| A | B |
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| bonding | the process by which something is bonded |
| Brick | Structural material used in many kinds of construction |
| column | a tall vertical stone post which is used as a support for a roof or in classical buildings |
| concrete | a very hard building material made by mixing together cement, sand, small stones and water |
| Entablature | The upper section of a classical building, resting on the columns and constituting the architrave, frieze, and cornice |
| framework | a supporting structure around which something can be built |
| Monolithic | Massive, uniform in character, and slow to change |
| Rivets | ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault) |
| ashlar masonry | Masonry composed of rectangular units of burned clay or shale, or stone |
| Rubble | masonry that is constructed using rough unfinished stones |
| wire | a piece of thin metal thread which can be bent, used for fastening things |
| Snuff out | put an end to |
| masonry | Brick, stone, concrete, etc., or masonry combinations thereof, bonded with mortar |
| quarry | an open excavation from which stone or other material is extracted by blasting, cutting, or drilling |
| weakness | a flaw or weak point |
| lintel | A beam placed over an opening in a wall. |
| beam | long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction |
| dowels | a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together |
| joints | junction by which parts or objects are joined together |
| veneer | A single wythe of masonry for facing purposes, not structurally bonded |
| piers | a strong thick column used to support a wall, roof or other structure |
| slab | blocks consisting of a thick piece of something |
| vault | an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof |
| Arris | any edge of the brick where two faces meet |
| stretcher face | the long face of a brick. usually the face displayed in a wall |
| soldier position | when a brick is laid on its header face with the stretcher face showing |
| sailor position | when a brick is laid on its header face with the bed showing |
| bed | the face of a brick that usually comes into contact with mortar |
| mortar | A plastic mixture of cementitious materials, fine aggregate and water |
| brick on edge | When the brick is laid on its stretcher face with the bed showing |
| header face | the ‘short’ end of a brick |
| frog | an indentation in one of the bed faces of a brick, usually the top |
| ease | the condition of being comfortable |
| bricklaying | the craft of laying bricks |
| apex | the highest point of something |
| wedge-shaped | shaped like a wedge |
| non-bearing wall | A wall which supports no vertical load other than its own weight |
| expenditure | the act of spending money for goods or services |
| span | the distance or interval between two points |
| clamps | devices (used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together |
| domes | a hemispherical roof |
| tie rods | A metal rod that joins and reinforces parts in a structure |
| cast iron | an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting |
| bear | support or hold in a certain manner |
| tensile strength | the strength of material expressed as the greatest longitudinal stress it can bear without tearing apart |
| compression | the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together |
| tension | the action of stretching something tight |
| bending | movement that causes the formation of a curve |
| stresses | force that produces strain on a physical body |
| bolt | screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener |
| welding | fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure |
| fused | to reduce to a liquid or plastic state by heat |
| alloys | a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten |
| wedge | any shape that is triangular in cross section |
| cast | object formed by a mold |
| wrought iron | iron having a low carbon content that is tough and malleable and so can be forged and welded |
| rod | A thin straight piece or bar of material, such as metal or wood |
