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A beam that is used to connect adjacent concrete wall piers to make them act together as a unit to resist lateral loads.
Industry:Construction
A large-scale independent component used as a receptacle or vessel to accommodate plants, refuse, or similar uses.
Industry:Construction
The written, graphic, electronic, and pictorial documents describing the design, locations, and physical characteristics of the project required to verify compliance with these Provisions.
Industry:Construction
That portion of a reinforced concrete component in which the concrete is confined by closely spaced special transverse reinforcement restraining the concrete in directions perpendicular to the applied stress.
Industry:Construction
Concrete reinforced with no less than the minimum amount required by Ref. 6-1, prestressed or nonprestressed, and designed on the assumption that the two materials act together in resisting forces.
Industry:Construction
Concrete that is either unreinforced or contains less reinforcement than the minimum amount specified in Ref. 6-1 for reinforced concrete.
Industry:Construction
Component, including its attachments, having a fundamental period less than or equal to 0.06 sec.
Industry:Construction
Component, including its attachments, having a fundamental period greater than 0.06 sec.
Industry:Construction
A mechanical or electrical component or element that is part of a mechanical and/or electrical system within or without a building system.
Industry:Construction
A part or element of an architectural, electrical, mechanical, or structural system.
Industry:Construction
