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Index Terms Links<br />

A/E (see Architects; Architects-engineers;<br />

Engineers; Engineers-architects)<br />

Abutments 9.134<br />

Accelerations:<br />

gravity 3.12 5.152<br />

ground 3.12<br />

relation to forces (see Newton’s law of<br />

motion)<br />

Accelerograms 3.12<br />

Acoustical materials:<br />

acoustical impedance of 11.146 11.147<br />

impact insulation class of 11.162 11.163<br />

impact noise rating of 11.153<br />

installation of 11.160 11.162<br />

noise reduction coefficients for 11.163<br />

purposes of 11.145<br />

sound absorption coefficients for 11.158 11.163 11.166<br />

sound absorptivity characteristics of 11.158<br />

sound transmission classes of 11.162<br />

sound transmission losses in 11.152<br />

Acoustics:<br />

bibliography for 11.169<br />

criteria for 17.68<br />

mass law in 11.152 11.153<br />

objectives of 1.20 11.145<br />

performance criteria for 11.16<br />

(See also Acoustical materials; Noise;<br />

Sound; Vibrations)<br />

Acrylics 4.87 4.90<br />

Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene 4.88<br />

ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act):<br />

elevations considerations for 3.28 14.2<br />

Adhesives:<br />

for floor coverings 11.81<br />

for gypsumboard 11.45 11.64 11.65<br />

tile-setting 11.75<br />

for wood 4.50 10.66 10.89<br />

Adiabatic process 13.1 13.13<br />

Admittance 15.7<br />

Admixtures:<br />

for concrete (see Concrete admixtures)<br />

for mortar 3.22 4.21 4.26<br />

Aggregates:<br />

alkali-reactive 4.13<br />

exp<strong>and</strong>ed clay 4.12 4.14<br />

exp<strong>and</strong>ed shale 4.12 4.14<br />

exp<strong>and</strong>ed slate 4.12 4.14<br />

heavyweight 4.13 4.14<br />

impurities in 4.13<br />

lightweight 4.10 4.14<br />

mineral filler 4.11

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