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building assembly [1 record]

Record 1 1999-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Elements
DEF

[For building component] A part of a building too complex to be called a building element; for instance, a wall, door, roof, or window, all of which may be built of several elements. The electrical, plumbing, gas or other services also contain building components.

DEF

[For element of construction] Part of a building or structure having its own functional identity. Examples are foundation, floor, roof, wall.

OBS

See also "structural assembly".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments du bâtiment
DEF

Partie constitutive de la construction, plus ou moins complexe, ayant une individualité fonctionnelle propre (ex. : un mur, un plancher, une cloison).

Spanish

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