Building Materials and Masonry Terms, Quizzes of Introduction to Business Management

Download Building Materials and Masonry Terms and more Quizzes Introduction to Business Management in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 adobe DEFINITION 1 Adobe is a natural building material made from sand, clay, water, and some kind of fibrous or organic material (sticks, straw, and/or manure), which the builders shape into bricks (using frames) and dry in the sun. TERM 2 ashlar DEFINITION 2 Ashlar is finely dressed masonry, either an individual stone that has been worked until squared or the masonry built of such stone. TERM 3 bond beam DEFINITION 3 A bond beam is a horizontal structural element, usually found as an embedded part of a masonry wall assembly. TERM 4 camber DEFINITION 4 Camber angle is the angle made by the wheels of a vehicle; specifically, it is the angle between the vertical axis of the wheels used for steering and the vertical axis of the vehicle when viewed from the front or rear. TERM 5 concave DEFINITION 5 The word concave means curving in or hollowed inward, as opposed to convex. The former may be used in reference to: TERM 6 course DEFINITION 6 A course is a continuous horizontal layer of similarly-sized building material one unit high, usually in a wall. TERM 7 diagonal DEFINITION 7 A diagonal is a line joining two nonconsecutive vertices of a polygon or polyhedron. Informally, any sloping line is called diagonal. TERM 8 garden wall DEFINITION 8 Brickwork is masonry produced by a bricklayer, using bricks and mortar. Typically, rows of bricks - called courses - are laid on top of one another to build up a structure such as a brick wall. TERM 9 glass block DEFINITION 9 Glass brick, also known as glass block, is an architectural element made from glass. Glass bricks provide visual obscuration while admitting light. TERM 10 precast concrete DEFINITION 10 Precast concrete is a construction product produced by casting concrete in a reusable mold or "form" which is then cured in a controlled environment, transported to the construction site and lifted into place.