L beam L column L head L shore L wheel L-headed jetty L-shaped pier lab labcrete labcrete specimen label labeled door labor labor capacity labor constant labor content labor contract labor cost per hour labor costs labor costs for individual work items labor exchange labor force labor hours budgeted labor hours expended labor intensivity labor placing one cu. yd. of concrete labor rates labor safety labor saving tools labor-intensive labor-saving devices laboratory laboratory accreditation laboratory accreditation for ready-mix concrete laboratory consolidation laboratory equipment laboratory investigation laboratory test laboratory vane laborer lac lace laced column laced valley lacing lacing course lack lack of coordination lack of homogeneity lack of parallelism lack of stability lack of style lacker lacquer lacquer curtain coating method ladder ladder cleats ladder ditcher ladder jack scaffold ladder jack scaffolds ladder scaffold ladder scaffolds ladder stand ladder track ladder trencher lading ladle Lafarge cement lag lag bolt lag time lagging lagging materials lagoon lagooning laid-on molding laitance lake lake asphalt lake bridge lale tack lamb's tongue Lambert conformal projection lamella lamella roof laminar flow laminar-flow booth laminary stream laminate laminated arch laminated beam laminated building products laminated glass laminated joint laminated material laminated plasterboard laminated plastic laminated rock laminated rubber laminated structure laminated wood laminboard lamp lamp post lamppost Lamq coefficient lance lancet lancet arch lancet window lancing land land accretion land acquired for public purposes land aerodrome land allocation land application land caisson land development land drain land drainage land facet land fill land filtration land hydrology land management land pier land planning land reclamation land rehabilitation land retention works land service road land settlement land span land system land tax land tie land tile land treatment land use land use plan land-clearing rake land-to-building ratio landfill landfill leachate landing landing aids landing area landing distance landing stage landing strip landing strip drainage landmark landscape landscape architect landscape architecture landscape assessment landscape design landscape gardening landscape map landscape plan landscaped landscaped space landscaping landslide landslide control landslide protection works lane lane capacity lane one Lang lay lantern lantern light lantern tower lantern-light lanyard lap lap joint lap length lap siding lap splice lap turnout lap weld lap-welded type tank lapped joint lapped scarf lapped splice lapping lapping of bars larder large deflection domain large form shutters large job large panel construction large panel structure large panel system large pour large precast concrete panel construction large project large span structure large volume concrete pour large-block structure large-diameter pile large-panel building large-panel production large-panel-system dwelling large-scale large-surface form panel larger principal stress largest cost component larmier larry larrying larrying-up Larsen box pile Larsen section laser altimeter laser beam method laser extensometer laser gauge laser level laser screed laser welding laser-guided machine laser-sensing depth indicator lashing last course of bricks latch latch hook latch spring latch unit latent heat latent heat exchanger latent heat load latent heat of melting latent heat of thawing latent heat of vaporization lateral lateral area lateral buckling lateral canal lateral capacity of pile lateral contraction lateral deformation lateral distortion lateral earth pressure lateral exhaust lateral extensometer lateral face lateral force lateral hood lateral load lateral movement lateral oscillations lateral reinforcement lateral restraint lateral sewer lateral shear lateral soil load lateral storage lateral strain lateral strain indicator lateral support lateral thrust lateral wall lateral-flow spillway lateral-force design lateral-torsional buckling laterally-unsupported beam laterite latest finish date latest start date latex latex compound latex emulsion paint latex modified concrete lath lath hammer lath laid and set lath nail lath scratcher lath-and-plaster partition lathing lathing hatchet latitude latitude on location of construction joints lattice lattice beam lattice boom lattice girder lattice girder crane lattice mast lattice pylon lattice retaining wall lattice structure lattice strut type jib lattice tower lattice truss latticed girder latticework launching launching girder launching truss launder laundry laundry room lav lavatory lavatory basin lavatory pan law law of action and reaction law of areas law of compatibility law of conservation of energy law of dynamics law of elasticity law of equilibrium law of minimum potential energy law of proportionality law of similarity law of statics law of superposition law of virtual displacements law of virtual work lawn sprinkler lawn tennis court lay lay bar lay-by laydown laydown machine layer layer board laying laying and finishing machine laying off angles with the tape laying out laying out a building laying pattern laylight layout layout and location plan layout of complicated joint layout of construction site leach leachate leaching leaching basin leaching cesspool leaching field leaching out leaching pit leaching well lead lead compounds lead joint lead rail lead sheath