TERM DEFINITION Glossary Reflective paint Paint that reflects more than solar radiation, changes the direction of radiation rays or waves - causing reflection. Gives reflective properties to the surfaces where it is applied, thus helping to reduce their temperature. Reinforcing fiberglass mesh Mesh made of fiberglass with different opening dimensions (‘mesh opening), depending on the use for which it is intended. Reinforces when encased in the mass of products such as plasters, cement screeds, and other cementitious mortars. Resin injection/Injectable structural product Injectable product in liquid form, which is injected into the surface of the application site using the appropriate equipment (e.g., injection gun or a pressure tank for injecting epoxy resins) for this purpose. Rising damp (for buildings) The transfer, through capillary cracks in the floors and walls of a building, of soil moisture to the upper level of the building. It can cause significant damage to the structural and architectural elements of the building up to a height of one meter (usually) from the ground. Skirting/base moulding Skirting/base moulding is the narrow and horizontal strip of wood, marble, ceramic tile, etc., that covers the lower part of an interior or exterior wall at the point where it joins with the floor. Most often, the same material and color are chosen as the floor material. Small repair Spot repair of damage or wear of a structure element with product(s) of similar composition and behavior to that of the structure element, so that the two materials function properly as a system (together). Steel reinforcement (rebar) Usually referred to as steel reinforcement. The reinforcing steel bar, rebar, is placed inside the formwork (slab, column, beam, wall, other) before pouring concrete for the construction of the load-bearing element, which now is made of reinforced concrete. Structural element It is the element of a building (e.g., a pillar/column or beam of a building) that we always consider as part of the system (construction) in which it participates. It can be radius, surface, or volume. Structural integrity of a building It is the ability of autonomous structural elements, which have been composed in connection with each other, to form the system of a structure, to withstand the mechanical loads (weight, oscillations, vibrations, etc.) to which it is subjected. Tensile Tension is the stretching state in which a body exerts forces of opposite directions that tend to elongate it. Tension is one of the two uniaxial stretching states of a deformable solid body. The other uniaxially intensive condition is compression. 298 Repair & Renovation Guide
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