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Unit 2 Terms & Definitions.  Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical.

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1 Unit 2 Terms & Definitions

2  Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical areas of a structure. Building Code

3  The maximum compressive stress a material can withstand without failure. Compression Strength

4  The lower part of a building, which transfers structural loads from the building to the soil. Foundation

5  The moving of soil to affect the elevation of land at a construction site. Grading

6  The energy needed to warm outside air leaking into a building through cracks around doors, windows, and other areas. Heat Loss

7  Material used to restrict the flow of heat, cold, or sound from one surface to another. Insulation

8  The principal pipe artery to which branches are connected. Main

9  The pressure of water at a given point in a pipe arising from the pressure in it. Pressure Head

10  The numerical value used to indicate the resistance to the flow of heat. R-Value

11  Minimum distance that the zoning ordinance requires must be maintained between a structure and property lines or between two structures. Setback

12  Consideration of the solar orientation of a building based on the relative position of the sun in order to purposely increase or decrease the amount of light or heat transferred to the building. Solar Orientation

13  Pressure of a fluid due to the head of fluid above some reference point. Static Head

14  The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing. Tensile Strength

15  The process of heat transfer through a solid by transmitting kinetic energy from one molecule to the next. Thermal Conduction

16  Heat transmission by the circulation of a liquid or a heated gas or air. Thermal Convection

17  An assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework, usually connected to form triangles. Truss

18  A measure of the heat transmission through a building part (as a wall or window) or a given thickness of a material (as insulation) with lower numbers indicating better insulating properties. U-Factor

19  A fitting that is used to control the flow of fluid or gas. Valve

20  The pipe from the water main or other supply to the water-distributing pipes. Water Service


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