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Term Definition
H Beam. A steel beam which in cross section resembles the letter H; commonly used in earthwork as a retaining structure or piling.  
Hack. 1. To cut with irregular or unskilled blows. 2. To cut back and roughen a plastered or other surface.  
Hacking. Laying masonry units so that the bottom edge is set back from the plane surface of the wall.  
Hacksaw. small toothed handsaw for sawing metals.  
Hair Trap. A device to trap and retain the hair content of waste water and sewage, as in a barber shop or beauty salon.  
Hairline Cracking. 1.Tiny cracks in a surface. 2. Small cracks of random pattern in an exposed concrete surface. 3. Very narrow cracks in a paint or varnish film.  
Hairpin Bars. Bars, usually small sizes, bent to a hair pin shape and used for such purposes as short hooked spacer bars in columns and walls and for special dowels.  
Half and Half. A dry or dampened mixture of one part portland cement and one part extra-fine sand; used as a filler in the joints of mounted ceramic mosaic tiles to keep them evenly spaced during installation.  
Half Bath. A room containing a toilet and a lavatory.  
Half Block. A concrete masonry unit that is half the length of a standard unit.  
Half Round Gutter. A narrow rounded channel from one piece of metal, similar to a pipe cut longitudinally or along its length, used as a gutter.  
Half Round Molding. An ornamental strip having one flat side and one rounded side.  
Half-Timber. A form of construction composed of timber framing with the spaces filled in with brick or plaster.  
Halide Fixture. A lighting fixture with a Halide Light.  
Halide Light. An electric-discharge lamp that makes its light from a metal vapor such as sodium or mercury.  
Halide Refrigerants. Family of refrigerants containing halogen chemicals.  
Halide Torch. Type of torch used to safely detect halogen refrigerant leaks in system.  
Hall. 1. Lobby or entrance room. 2. A university building for a special purpose. 3. A hallway or corridor.  
Hallway. A corridor or hall.  
Halogens. Any of the group of poisonous non-metallic elements, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine, which form halides by simple union with a metal, as in sodium chloride.  
Halon System. A system using halon gas for the fire protection of water sensitive equipment.  
Hammer Fracture. A tear in the gypsum board face and core caused by improperly hitting or over driving the nail; also called Nail Fracture.  
Hammer Loss. A test to determine the impact resistance of gypsum board.  
Hammer. A handtool consisting of a solid head set crosswise on a handle and used for pounding.  
Hammered Effect Finish. so called because of its resemblance to hammered metal; produced by incorporating an aluminum powder in vehicle which controls leafing and nonleafing effect to create unique designs.  
Hand Buggy. A hand pushed or pulled two or four wheeled cart, used to transport small amounts of concrete or material.  
Hand Dryer. A mechanical/electrical device that blows hot air over wet hands to dry them.  
Hand Excavation. The act or process of digging out earth using hand tools.  
Hand Level. A hand-held viewing tube with a spirit level attached to fix a level line of sight.  
Hand of a Lock or Door. Indicates the direction of swing or movement and/or locking security side of a door; designated as left hand, left hand reverse, right hand, or right hand reverse.  

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