Part 1Definitions

Locations, Non-Industrial — Part 8/Section 2

Loft — Part 3

Loose Grain (Loosened Grain) — Part 6/Section 3A

Loose Knot — Part 6/Section 3A

Lower Inner Decking — Part 8/Section 5B

Lower Outer Decking — Part 8/Section 5B

Low Rise Building — Part 6/Section 1

Low-Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear Assembly—Part 8/Section 2

Lumen — Part 8/Section 1

Luminaire — Part 8/Section 2

Luminance (at a Point of a Surface in a Given Direction) (Brightness) — Part 8/Section 1

Luminous Flux — Part 8/Section 1

M

M2M — Part 8/Section 6

Machete — Part 6/Section 3B

Machinery — Part 8/Section 5B

Machinery Spaces — Part 8/Section 5B

Maximum Capacity — Part 8/Section 5B

Made-Up Ground — Part 6/Section 2

Main Cross-connect — Part 8/Section 6

Main Distribution Frame (MDF) — Part 8/Section 6

Main Drain — Part 9/Section 1

Main Earthing Terminal — Part 8/Section 2

Main Member — Part 6/Section 6

Main Soil Pipe (MSP) — Part 9/Section 2

Main Soil and Waste Pipe (MSWP) — Part 9/Section 2

Main Vent Pipe (MVP) — Part 9/Section 2

Main Waste Pipe (MWP) — Part 9/Section 2

Maintenance — Part 12

Maintenance Factor — Part 8/Section 1

Maintenance Management — Part 12

Maintenance Manual — Part 12

Maintenance Organization — Part 8/Section 5A

Maintenance Plan — Part 12

Maintenance Policy — Part 12

Maintenance Programme — Part 12

Maintenance Strategy — Part 12

Make-Up Air — Part 8/Section 1

Make-Up Water — Part 9/Section 1

Management System — Part 12

Manhole — Part 9/Section 2

Manhole Chamber — Part 9/Section 2

Manifestation — Part 6/Section 8

Manifold — Part 9/Section 4

Manoeuvring Zone — Part 3

Mansard — Part 10/Section 2

Mantrap — Part 12 Marquee Sign— Part 10/Section 2 Masonry — Part 6/Section 4 Masonry Unit — Part 6/Section 4 Mass Rapid Transit — Part 4 Master Plan — Part 3 Mat — Part 6/Section 3B Material Handling Hoists — Part 7 Maximum Thickness — Part 6/Section 8 Mean Ground Level — Part 6/Section 1 Mean Outer Diameter — Part 6/Section 3B Mean Radiant Temperature — Part 8/Section 3 Mean Wall Thickness — Part 6/Section 3B Means of Egress — Part 4 Means of Escape — Part 4 Measured Speed — Part 8/Section 5B Mechanical Ventilation — Part 8/Section 1 Mechanically Laminated — Part 6/Section 3A Mercantile Buildings — Part 6/Section 1 Meridian — Part 8/Section 1 Meshed Bonding Network (MESH-BN) — Part 8/Section 2 Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) — Part 8/Section 6 Mezzanine Floor — Part 3 Metro-station — Part 4 Microclimate — Part 10/Section 1 Mill Tolerance — Part 6/Section 6 Miniature Circuit Breaker (MCB) — Part 8/Section 2 Minimum Thickness — Part 6/Section 8 Mixed Mode Building — Part 8/Section 3 Mixed Occupancy — Part 4 Mobile Equipment — Part 8/Section 2 Modal Mass in Mode of a Structure — Part 6/Section 1 Modal Participation Factor — Part 6/Section 1 Modes of Oscillation — Part 6/Section 1 Modular Co-ordination — Part 6/Section 7A, Part 6/Section 7B Modular Grid — Part 6/Section 7A, Part 6/Section 7B Module — Part 6/Section 7A, Part 6/Section 7B Modulus of Elasticity (Young's Modulus) — Part 6/Section 8 Moment Resistant Frame — Part 6/Section 4 Moment Resistant Frame with Shear Walls — Part 6/Section 4 Monitoring — Part 8/Section 2 Monolithic Glass — Part 6/Section 8 Mortise and Tenon — Part 6/Section 3B Mould — Part 6/Section 3A

Moulded Case Circuit Breaker (MCCB) — Part 8/Section 2 Mound — Part 10/Section 1 Moving Walk — Part 8/Section 5B Mulching — Part 10/Section 1 Mullion — Part 6/Section 8 Multichannel Multipoint Distribution System (MMDS) — Part 8/Section 6 Multimodule — Part 6/Section 7A, Part 6/Section 7B Multiple Earthed Neutral System — Part 8/Section 2 Multiple Occupancy — Part 4 Multi-User Telecommunications Outlet Assembly (MUTOA) — Part 8/Section 6 Municipal Authority — Part 9/Section 3 Municipal Solid Waste — Part 9/Section 3

