BUILDING MATERIAL WORDS AND PHRASES 1. ARCHITECTURE a.

a. DESIGN BASIS planning proposals design order standards and codes information drawing basic data for design process flowchart engineering geological data original data schedule of design b. STAGE OF DESIGN scheme, draft sketch summary of discussion negotiation feasibility study preliminary design basic design detail design enquiry drawing working drawing, construction drawing as built drawing c.CLIMATECONDITION sunshine wind rose prevailing wind direction () maximum (mean) wind velocity wind load () maximum (mean) rainfall thunder and lightning hurricane typhoon cyclone rainfall intensity annual rainfall wet bulb temperature dry bulb temperature frost period

frost line frost zone calculating outdoor temperature region with heating provision region without heating provision absolute atmospheric pressure relative humidity d. GENERAL ROOM NAME office service room shift room rest room (break room) living room bathroom shower locker room lavatory lobby clinic workshop switchroom corridor archive lift motor room garage cleaning room () conference room meeting room ward robe H.V.A.C room restaurant canteen, dining room kitchen entrance reception area accountant room secretary room electrical room control room foreman office switch gear antecabinet (Ante.) production area

Mcc utility room laboratory room manager room () penthouse guard house e. ROOFING AND CEILING parapet canopy roof ridge slope pitch water-shed 2 layers of felt & 3 coats of bitumastic extra ply of felt eave overhanging eave eave gutter flat roof pitched roof downspout, rain water pipe) (R.W.P) catchment area flashing interior drainage exterior drainage drip roof drainage leveling course built-up roofing ceiling purlin roofing board ceiling board water-proof course inspection hole manhole suspended ceiling, false ceiling () cornice f. WALL (CLADDING) () brick wall block wall brick wall without plastering

 rendered wall gypsum board, plaster board hollow brick wall bearing wall non-bearing wall longitudinal wall transverse wall external (exterior) wall internal (interior) wall filler wall fire wall wall between window cavity wall coping gird, girt, girth glazed wall damp-proof course (D.P.C) sunshade balcony expansion joint settlement joint seismic joint sandwich board corrugated single steel plate cladding panel composite panel light-weight partition bracket brick chimney () plinth g. FLOOR AND TRENCH grade ground and floor rammed earth tamped cinder filled earth tamped backfill bedding course, blinding covering, finish bonding (binding) course leveling course neat cement binding course concrete floor cement floor

machine trowelled concrete floor terrazzo flooring mosaic flooring ceramic tile flooring linoleum flooring precast terrazzo flooring hard-wood parquet flooring joist hard-wood rough flooring tongued and grooved flooring acid-resistant floor reinforced concrete slab (R.C Slab) vinyl flooring divider strip for terrazzo 2 floor with 2% slope gully gulley drainage trench trench cover removable cover plate sump pit hole up stand cable trench h.DOORS,GLASS,WINDOWS& IRONMONGERY(HARDWARE) () wooden (steel) door panelled door plywood door aluminum alloy door roller shutter door swing door sliding door side-hung door folding door revolving door glazed door air-Tight door thermal insulating door galvanized steel wire mesh door

fire door () wicket door frame door leaf door opening structural opening single door double door emergency door screen door door sill door lintel top rail bottom rail stile side jumb notch wooden window steel window aluminum alloy window () sun-bind, louver (louver, shutter, blind) plastic steel window hollow steel window fixed window side-hung window sliding window transom top-hung window center-pivoted window hopper window adjustable louver skylight dormer window sealed double glazing reinforced concrete lintel reinforced brick lintel casement sash window sill window board mullion mutin stile cover mould curtain box () hinge (butts) pivot parliament hinge

 door closer floor closer bolt door lock pull chain door hanger ball latch window catch insert bolt electric opener plate glass wire glass clear glass ( ) ground glass (frosted glass) bullet-proof glass quartz glass heat absorbing glass polished glass pigmented glass glass tile glass block organic glass I. STAIRCASE, LANDING & LIFT (ELEVATOR) stair staircase emergency stair spiral stair (circular stair) crane ladder vertical ladder step winder (wheel step) tread riser tread width non-slip insert (strips) railing (balustrade) platform railing railing around mounting hole handrail height of flight protecting cage (safety cage)

landing (platform) operating platform platform for loading & unloading stair landing passenger lift goods lift / goods/passenger lift hydraulic lift escalator observation elevator lift mortar room lift pit lift shaft j. BUILDING MATERIAL WORDS AND PHRASES Bricks and Tiles red brick clay brick glazed brick (ceramic tile) fire brick hollow brick facing brick flooring tile clinkery brick mosaic ceramsite concrete glazed tile ridge tile asbestos tile (shingle) corrugated asbestos cement sheet Lime, Sand and Stone gypsum marble white marble granite crushed stone rubble vermiculite pearlite terrazzo cobble

