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Building dictionary for the letter G - Page 11
Gross load
In heating, the net load to which allowances are added for pickup and piping losses.
Gross margin
The excess of net sales revenue over direct costs.
Gross output
The number of Kilojoules available at the outlet nozzle of a heating unit for continuously satisfying the gross load requirements of a boiler operating within code limitations.
Gross volume
(1) The total volume within the revolving part of a drum concrete mixer. (2) The total volume of the trough on an open-top concrete mixer.
Grotto
A natural or man-made cavern or cave.
Ground
(1) The conducting connection between electrical equipment or an electrical circuit and the earth. (2) A strip of wood that is fixed in a wall of concrete or masonry to provide a place for attaching wood trim or burring strips. (3) A screed, strip of wood, or bead of metal fastened around an opening in a wall and acting as a thickness guide for plastering or as a fastener for trim. (4) Any surface that is or will be plastered or painted. (5) Any electrical reference point.
Ground area
The area computed by the exterior dimensions of the structure.
Ground beam
(1) A reinforced concrete beam or heavy timber positioned horizontally at ground level to support a superstructure. (2) A ground sill.
Ground course
A first horizontal course of masonry at ground level.
Ground cover
A planting of low plants that in time will spread to form a dense, often decorative mass. Ground cover is also used to prevent erosion.
Ground floor
In a building, that floor closest to the level of the surrounding ground.
Ground line
The natural grade line or ground level from which excavation measurements are taken to determine excavation quantities.
Ground plan
The plan of a structure at ground level.
Ground pressure
(1) The weight of a machine or a piece of equipment divided by the area, in square inches, of the ground that supports it. (2) Pressure exerted on a structural member by the adjacent soil or fill.
Ground wire
(1) An electrical conductor leading directly or indirectly to the earth. (2) Strong, small-gauge wire used in establishing line and grade, as in shotcrete work.
Grounded
Descriptive of an object that is electrically connected to the earth or to another conducting body that is connected to the earth.
Grounding electrode
A conductor that is firmly embedded in the earth, and can thus function to maintain ground potential on the conductors connected to it.
Groundwater
(1) Naturally occurring water that moves through the earth's crust, usually at a depth of several feet to several hundred feet below the earth's surface. (2) Water contained in the soil below the level of standing water.
Groundwater table
The top elevation of groundwater at a given location and at a given time.
Groundwork
Batters used in roofing and siding as a base over which slate, tiles, and shingles are applied.
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