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| Acoustic insulation, usually made of glass fiber, placed in flutes of deck to provide increased sound absorption through perforations in deck.
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| The ratio of sound energy absorbed to the sound energy hitting a surface.
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| 1. The process of dissipating or removing sound energy. 2. The property possessed by materials, objects, and structures such as rooms, of absorbing sound energy.
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| A special width unfaced mineral fiber product used to improve the sound transmission loss.
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| A process in which sound is rced as its energy is converted to motion or heat.
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| A knot that is solid across its face, at least as hard as the surrounding wood, and shows no indication of decay.
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| A single number rating of the sound insulation value of a partition or wall. It is derived from a curve of its insulation value as a function of frequency; the higher the number, the more effective the sound insulation.
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| A measure of rction in sound transmission through certain assemblies of materials used in floors, walls, and ceilings.
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| The decrease or attenuation in sound energy, in decibels, of airborne sound as it passes through a building material; in general, transmission loss increases with frequency, the higher the frequency, the greater the sound transmission loss.
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| 1. Deformation waves that are traveling in the air or other elastic materials. 2. Sound is a rapid fluctuation of air pressure.
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| 1. The southernmost point of the earths axis of rotation. 2. The pole of a magnet that points to the south.
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| 900 Montclair Road, Birmingham, Alabama 35213, (205) 591-1853.
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| PO Box 641700, Kenner, Louisiana 70064, (504) 443-4464.
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| The doctrine that the sovereign is immune to litigation, originally applied to monarchs and now applied to governments.
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| Oil made from seed of soybean, a leguminous annual plant.
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| A pool, not under medical supervision that incorporates water jets and/or an aeration system used for hydro massage.
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| 1. A resort with mineral springs. 2. A unit designed primarily for therapeutic use which is not drained, cleaned, or refilled for each individual; it may include, but is not limited to, hydrojet circulation, hot water, cold water, mineral baths, air induction bubbles, or any combination thereof; industry terminology for spa includes, but is not limited to, therapeutic pool, hydrotherapy pool, whirlpool, or hot spa.
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| southern Forest Products Association.
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| In carpet making, alternating bands of color applied to yarn by rollers at predetermined intervals prior to tufting.
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| A truss that spans with two-way action; also called aSpace Truss.
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| see Space Frame.
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| 1. An area. 2. A distance. 3. A volume. 4. The region beyond the earths atmosphere and beyond. 5. An amount of area set aside for some purpose, such as storage space or dining space. 6. A definable area, such as a room, toilet room, hall, assembly area, entrance, storage room, alcove, courtyard, or lobby.
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| A metal strip or bar inserted in the root of a joint prepared for a groove weld to serve as a backing and to maintain root opening during welding.
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| T-shaped and Y-shaped, they are used in installation to separate tile on walls an floors. They are manufactured in various thicknesses from 1/16" to 1/2".
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| A dry or dampened mixture of one part portland cement and one part extra-fine sand; this mix is used as a filler in the joints of mounted ceramic mosaic tiles to keep them evenly spaced during installation.
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| Trademark; a white powder which, when mixed with water, forms a paste used in filling or repairing cracks in plaster or gypsumboard.
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| Kind of plaster which is used to fill surface irregularities and cracks in plaster; this compound when mixed with paste paint makes what is known as Swedish Putty.
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| A thin-bladed shovel which is used to place and tamp concrete.
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| see Pile Spall.
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