lead wool lead-in lead-in wire leader leader head leaf leaf clay leaf dam leaf of a cavity wall leaf-type damper leafing aluminum leafing aluminum pigment leak leak detector leak protection leak rate leakage leakage coefficient leakage factor leakage loss leakage path leakage prevention leakage protection leakage repair leakage test leakproof form lean asphalt lean concrete lean lime lean mortar lean soil lean-to lean-to roof leap-frog method leapfrogging leaping weir learning resources center least moment of inertia least squares adjustment leather leave-in-place form leaving air LECA block lecture room lecture space lecture theater ledge ledged door ledged-and-braced door ledger ledger board ledger pole ledger stringer ledger strip leeward leeward of the town leeward side left lane left-hand lane left-hand lay left-handed nut left-in-place form left-over concrete left-turn lane left-turning lane leftward skew slab leg leg of tower legation Leightern Buzzard sand leisure lagoon leisure zone leisure-time entertainment lemniscate length length factor length of bolt length of curve length of haul length of hydraulic jump length of lay length scale lengthening lengthening joint lengthening of structural timber lengthman lens let-in brace letter-box plate letting letting of a contract levee leveed area
| leveed bank leveed channel level level book level constant level control level controller level crossing with automatic light signal level crossing with barriers level gauge level identification level indicator level invert taper level luffing level luffing crane level of bridge maintenance level of compaction level of congestion level of control level of foundation level of motorization level of organization of work level of service level of skill level of zero annual amplitude level section level stretch of road level surface level tube level vial level-slope direction levelcrete leveling leveling beam leveling board leveling coat leveling course leveling device leveling discrepancy leveling instrument leveling the model leveling with aneroid barometer levelman levelness levelness number Fl levelness requirements lever lever arm lever jack lever ratchet mechanism lever relation lever shears leverarm deflection indicator Levy facing lewis liability liability for construction failures liberation liberation of heat during hydration library licence holder lid lido life life belt life cycle of equipment life of reservoir life of the structure life ring life test life-cycle costs lifeline lifetime lift lift and force pump lift bridge lift car lift check valve lift gate lift joint lift latch lift line lift lobby lift machine room lift motor room lift platform lift pump lift shaft lift slab lift station lift thickness lift tower lift truck lift well lift-car door lift-slab lift-slab collar lift-slab construction lift-slab panel lift-slab-plus-walls lifter lifting lifting ability lifting appliance lifting attachments lifting beam lifting block lifting block derail lifting block derailer lifting capacity lifting collar lifting equipment lifting eye lifting force lifting frame lifting gear lifting hardware lifting inserts lifting into position lifting loop lifting magnet lifting nut lifting rail-type derail lifting rail-type derailer lifting tackle lifting tongs liftoff distance light light alloys light formed section light industrial building light industry light line light metals light meter light noncombustible constructions light point light railway light resistance light scaling light section steel used in building light soil light stability light switch light transmission light ventilation area light-diffusing glass light-diffusing grate light-duty scaffold light-duty scaffolds light-gauge cold-formed steel structural member light-gauge steel construction light-guage steel framing lightfastness lighthouse lighting lighting column with two brackets lighting engineering lighting facilities lighting mains lighting network lighting of building sites lighting plan lighting system lightning arrester lightning protection lightning rod lightning switch lightning-conductor lightning-rod lightproofness lightweight aggregate lightweight aggregate concrete lightweight building brick lightweight building construction lightweight concrete lightweight concrete block lightweight construction lightweight expanded clay aggregate lightweight magnesium straightedge lightweight plaster lightweight prestressed concrete bridge lightweight structure limb lime lime and soda-ash process lime clarification lime clay lime concrete lime concretion lime efflorescence lime kiln lime mortar lime paste whitewash lime pile lime piling lime plaster lime process lime slaker lime softening lime softening plant lime soil lime water lime-containing material lime-pozzolanic cement lime-sand brick lime-sandstone lime-soda softening limestone limestone bed limestone concretion limewash limewater liming limit limit crack growth limit deflection limit design limit equilibrium limit equilibrium method limit load limit of backwater limit of proportionality limit of structural usefulness limit of the ultimate strength limit slenderness of a bar limit state limit state method limit state of crack width limit state of cracking limit state of deflection limit switch limit-load design limit-state design limit-stop limitation limited access road limited access zone limited arc of slewing limited-access highway limiter limiting device limiting factor limiting