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FRAMED BUILDING [3 records]

Record 1 2015-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Standards
  • Construction Standards and Regulations
  • Execution of Work (Construction)
  • Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
Universal entry(ies)
ASTM C1060 - 11a
classification system code, see observation
ASTM C1060 - 90(2003)
former designation, classification system code, see observation
OBS

This practice is a guide to the proper use of infrared imaging systems for conducting qualitative thermal inspections of building walls, ceilings, roofs, and floors, framed in wood or metal, that may contain insulation in the spaces between framing members.

OBS

Document prepared by the American Society for Testing and Materials.

OBS

ASTM C1060 - 11a; ASTM C1060 - 90(2003): standard codes used by the American Society for Testing and Materials.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de normes
  • Réglementation et normalisation (Construction)
  • Exécution des travaux de construction
  • Isolation et acoustique architecturale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
ASTM C1060 - 11a
classification system code, see observation
ASTM C1060 - 90(2003)
former designation, classification system code, see observation
OBS

Document préparé par l'American Society for Testing and Materials.

OBS

ASTM C1060 - 11a; ASTM C1060 - 90(2003) : codes de norme utilisés par l'American Society for Testing and Materials.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wood Sawing
  • Natural Construction Materials
OBS

The building is timber framed using rehewn 90 year old douglas fir that was salvaged from a nearby site.

OBS

Hew (v.t.) To cut with an ax; to fell with a sharp instrument; ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciage du bois
  • Matériaux de construction naturels
DEF

Bois flache équarri à l'herminette.

OBS

Bois flache : bois mal équarri, dont les arêtes ne sont pas vives.

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Floors and Ceilings
  • Applications of Concrete
DEF

A skylight in a sidewalk above a vault, composed of thick refractive glass pieces set in a frame.

DEF

A panel formed of glass blocks framed in concrete, iron, or steel, built into a pavement surface over an opening to the basement of a building into which it admits light.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planchers et plafonds
  • Utilisation du béton
DEF

Carreau épais de verre incorporé dans un plancher et destiné à l'éclairage d'un étage inférieur.

CONT

Dalles ou voûtes en B.A.T. (béton armé translucide). Exécutées à l'aide de pavés moulés en verre recuit, de forme carrée, évidée, à fond lisse, ces réalisations permettent d'obtenir un éclairage zénithal.

OBS

béton translucide. Dalle de béton armé dans laquelle sont incorporés des pavés de verre (planchers, coupoles, etc.).

Spanish

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