A-D
- CL
- Centerline of a member
E-I
- flatwise
- A wooden member bent about it's weak axis (loaded along it's wide face)
- homogeneous
- Of uniform structure or composition throughout
- in situ
- in place
- ex situ
- out of place
J-N
O-T
- plasticity
- Describes the deformation of a material undergoing non-reversible changes of shape in response to applied forces (Plastic deformation is observed in most materials including metals, soils, rocks, concrete, foams, bone and skin)
- prefab
- Refers to the process of a prefabricated house being built
U-Z