range of stress limiting state limiting stresses permitted in the standard limiting value limiting velocity limitless resources limits of acceptability limits of accuracy in building work limpet line line aerial photography line building line diffuser line drawing line network line of action line of corresponding stages line of creep line of force line of least pressure line of least resistance line of principal strain line of route line of rupture line of seepage line of sight line of thrust line of traffic line of wells line of zero fill line plan line rod line structures line system line-load test lineal settlement linear linear air terminal device linear city linear deformation linear displacement linear elastic analysis linear elastic strain linear elasticity linear elastodynamics linear elastostatics linear element linear equation linear expansion linear expansion coefficient linear hardening linear load linear measurement linear movement linear plastic theory linear prestressing linear relation linear rocker bearing linear scale linear solution linear stiffness linear strain linear stress distribution linear stress state linear structures linear tensioning linear town linear-elastic material linearity linearization linearized analysis linearized theory linearly linearly distributed load linearly elastic linearly plastic linearly varying strain linearly varying stresses lined duct lined form lined forms liner liner backing support liner plate lining lining bar lining brick lining buggy lining erector arm lining material lining paint roller lining plate lining wire linisher link link beam link building link radiator linkage lino linoleum linoleum backing linoleum knife linoxyn linseed oil linseed oil paint lint lintel lintel course Linville truss lip lip drop lip seal liquefaction liquefied bitumen liquefied petroleum gas liquid liquid accelerator liquid asphalt liquid film air washer liquid friction liquid fuel liquid glass liquid level liquid level indicator liquid level manometer liquid limit liquid limit device liquid line liquid membrane curing compound liquid oil bitumen liquid overfeed system liquid phase liquid receiver liquid separator liquid state liquid-in-glass thermometer liquid-vapor mixture liquor list listening methods listing listing of building components litharge lithium bromide refrigerating machine lithopone litmus litter bin little town livability space ratio live axle live boom live conductor live derricking part live end live load live rail live roller live steam live storage live-load stress liver livering living accommodation living environment living room living space living unit load load application load applied in increments load bearing element load bearing partition load bearing stiffener load bearing structural component load cable load capacity load cell load cell weighing equipment load combination load component load curve load deflection plot load density load diagram load distribution load distribution line load diversity factor load due to wind pressure load equivalency factor load factor load factor design load factor design method load from crowd load hoist load hoisting rope load increment load indicating bolt load indicating washer load indicator load intensity load inversity factor load normal to the surface load of stream load of uncertain magnitude load on foundation load on the member load pattern load per unit length load position
| load rating load reset load shedding load swinging load test of structures load train load transfer load trolley load-and-carry equipment load-bearing ability load-bearing aggregate load-bearing panel load-bearing structural insulating material load-bearing structure load-bearing wall load-carrying ability load-carrying capacity load-deformation curve load-elongation diagram load-extension curve load-line load-line of crane load-radius indicator load-transfer curve loadbearing application loaded loaded area loaded chord loaded filter loaded portion of span loaded radius loaded span loader loader-backhoe loading loading bay loading bridge loading capacity loading conditions loading conditions on beams loading device loading equipment loading gauge loading history loading hopper loading island loading not due to wind loading on a beam loading on structural elements loading operations loading platform loading rate loading shovel loading skip loading speed loading technique loading terminal loading test loading time loading tray loading works loads anticipated to be applied loads applied to the formwork loads equidistant from midspan loads in excess of the concrete capacity loads on bridge loam loamy sand lobby lobby approach stairway lobe local aerodrome local air velocity local bond stress local buckling local building codes local building regulations local bylaws and regulations local control local deformation local digital controller local exhaust local exhaust ventilation local extension local F numbers local failure local fracture local heating local imperfection local instability local internal flaws in concrete local lighting local load local loss local plan local planning authority local railway local resistance local sewerage system local shear failure local stresses local vent local water supply locality localization localized cracking localizer location location line location of reinforcement location of the grade line location survey locator's hand level lock lock bay lock chamber lock culvert lock cut lock device