Language that describes the materials, shapes, sizes, forms, of a built project and the methods used to build them.
PRO TIP MADE OF is used to describe the basic general material or physical characteristics of something. It does not describe a process, assembly, or change. Examples: “The chair is made of wood” “The door is made of metal” MADE FROM is used …
Q: What do a white bird and construction connections have in common? A: Dovetails! As mentioned in our masonry tie lesson, there are different types of anchors that tie the brick to the building. Here’s a dovetail masonry anchor. Dovetail refers …
Brick Ties Of course we aren’t talking about an article of clothing. 🙂 We’re talking about an important part of masonry wall construction! Take a look a the video below. Then read the explanations below and try your best at …
Here are some important parts of a brick cavity wall. Click to listen and try to guess where each part is located in the assembly! Brick listen Compressible filler listen Concrete listen Continuous reglet and through-wall flashing listen Continuous steel …
Take a look at the concrete floor structural systems below. Which do you know and which names are you unsure about? waffle slab with two-way beamslisten waffle slablisten flat slab with drop panels and column capitalslisten flat slab with drop …
Based on the computer analysis of millions of words from construction books and publications, here are the Top 20 noun-noun collocations that describe different steel materials. Collocations help make your communication clear and simple. Read a mini lesson about collocations …
PRO TIP A collocation is a combination of two or more words that have a combined meaning. One common collocation pattern is ADJECTIVE+NOUN First floor Waterproof membrane Structural steel Collocations are the secret to making your communication clear and simple! …
Based on the analysis of millions of words in construction publications, these are the TOP 20 most common nouns used in construction. Which do you know? Which do you need to learn more about? wall building water material system …