Field reference

Field glossary

Plain definitions for the 5,347 terms, abbreviations, and units used across the Anvilfield field guides. Browse every term with its definition by letter, or jump straight to any of the 804 most-referenced terms — each has its own reference page linked to the guides where the term shows up on the job.

On the job

These are the terms crews log against jobs in FieldOS, the field record that turns a finished job into a clean proof page. See how FieldOS works.

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804 terms with a full reference page

C

Calibration Caliper Cant strip Capacity test Carbonation Cast-in anchor CAT rating Catch basin Category 1 / 2 / 3 Cathodic protection Cause-and-effect matrix Cavitation CBN CBR CCC CCT / CRI CDU Certificate of occupancy (CO)Certified payroll Cessation temperature cfm CFM per ton Chain of custody Change order (CO)Changeover CL Class Class 1 to 4 Class A / Class B Classification Clean agent Cleanout Clearance to combustibles Closed system CMMS CO COI Cold expansion Cold joint Cold milling / cold planing Cold plate Cold roof Colocation (colo)Combination starter Combined sewer Commissioning (Cx)Compaction window Competent person Concentrated (point) load Concentric neutral Concrete cover Concurrent maintainability Concurrently maintainable Condensate Condensate neutralizer Condensing Conductivity Conduit body Confined space Connected load Construction change directive (CCD)Construction joint Containment Contemporaneous Contingency Continuity Continuous cooling Continuous load Control / contraction joint Control joint Controller Cool roof Cool-season / warm-season Cool-season grass COP Coping Core Corrective action Corrosion coupon Corrosion inhibitor Cost code Counterflashing CRAC CRAC / CRAH CRAH Cricket / saddle Critical path Critical root zone Cross-connection Cross-sectional area Cross-slope Crown CSP CT / PT (VT)Cubic yard CUE Cure-and-seal Curing compound Curling Cut and fill Cv Cx / CxA Cycles of concentration

H

H friction H static Half-cell potential Halocarbon vs inert gas Hazmat survey Head Headroom Heat exchanger Heat fusion Heat trace Heave HEPA Hierarchy of controls Hold point HRWR / superplasticizer Hydrostatic head Hydrostatic test Hydrozone

J

Jam ratio JHA / JSA / AHA JMF Joint adhesive Joint maker / restrictor

K

K-factor kAIC kVA kVA (apparent power)kVA / MVA kVAR kW kW (real power)kW / kVA / kVAR kW per rack kW/ton

O

O and P OCPD Offset Operating point OPR / BOD Outdoor reset Overburden Overhead Overload Oversubscription

Q

QD Quality assurance (QA)Quality control (QC)Quick-disconnect (QD)

S

Safe working load (SWL)SAT Saturation temperature Scale Scaling Scarify SCC SCCR Schedule of values Schedule of values (SOV)SCM Scour velocity SDC SDS Seal class (A/B/C)Sealcoat SEER2 / HSPF2 Segregation Selective coordination Sensible cooling Separately derived system Service agreement Setback Setpoint Severity / extent Sewage ejector SHGC Short load Shrink Signal reference grid Simultaneous heating and cooling Single source of truth Single vs double interlock SLA Slope / pitch Slope ratio (H:V)Slump Slump flow Snap-lock vs mechanical seam SOC Soil resistivity Solvent weld SOO Source removal Spalling SPCC SPD Special inspection SPF Spotter Square SRI / cool roof SSD Stack effect Stack temperature Staging Standing pressure test Standing seam Standpipe Static head Static pressure Static pressure (ESP)Static pressure reset Steam trap Step flashing Step load Stone reservoir Stop-work authority Stranded capacity Strength test Stress cone Stringer STS Subcooling Subcooling / superheat Subgrade Substantial completion Suction lift Superheat Superheat / subcooling Surcharge Surge Suspension trauma SVB / SPVB Swing radius System curve Systems manual

U

U-factor UEF UL 325 Underdrain Underlayment Underpinning Uniform (distributed) load Upblast fan UPS Usable capacity Utilization

V

Vacuum breaker Value engineering Valve authority Van-accessible space Vapor barrier Vapor pressure Vapor retarder VAV box Vegetation-free zone Vegetative / green / living roof VFD VMA VPR VRAM / longitudinal joint sealant VRF / VRV VRLA / VLA

Y

Z

#

% Gmm / air voids %Z 0U PDU 150 percent point 19 in rack 2/10 net 30 3-pole / 4-pole 62 percent rule