Construction Foundations Vocabulary Baseball
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Basic Construction Vocabulary
Topics of this game:
- Materials such as sand, rock, and gravel used to make concrete
- Bolta embedded in concrete to hold structural members in place
- Building material formed by combining cement, water, and aggregate
- A type of shallow foundation that is used to provide continuous, level strip support to a linear structure such as a wall
- The weight of permanent, stationary construction and equipment included in a building
- An enlargement at the base of a foundation wall, pier, or column that supports the structure while distributing its weight to the surrounding soil
- The supporting portion of a structure; located below the structure and supported by only rock or soil
- A trench filled with gravel or rock or containing a perforated pipe that redirects surface water and groundwater away from an area
- Live loads that are applied parallel to the ground, they are horizontal forces acting on a structure
- The total of all moving and variable loads that may be placed on a building
- Steel reinforcing rod placed in concrete
- Slab foundation that is directly supported on top of the ground
- A footing that changes grade levels at intervals to accommodate a sloping site
- A pit or hollow in which liquid collects, especially in the floor of a mine or basement
