SUBAN Filipino term for temper (metal work)

BACKSET Horizonatal distance from the face of a lock or latch to the center of
the knob or lock
cylinder
CHORD A principal member of a truss
TYROLEAN FINISH Rough plaster finish obtained by flinging plaster on a wall with
a hand operating
machine
PANTILE A roofing tile which has the shape of "S" laid on its side
WROUGHT IRON A commercially pure iron of fibrous nature, valued for its
corrosion resistance and
ductility
COLD JOINT A joint formed when a concrete surface hardens before the next batch of
concrete
is placed against it
CAST IRON Has high compressive strength but low tensile strength
BED Horizontal surfaces on which the stone units lie on course
FOUNDATION WALL That part of the foundation for a building which forms the
permanent retaining wall
of the structure below grade
GRADE BEAM That part of the foundation system which supports the exterior wall of
the
superstructure and bears directly on the column footing
BATTEN A narrow strip of wood applied to cover a joint along the edges of two
parallel boards
in the same plane
BEAM BLOCKING The boxing in or covering a joist beam or girder to give
appearance of a larger beam
WESTERN FRAMING A system of framing building in which floor joist of each storey
rest on the top plates of
the storey below and the bearing walls and partitions rest on the subfloor of
each storey
HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE The pressure equivalent to that exerted on a surface by a
column of a water at a
given height
BAY A window which projects outside the mainline of the building created by the
presence