Building Terms
Building term definitions, organised by category:
Building Terms: Structural Work
- Hot work
- Work using a naked flame or heat-producing equipment. Soldering, welding etc.
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- Loadbearing wall
- Any wall that supports the structure above it. The removal of any wall is subject to calculations provided by a structural engineer and approval from the local authority building control.
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- Structural
- Concerned with strength. The components of a building which are loadbearing.
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- Universal beam section
- A universal section used to carry load as a beam, also as a column with off-centre loads.
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- Universal column section
- A universal section of 'square' proportions used as an axially loaded column, short beam, etc.
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