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|Aggregate |Agregat |A mixture of sand and stone and a major component of concrete. |
|Alumina cement |Ciment aluminos | |
|Anchor bolts |Bulon de ancorare |Bolts to secure a wooden still plate to concrete, or masonry floor or|
| | |wall. |
|Attic ventilator |Ventilatia podului |In houses, screened openings provided to ventilate an attic space. |
|Bauxite brick |Caramida de bauxite | |
|Bearing point |Punct de sprijin |A point where a bearing or structural weight is concentrated and |
| | |transferred to the foundation. |
|Bearing wall |Zid portent |A wall that supports any vertical load in addition to its own weight.|
|Brace |Scoaba, contrafisa, ancoraj |An inclined piece of framing lumber applied to wall of floor to |
| | |strengthen the structure. Often used on walls as temporary bracing |
| | |until framing has been completed. |
|Cantilever |Grinda in consola