lock flight lock former lock gate lock head lock joint lock key lock nut lock paddle lock rail lock seam lock sill lock step lock stile lock valve lock-shield valve lock-up stage lock-weir network lockage lockage loss lockage water Locke hand level locked-coil rope locker room lockforming machine locking locking arrangement locking bar locking device locking in locking jack locking of joints locking out locking pawl locking stile locknut lockset loco locomotive locomotive crane locomotive shed locus locus of equation loess loft loft building lofty storey log log band mill log band saw log boom log bridge log cabin log chute log conversion log crib log house log jam log mean temperature difference log slide log sluice log structure log-way logger loggia logging logging crane logging road logical contouring long chord long column long dolly long duration load long nipple long objects long rod long span bridge long span structure long tunnel long-duration loading long-handled spreader long-lasting repair long-radius bend long-radius elbow long-range long-range planning long-reach digging long-standing need long-term long-term deflection long-term effects long-term exposure long-term plan long-term prospects long-term strength long-term test long-throw jet air supply nozzle long-time creep test longevity longevity of concrete longitudinal arch longitudinal bar longitudinal beam longitudinal deformation longitudinal dike longitudinal direction longitudinal embankment longitudinal force longitudinal grade longitudinal joint longitudinal load longitudinal oscillations longitudinal prestressing longitudinal profile longitudinal seam longitudinal section longitudinal slipway longitudinal strain longitudinal stress longitudinal ventilation longscrew longways longwood loop loop anchorage loop piping loop street loop traverse loop vent looped pipeline loose loose bar loose bolt loose core loose damp sand loose earth loose end loose fill acoustical material loose fill type insulant loose flange loose flange joint loose ground loose lintel loose masonry loose medium loose rock dam loose tongue loose-fill insulation loose-joint butt loose-joint hinge loose-pin hinge loosely packed material looseness loosening lop-sided arch lopping lorry lorry-mounted crane lorry-mounted gravel spreader loss loss coefficient loss due to creep loss in prestress loss of bond stress loss of gloss loss of head loss of prestress loss of prestress due to friction loss of prestress due to shrinkage of concrete loss of prestress due to steam curing loss of prestress during anchoring loss of prestressing loss of stability loss of stress loss of sustaining capacity loss of water by evaporation loss of workability lost-head nail lot lot line loudness loudness level lounge louver louver damper louver door louver window louvered grille louvered ventilator low air low cement content concrete low cost homes low cost housing low durability in freezing and thawing exposure low energy house low flow low grade heat low grade heat source low ice soil low incline trailer low level air supply low level sluiceway low liquid limit soil low pitched roof low plasticity soil low point low pressure low pressure control low pressure controller low pressure fan low pressure gauge low pressure hot water low pressure hot water heating low pressure hot water system low pressure induction unit low pressure side low pressure stage low pressure steam heating low rate low relief low rise building low spot low temperature hot water low velocity system low volume concentration low water low water bridge low workability low workability concrete low workability concrete mix low-alkali cement low-carbon steel low-cycle fatigue low-density concrete low-energy building low-flow channel low-frequency vibration low-grade aggregate low-grade cement low-grade concrete low-grade gypsum low-grade stock low-head dam low-head power plant low-heat cement low-heat concrete low-heat-of-hydration cement low-level bridge low-level cistern low-level mixing plant low-lift grouting low-pressure air conditioning plant low-pressure gasholder low-pressure safety cutout low-pressure steam cured concrete low-pressure steam curing low-pressure system low-pressure torch low-profile roof low-rate filter low-rate-of-strain movements low-rise multifamily home low-slump concrete low-slump dense concrete low-temperature accelerator low-temperature calcined gypsum binder low-tensile strength material low-voltage fittings low-water alarm low-water bed low-water elevation low-water flow low-water mark low-water period low-water stage lowboy lower bound for ultimate load lower chord lower deck lower explosive limit lower flammable limit lower gate lower high water lower limit for load-carrying capacity lower load block lower low water lower yield point lower-chord panel point lowered ceiling lowering lowering device lowering diagonal lowerworks lowest operating water level lowland luboil lubricant lubricating device lubrication lubricator lucarne Luders' bands Luders' line luffer board luffing luffing cableway mast luffing crane luffing fly jib luffing jib luft-suspended lug lumber lumber mill lumber road lumber shrinkage lumber yard lumber yield lumbering luminaire luminaire pole luminance factor luminescent lamp luminous ceiling luminous efficiency luminous exitance luminous flux luminous paint luminous tube lump lumping lurching lute lux lying leg lytag
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