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Maintenance (F maintenance, R intretinere) combination of any actions carried out to retain an item in, or restore it to, an acceptable condition (BS 5405)
manufacturer (F fabricant, R producator, fabrica, fabricant) .
.. Masonry (R zidarie) the science, art, craft and trade of building in natural or artificial stone. The term is often extended to work in brick and tile. Ancient examples of immense irregular blocks of stone, laid together without mortar, have been found throughout Europe, Americas, Africa, and Asia. The ancient Greeks and Romans developed masonry techniques that are still used today. Rubble masonry uses irregular and coarsely jointed quarried or field stone. Ashlar masonry contains carefully worked stones set with fine, close joints. Either kind of masonry may be laid with or without mortar. Also mason (R zidar)
Mildew (F mildiou, R mucegai)mold whenever it occurs on fabrics, leather, etc.
Mix (R dozaj)...Such as concrete or mortar mix Mixer (R malaxor, betoniera)... mode of failure (F mode de rupture) ..
. Moisture (R umiditate, continut (ridicat) de ~) .
.. Mold, Can/Brit: mould (F moisissure, feutrage de champignons de petite taille, R mucegai). Woolly or powdery fungal growth that forms on the surface of materials in damp, stagnant atmospheres
Mortar (R mortar) mixture of lime and/or cement with sand and water, used either as a binding material for bricks and stone or as a plaster
movement (R miscare)... 1. necessary movement capability (F degré de liberté de mouvement nécessaire)
N Need (R necesitate, necesar)... Neglect (R delasare Neutron Probe Sensors that measure the total, frozen and unfrozen, moisture content in the pavement structure
O Open Standpipe Pipe that has been placed vertically into the ground to measure the water table level.
P Pave Tech Van Vehicle with three cameras that record video images of the pavement surface, pavement profile, rutting and faulting.
S Safety (R siguranta).... Sample (R esantioane de produse).... Sand (R [v] a presara nisip, [n] nisip) ....Also 1. clean ~ (R nisip spalat) 2. graded ~ (R nisip sortat) Scatter (R imprastiere).... Scaffold (R schela).... Scaling (F écaillage).... Seal (F joint d'étanchéité) v..... 1. "seal at the top of the window" (F le joint d'étanchéité se trouvant dans la partie supérieure de la fenêtre) Select (R selectare) v..... Settlement (F tassement, affaisement, R tasare) Downward movement of the soil or of a structure which it supports (BS 892) Shear (F cisaillement, R taiere, forta taietoare) ... Sheet (R tabla, tinichea) ...Also Sheetmetal, Sheet metal (R tinichigerie) ... Shim ... 1. "material for shimming frames and setting blocks for glazing units must have sufficient hardness to sustain the load for an indefinite period without creeping, allow for anchoring, and be a good thermal insulator" (F e matériau utilisé pour caler les dormants et les vitrages doit avoir une dureté suffisante pour résister aux charges durant une période de temps indéfinie sans fluage ; il doit aussi permettre l'ancrage et être un bon isolant thermique) Shoring (R sprijinire) ... Shrinkage (F contraction, R contractie) Decrease in length or volume Slab (F dalles, platelage, R placa) Deck Slide (R 1. alunecare, 2. dispozitiv de glisare) ... Slope stability (R stabilitatea pantei) ...
Soil (R sol, pamint, teren) ... Soil Pressure Gauge Sensors that measure static and dynamic stresses, both vertical and horizontal, in soils and other unbounded layers soil survey A detailed investigation of the soils at a site, including boreholes and tests to determine their nature, thickness, strength, and depth to bedrock. Also: site investigation soil test Laboratory procedure used in examining and determining the physical characteristics of a soil sample
Spall (F eclat,R spartura superficiala, tandara) A flaky fragment, usually produced by a blow, or by the action of weather or pressure
Spalling (F décollement, eclatement, R spargere superficiala, fragmentare; spall=aschie, tandara) detachment of fragments, usually of flaky shape, from a larger mass by a blow, or by the action of weather or pressure; chipping of stone, masonry or concrete (BS 2787) Specifications (F spécification)... Split (F delitement, clivage, R crapatura, clivaj, desfacere) Break in a material, approximately parallel with the natural grain or cleavage of the material Stain (R pata) [v, n] To discolor. An uncontrolled discoloration, usually on concrete, masonry, and wood Static Sensors Those sensors that generate data at 15 minute intervals Examples are weather sensors, etc. Stitching [M restoration] insertion of new bricks to replace existing damaged bricks straight edge (R dreptar)... strengthening (F renforcement) giving or increasing strength Structure 1. In costruction: the parts or members of any building that carry the loads and transmit them to the foundations; frame 2. In geology, the disposition of the rock formations; i.e., the broad dips, folds, faults, and unconformities at depth. Nelson 3. In petrology, one of the larger features of a rock mass, like bedding, flow banding, jointing, cleavage, and brecciation; also, the sum total of such features 4. soil structure: the arrangement and state of aggregation of soil particles in a soil mass 5. "accommodate structural deformations such as creep" (F résister aux déformations structurales comme le fluage) Stucco (R tencuiala) ... 1. base coat, first coat (R sprit) 2. topcoat (R strat de finisaj, tinci) 3. whitewash (R tinci) 4. smoothing, smooth out (R driscuire) Superintendent (R diriginte, ~ de santier) Also Super 1. One who has the oversight and charge of a construction site 2. person who is responsible for a particular thing or department 3. sidewalk superintendent=a spectator at a building or demolition job 4. caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector Support (F support, R suport)... 1. location of supports (F l'emplacement des supports, R amplacementul suportilor) Back to the top T Team work (F participation de toute une équipe) Coordinated effort; joint action by a group of people, in which individual interests are subordinated to group unity and efficiency Terrazzo (R mozaic)Chips or pieces of stone (often marble or limestone), about 1/2" to 3/4" (13 to 19 mm) in diameter, produced by crushing and screening. Terrazzo chips are used with portland cement in making floors, which are smoothed down and polished after the cement has hardened Test (R incercare) 1. exploratory borehole; to search for mineral deposits in an unproved area by means of boreholes. 2. to obtain material samples (soil, concrete, etc.) from which the physical characteristics of the material can be determined, such as in foundation testing 3. sequence of operations intended to verify the correct operation (or malfunctioning) of a material or system
Thermal shock (R Soc termic) force, arising out of thermal expansion or contraction, which causes disruption of a material on sudden heating or cooling
Thermohygrograph (F Thermohygrographe) Device that measures and records simultaneously air temperature and relative humidity (BS 5643)
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