gravel course sand medium sand fine sand

Cement, Mortar and Concrete () Portland cement silicate cement pozzolana cement white cement cement mortar lime mortar () cement-lime mortar thermal mortar water-proof mortar acid-resistant mortar alkaline-resistant mortar bituminous mortar paper strip mixed lime mortar hemp cut lime mortar mortar joint plain concrete reinforced concrete lightweight concrete fine aggregate concrete asphalt concrete foamed concrete cinder concrete Facing And Plastering Materials granitic plaster artificial stone lime wash casein white wash hemp cuts and lime as base sprayed twice with white wash cement mortar plaster sectioned

 lath and plaster Asphalt(Bitumen) and Asbestos asphalt felt asphalt filler asphalt grout adhesive bitumen primer asphaltic mastic bitumastic oakum asbestos sheet asbestos fiber Timber crack split shake shrinkage warping log round timber square timber plank batten lath board red pine white pine deciduous pine spruce cypress white poplar birch fir oak willow elm cedar teak camphor wood preservativetreated lumber plywood () 3(5)-plywood tongued and grooved board laminated plank glue-laminated

lumber fiber-board bamboo Metallic Materials ferrous metal steelbBar square steel steel atrap steel section (shape) channel angle steel equal-leg angle unequal-leg angle I-beam wide flange Ibeam ( ) T-bar (Z-bar) light gauge coldformed steel shape hot-rolled cold-rolled cold-drawn cold-pressed alloy steel titanium alloy stainless steel corrugated steel bar deformed bar plain round bar steel plate thin steel plate low carbon steel cold bending steel pipe (tube) seamless steel pipe welded steel pipe iron pipe galvanized steel pipe cast iron pig iron wrought iron galvanized steel sheet galvanized steel wire steel wire mesh expanded metal managanese steel high strength alloy steel

Non-Ferrous Metal gold platinum copper brass bronze silver aluminum lead Anti-Corrosion Materials polythene, polyethylene nylon PVC (polyvinyl chloride) polycarbonate polystyrene acrylic resin vinyl ester rubber lining neoprene bitumen paint epoxy resin paint zinc oxide primer anti-rust paint acid-resistant paint alkali-resistant paint sodium silicate resin-bonded mortar epoxy resin Building Hardware nails spiral-threaded roofing nail annular-ring gypsum board nail screws flat-head screw bolt commercial bolt high strength bolt insert bolt cinch bolt washer Paint

 primer rust-inhibitive primer anti-corrosion paint mixed paint flat paint varnish aluminum paint enamel paint drying oil thinner tar asphalt paint tung oil, Chinese wood oil red lead lead oil putty k. OTHER ARCHITECTURAL TERMS Discipline architecture civil water supply and drainage plot plan H.V.A.C (heating ventilation and air conditioning) electric power supply electric lighting telecommunication instrument heat power supply mechanical power process technology piping Conventional Terms architectonics architectural style civil architecture urban architecture rural architecture farm building industrial building heavy industrial light industrial ancient architecture

modern architecture standardized buildings auxiliary buildings city planning within site offsite closed type open type semi-open type modular system unit cost preliminary estimate constructor, contractor site extension reconstruction fire-prevention aseismatic, quake-proof anti-corrosion dump-proof water-proof dust-proof rust-proof traffic volume freight traffic volume pedestrian volume perspective drawing building model Architectural Physics illumination degree of illumination brightness sunshine natural lighting light intensity side light top light glaze azimuth radiation convection conduction sun-shade thermal insulation constant temperature constant humidity

noise sound-proof sound absorption dew point vapor-proof Name Of Professional role project manager (PM) design manager principal architect chief engineer civil engineer process engineer electrical engineer mechanical engineer planning engineer assistant engineer probationer specialist, expert draftsman technician Drafting general specification project specification list of standards and specification adopted list of drawings plan detail with enlarged scale schematic plan of... sectional plan of... plan of provision of holes section longitudinal section cross (transverse) section elevation front elevation perspective drawing side elevation back elevation detail drawings

 typical detail detail No. front page list of contents and description legend diagram sketch load diagram flow diagram standard drawing layout of ... topographical map earth-work drawing developed drawing formwork drawing arrangement of reinforcement tables working schedule technical and economical index list of buildings and structures coding serial No. rows and columns remarks grade straight Line curves zigzag line dotted line solid line hatching line dot and dash line axis contour Line center Line hyperbola parabola tangent Line dimension Line round annular square rectangle parallelogram triangle

pentagon hexagon octagon trapezoid circle sagment sector spherical paraboloid cone ellipse, oblong area volume capacity weight mass force meter centimete millimeter hectate / Newton/square meter / kilogram/cubic meter foot inch pound ton gallon kip average dimension variable dimension overall dimension developed dimension inside diameter outside diameter net weight gross weight quantity percentage clearance headroom clear distance clear span sectional dimension bay depth single span double span

multi-span elevation, level absolute elevation designed elevation ground elevation floor elevation column grid coordinate site area usable area service area passage area pipe rack pipeline gallery overhead pipeline drain ditch sump pit fountain floor drain fire hydrant fire extinguisher carbon dioxide extinguisher halon extinguisher