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  • Wood catches fire easily, so it's ...
    flammable
  • Cement clinker is produced by heating a mixture of raw materials in a ...
    kiln
  • Translate: Drewniane ściany szkieletowe są używane w murze pruskim.
    Timber framing is used in Prussian wall/brickwork.
  • Waste material produced when coal is dug from the ground is called...
    slug / cinder
  • another term for a breeze block is..
    cinder block/ block of cinder concrete
  • Concrete blocks can be reinforced by...
    grouting the voids / inserting rebar / using grout
  • the bricks and pieces of stone put together to make building walls are referred to as ...
    masonry
  • A brick is the size of a man's hand and therefore it's simple to use by a .....
    bricklayer
  • When steel is ...., it's coated with zinc to protect it from rust.
    galvanised
  • Translate: Stal jest odporna na korozję.
    Steel is resistant to corrosion.
  • A rectangular hole in a piece of wood, stone, etc. into which another piece is fixed, so that they form a joint is called...
    mortise/mortice
  • Glass is structurally unsafe because of its b... It's fragile.
    brittleness
  • Timber framed structures use mortise and ..... or wooden ..... as fastening methods.
    tenon / pegs
  • When you ask this architect to design a warehouse, he will ..... it according to your taste and needs.
    customise
  • Translate: Cegła ma dobre własciwości izolacyjne.
    The brick has good insulating properties.
  • A sedimentary rock, white or light grey used as a building material or in the production of cement.
    limestone