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Admixture:
A material other than water, aggregate, and cement used as an ingredient in concrete or mortar.
Adobe:
Large, roughly molded, sun-dried clay units of varying sizes.
Aggregate:
Any of a variety of materials, such as sand and gravel, added to a cement mixture to make concrete.
Air flow
The use of high air velocity to stop smoke movement.
Aluminum
A lightweight metal that is both malleable and nonmagnetic. This material has very good conductivity. This noncombustible material that has a low melting point and little mass per unit of area, so it disintegrates rapidly in fire
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
A set of regulations passed in 1990 that includes, among other things, regulations requiring areas of refuge for disabled people in multistory buildings.
Anchor stores
Large stores (often department stores) attached to the mall that have all of their required exits independent of the mall.
Angles
Steel members that have two legs at right angles to one another.
Arch
Combines the function of a beam and a column.
Arched truss
A truss with an arched upper chord and a straight bottom chord, with vertical hangers between the two chords.
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