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• 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 gun
  ...onsisted of the Mark 18 gun and Mark 42 gun mount. United States naval gun terminology indicates the gun fires a projectile 5&nbsp;inches (127&nbsp;mm) in diamete ...mount in 1971 for easier maintenance and improved reliability in new naval construction for the [[United States]].<ref>Cooney(1980)p.40</ref>
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• 6"/53 caliber gun
  ...tube, full-length jacket, and 2 hoops; but the Mark 14 gun was of monobloc construction. Useful life expectancy was 700 effective full charges (EFC) per liner.<re
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• 8"/55 caliber gun
  ...y cruiser]]s and two early [[aircraft carriers]]. United States naval gun terminology indicates the gun fired a projectile 8 inches (20 cm) in diameter, and the These self-loading guns with lined monobloc construction and vertical sliding breech blocks weighed about 20 tons. Semi-fixed ammun
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• Whitetopping
  [[Category:Construction terminology]]
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• Rubble
  [[Category:Construction terminology]]
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• Rubblization
  '''Rubblization''' is a construction and engineering technique that involves saving time and transportation cost Rubblization has two different applications. In road construction, specialized equipment is used to repave highways. The equipment drives alo
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• Slate
  ==Historical mining terminology== ...cations subject to rain. Slate tiles were used in 19th century UK building construction (apart from roofs) and in slate quarrying areas such as [[Bethesda, Wales]]
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• Asphalt
  ...utside the U.S., the product is often called [[bitumen]]. Natural deposits terminology also sometimes uses the word bitumen, such as at the [[La Brea Tar Pits]]. ...is in road construction, where it is used as the glue or binder for the [[construction aggregate|aggregate]] particles.
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• Thermal insulation
  *[[Building construction]] * Guide raisonné de la construction écologique (Guide to products /fabricants of green building materials main
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• Glossary of textile manufacturing
  :''For terms specifically related to sewing, see [[Glossary of sewing terminology]].'' ...as Venetian velvet, or more generally, as épinglé velvet. In the actual terminology of furnishing fabrics it is mostly named with its French name "[[velours de
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• Textile
  ...rengths and degrees of durability, from the finest [[Textile manufacturing terminology|gossamer]] to the sturdiest [[canvas]]. The relative thickness of fibres in ...and [[jewelry]]. Hardware cloth is a coarse weave of steel wire, used in construction.
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• Formwork
  ...h [[concrete]] or similar materials are poured. In the context of concrete construction, the [[falsework]] supports the shuttering moulds. ...of formwork systems, compared to traditional timber formwork, are speed of construction (modular systems pin, clip, or screw together quickly) and lower life-cycle
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• Strongback
  [[Category:Construction terminology]]
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• Masonry veneer
  * The [[framing (construction)|structural framing]] or masonry backup can be erected first to allow the r [[Category:Construction terminology]]
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• Caulking
  ...were later employed. With the advent of electric-arc [[welding]] for ship construction, steel ship caulking is truly a lost art. ==Building construction==
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• Dimension stone
  ...ngth, resistance to decay, and appearance.<ref>ASTM, C18, C119-08 Standard Terminology Relating to Dimension Stone", ASTM, 2008, p.8 ISBN 0-8031-4118-1</ref> Quarries that produce dimension stone or [[crushed stone]] (used as [[construction aggregate]]) are interconvertible. Since most quarries can produce either o
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• Monocrete construction
  '''Monocrete''' is a building [[construction]] method utilising modular bolt-together pre-cast [[concrete]] wall panels. ...as exceeding the ability of the Government to build houses, so alternative construction methods were investigated.
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• Cement board
  Cement board is hung with corrosion resistant screws or [[Nail_(fastener)#Terminology|ring-shank nails]]. Cement board has very little movement under thermal st The category of construction material known as ''cement board'' includes both water resistant and waterp
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• Wrought iron
  == Terminology == ...year =1899| title =Inspection of the Materials and Workmanship Employed in Construction| edition =1st| place =New York| publisher =John Wiley & Sons| page =105| ur
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• Shelf angle
  In [[masonry veneer]] [[building]] construction, a shelf angle is a [[steel]] [[angle]] which supports the weight of [[bric [[Category:Construction terminology]]
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