TCM 122 Final Exam

louver

a construction of numerous sloping, closely spaced slats used to diffuse air or to prevent the entry of rainwater in the ventilating opening.

unit system

a curtain wall system consisting entirely of prefabricated panel units.

unit and mullion system

a curtain wall system consisting of prefabricated panel units secured withe site-applied mullions.

swinging door

a door that can be opened in either direction and is closed by a spring device when released.

accordion door

a door that folds and unfolds when it is open and closed.

over head door

a door that rotates in a horizontal axis and is supported horizontally when open.

pocket door

a door that slides into a hollow wall at the side of a doorway.

flush

a door with smooth planar faces.

sash

a frame that holds glass

skylight window

a glazed unit installed in a roof.

rail

a horizontal framing piece in a panel door; a hand rail

brick shelf/ shelf angle

a horizontal steel angle attached to the wall or spandrel of building to support a masonry facing.

horizontal expansion joint

a horizontal surface divider joint that provides space for that surface to expand.

furring strip

a length of wood or metal attached to a masonry or concrete wall to permit the attachment of finish materials to the wall using screws or nails.

hat channel

a light gauge metal furring strip used on vertical concrete surfaces to provide for fastening of finish materials.

U-factor

a measure of thermal conductance of a material or assembly.

panic

a mechanical device that opens a door automatically if pressure is exerted against the device from the interior of the building

stick system

a metal curtain wall system that is largely assembled in place.

hinge

a move able joint used to attach, support, and turn a door about a pivot; consists of two plates joined together by a pin.

bypass door

a pair of sliding doors which can pass each other, each door is on its own track.

nailing flange

a projecting cross piece of a wide-flange or channel profile nailed into place.

post tensioned limestone spandrel panels

a relatively costly type of panel because of their use of comparatively large quantities of stone per unit area of cladding.

muntin

a small vertical or horizontal bar between small lights of glass in a sash.

threshold

a strip of wood, metal, or stone forming the bottom of a door way and crossed in entering a house or room

grid-system supported stone cladding

a sub-frame of vertical steel struts supports a framing of stone panels b means of a horizontal metal clips that engage slots in the upper and lower edges of the panels

divided french

a symmetrical pair of glazed doors hinged to the jambs of a double frame.

full glass (french door)

a symmetrical pair of glazed doors hinged to the jambs of a single frame and meeting at the center of the opening.

column cover and spandrel system

a system of cladding in which panels of material cover the columns and spandrels, with horizontal strips of window filling the remaining portion of the wall.

sloped glazing

a system of metal and glass components used to make an inclined transparent roof; in international building codes, glass sloped more than 15 degrees from vertical.

mullion

a vertical bar between adjacent window or door units. A framing member in a metal and glass curtain wall.

stile

a vertical framing member in a panel door

stile

a vertical framing member in a panel door.

back-up wall

a vertical plane of masonry, concrete, or wood framing used to support a thin facing such as a single wythe of brick work.

vertical expansion joint

a vertical surface divider joint that provides space for the surface to expand.

panel system

a wall composed of factory-assembled units connected to the building frame and to each other by means of anchors.

fire wall

a wall extending from foundation to roof, required under a building code to separate buildings, or parts of buildings, as a deterrent to the spread of fire.

shaft wall

a wall surrounding a shaft, where wires and cables go through.

pivot window

a window that opens by rotating around its vertical center line.

awning window

a window that pivots on a horizontal axis at the top edge of the sash and projects toward the outdoors.

casement window

a window that pivots on an axis at or near a vertical edge of the sash.

hopper window

a window whose sash pivots on an an axis along or near the sill and that opens by lifting toward the interior of the building.

sliding window

a window with one fixed sash and another that moves horizontally in tracks.

double hung window

a window with two overlapping sashes that slide vertically in tracks.

single hung window

a window with two overlapping sashes, the lower of which can slide vertically in tracks and the upper which is fixed.

panel

a wooden door in which one or more thin panels are held by stiles and rails

narrow light

a wooden door with a narrow section of glass on one side of the door.

curtain wall

an exterior building wall that is supported entirely by the frame of the building, rather than being self-supporting or load bearing.

smoke barrier

any type of continuous barrier of noncombustible construction, designed and constructed to resist the spread of smoke in a building

push bar

bar on a door that you push forward in order to open the door.

pull bar

bar on a door, usually vertical, that you pull in order to open the door

precast concrete cladding panel

both conventionally reinforced and pre-stressed, are simple in concept but require close attention to matters of surface finish, mold design, thermal insulation, attachment to the building frame and sufficient strength and rigidity.

prefabricated reinforcement brick panels

brick work into which steel bars have been embedded to impact tensile strength to the construction.

exterior insulation and finish system

consists of a layer of plastic foam insulation that is adhered or mechanically fastened to a backup wall.

surface sliding doors

doors that slide together rather than swing open on hinges

roof window

either an open-able glazed unit installed in the sloping surface of a roof or, more specifically, a glazed root unit with the inward sash operation to allow easy cleaning.

cavity space

empty space found in a wall

Fixed window

glass that is immovably mounted in a wall.

holders

hardware that can be attache to the walls so the door can be kept open and stay in one place.

stops

hardware that is placed on walls so when the door is swung open it doesn't damage the wall.

coiling door

horizontal interlocking metal slats that ride along wall guides. when the door is opened the slots coil around a barrel assembly located above the others.

continuous flashing/ through-wall flashing

in masonry, a flashing concealed within the masonry.

strike

metal plate of the door that protects the lock.

glass-fiber-reinforced concrete cladding panel

no steel reinforcing is required and weighs about 1/4 less than precast concrete saving money on shipping

lock set

part of hardware that allows the door to be locked closed

glazing

the act of installing glass; the transparent material in a glazed opening

rough opening

the cellular dimensions of the opening hat must be provided in a wall frame to accept a given door or window unit.

apron

the finish piece that covers the joint between a window stool and the wall finish below.

top rail

the highest horizontal structural member of a door or window that interconnects its vertical member.

sill

the horizontal bottom portion of a window or door; the exterior surface, usually sloped to shed water, below the bottom of the window.

head jamb

the horizontal member forming the top of the door opening; a door head.

head jamb

the horizontal top portion of a window or door.

stool

the interior horizontal plane at the sill of a window

bottom rail

the lowest horizontal structural member of a door or window that interconnects its vertical members.

hinge jamb

the part of the door that the hinges are connected to.

solar heat gain coefficient

the ratio of solar heat admitted through a particular glass to the total heat energy striking the glass

visible transmitters

the ratio of visible light that passes through a sheet of glass or a glazing unit to the amount of light striking the glass or unit.

closers

the spring mechanical hardware that is placed on the top of the door to allow the door to automatically close after being opened

Lock jamb

the vertical member of the door frame on which the strike plate is installed.

jamb

the vertical side of a door or vindow

lock stile

the vertical structural member of a door which closes against the jamb (or mullion) of the surrounding frame.

precast concrete sandwich panel

thermal insulation is incorporated as an inner layer if the panel.

double hung/ leaf doors

two doors side by side with the door on the left being left handed handle and the door on the right being right handed handle.

fire blocking

wood or other materials used to partition concealed spaces withing combustible framing, intended to restrict the spread of fire within such spaces.

1/2 glass

wooden doors that have sections cut off the inside of the door and glass installed