Building Construction Handbook, Eighth Edition

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Sanitary fittings (continued)
bath, 779
discharge systems, 781 2
shower, 779
sink, 778
wc pan, 780
Sanitation systems, 781 3
Sanitation system testing, 783
Sapele, 738
Sarking felt, 430
Sash weights, 372
Saws, 734
Scaffolding:
birdcage, 148
boards, 141 3
cantilever, 150
component parts, 140, 146
fittings, 146
gantry, 152
independent, 142
ladders, 1412, 145
mobile, 145
patent, 147
putlog, 141
slung, 148
suspended, 149
truss-out, 151
tying-in, 144
working platform, 143
Scarf joint, 553
Scrapers, 172
Screed, 6478, 657 8
Sealants, 742 4
Secant piling, 308
Secondary beams, 7, 16, 538
Secondary elements, 13
Secondary glazing, 382
Section factor, 543
Section/elastic modulus, 160, 544
SEDBUK, 478
Segmental arch, 359
Self propelled crane, 187
Self supporting static crane, 193 4
Separate system, 758, 760
Separating wall, 18, 627
Services fire stops and seals, 810
Setting out:
angles, 127, 131
bases, 127
basic outline, 125
drainage, 764
grids, 127
levelling, 129 30
reduced levels, 128
roads, 132
theodolite, 127, 131

trenches, 126
Shear, 499500, 545, 666
Shear bars, 500
Shear box, 87
Shear leg rig, 789, 230
Shear plate connector, 576
Shear strength of soils, 85 7
Shear strength of timber, 666
Shear wall structures, 561
Sheathed cables, 792
Sheet coverings, 564 8
Shell roofs, 579 86
Shoring, 153 60
Short bored pile foundation, 221
Shower, 779
Shutters, 399
Sight rails, 1278, 132, 764
Sills, 3645, 36870, 3726, 384, 386
Silt test for sand, 108
Simple drainage:
bedding, 764
inspection chambers, 757 63
jointing, 764
roads, 752 3
setting out, 764
systems, 757  60
Simplysupported RC slabs, 496 8
Single acting hammer, 245
Single barrel vault, 580
Single flying shore, 153, 156
Single lap tiles and tiling, 439 40
Single span portal frames, 54952, 555
Single stack drainage, 781
Sink, 778
Site:
construction activities, 19
electrical supply, 97
health and welfare, 99
investigations, 712, 74, 313
layout, 88 90
lighting, 94 6
materials testing, 106 19
offices, 8990, 98, 103
plan, 21, 27, 42
preparation, 318 19
security, 89, 91
setting out, 125 32
soil investigations, 72 9
storage, 1005, 284 5
survey, 70, 72, 318
Sitka spruce, 737
Six wheeled grader, 173
Sixty minute fire door, 721
Sketches, 22
Skimmer, 175
Skips, 185

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