Glossary Of Natural Stone Trade Terminologies - E
Author:bea Date:2009-2-18 Read:32
Efflorescence – a crystalline deposit appearing on stone surfaces typically caused by soluble salts carried through or onto the stone by moisture, which has sometimes been found to come from brick, tile, concrete blocks, cement, mortar, concrete, and similar materials in the wall or above.
Entablature – in classical architecture, the upper part of an order, comprising architrave, frieze, and cornice.
Entasis – the curve of the upper two-thirds of a column.
Expansion bolt – a socket that grips a drilled hole in stone by expanding as the bolt is screwed into it.
Expansion-contraction joint – a joint between marble units designed to expand or contract with temperature changes. An expansion joint compresses as panels expand.
Exposed aggregate – phrase applied to the larger pieces of stone aggregate purposefully exposed for their colour and texture in a cast slab.
