the fibers and remove extremely short fibers.
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| Carpet made by simultaneously interweaving backing and pile yarns on one of several types of looms from which the carpets derive their names.
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| A plaster reinforcement of zinc-coated wire, not lighter than No. 18 gauge when woven into 1 inch openings, or not lighter than No. 17 gauge when woven into 1-1/2 inch openings; lath may be paper-backed, flat or self-furring.
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| Water proofing.
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| see All-Inclusive Deed of Trust or Mortgage.
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| Western Red Cedar Lumber Association.
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| A hand or power tool, some adjustable, for gripping and turning bolts and nuts.
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| A varnish or enamel film which exhibits fine wrinkles or ridges. Used extensively as a novelty finish.
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| 1. A pattern of ridges usually caused by roofing plies not being flat in the bitumen intermopping. 2. See Cockle.
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| Pertaining to ceramic mosaics mounted on paper. Due primarily to rough handling in shipment.
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| A surface defect resembling the skin of a prune.
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