Native Plant — Part 10/Section 1 Natural Period in Mode of Oscillation — Part 6/Section 1 Natural Ventilation — Part 8/Section 1 Naturalised Plant — Part 10/Section 1 Naturally Conditioned Building — Part 8/Section 3 Negative Skin Friction — Part 6/Section 2 Net Section — Part 6/Section 3B Neutral Conductor — Part 8/Section 2 Newel — Part 8/Section 5B Node — Part 6/Section 3B Noise — Part 8/Section 4 Noise Exposure Forecast (NEF) — Part 8/Section 4 Noise Criteria — Part 8/Section 4 Noise Rating (NR) — Part 8/Section 4 Noise Reduction Co-efficient (NRC) — Part 8/Section 4 Nominal/Rated Speed — Part 8/Section 5B Nominal Thickness — Part 6/Section 8 Nominal Travel Time — Part 8/Section 5A Non-Combustible Material — Part 6/Section 8 Non-Renewable Resource — Part 11 Non-Selective Collective Automatic Operation — Part 8/Section 5A Non-transit Occupancy — Part 4 Normal Mode of Oscillation — Part 6/Section 1 Normal Operation — Part 8/Section 5A Normal Stress — Part 6/Section 6 Normalized Impact Sound Pressure Level — Part 8/Section 4 North and South Points — Part 8/Section 1

Occupancy or Use Group — Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

The principal occupancy for which a building or a part of a building is used or intended to be used; for the purposes of classification of a building according to occupancy, an occupancy shall be deemed to include the subsidiary occupancies which are contingent upon it.

Occupant Load — Part 4

Occupants — Part 12

Occupier — Part 2

Octave Band — Part 8/Section 4

Office Buildings — Part 6/Section 1

*Offset — Part 6/Section 2, Part 9/Section 1, Part 9/Section 2

Oil Buffer — Part 8/Section 5A

Oil Buffer Stroke — Part 8/Section 5A

Open Clusters — Part 3

Open Sign — Part 10/Section 2

Open Space — Part 3

Open Space, Front — Part 3

Open Space, Rear — Part 3

Open Space, Side — Part 3

Open Station — Part 4

Operable Parts — Part 3

Operating Device — Part 8/Section 5A

Operation — Part 8/Section 5A

Operational Construction/Installation — Part 2

Operational Plan — Part 12

Operational Strategy — Part 12

Operative Temperature — Part 8/Section 3

Operator of a Facility — Part 9/Section 3

Optical Distribution Frame — Part 8/Section 6

Optical Fibre — Part 8/Section 6

Orientation of Buildings — Part 8/Section 1

Organic Coated Glass — Part 6/Section 8

Origin of an Electrical Installation — Part 8/Section 2

Outer Diameter — Part 6/Section 3B

Outside Location — Part 6/Section 3A, Part 6/Section 3B

Outside Plant (OSP) — Part 8/Section 6

Overcurrent — Part 8/Section 2

Overload Current (of a Circuit) — Part 8/Section 2

Over Speed Governor — Part 8/Section 5A

Overhead Beams — Part 8/Section 5A

Owner — Part 0, Part 2, Part 3, Part 10/Section 2

A person, a group of persons or a body having a legal interest in land and/or building thereon. This includes

freeholders, leaseholders or those holding a sub-lease who will have legal right to occupation and have liabilities in respect of safety or building condition.

In case of lease or sub-lease holders, as far as ownership with respect to the structure is concerned, the structure of a flat or structure on a plot belongs to the allottee/lessee till the allotment/lease subsists.

* Definitions are different.

Ozone Depletion Potential (ODP) — Part 8/Section 3

Pane — Part 6/Section 8

Panel — Part 6/Section 8

Panel Wall — Part 6/Section 4

Parapet — Part 3, Part 10/Section 2

Parking Space — Part 3

Partial Safety Factor — Part 6/Section 6

Partition — Part 3, Part 6/Section 8

Partition Wall — Part 6/Section 4

Partly Framed or Unframed Glazing — Part 6/Section 8

Passenger Arrival Rate — Part 8/Section 5A

Passenger Average Transfer — Part 8/Section 5A

Passenger Average Waiting Time (AWT) — Part 8/Section 5A

Passenger Lift — Part 8/Section 5A

Passive Cooling — Part 8/Section 3

Passive Heating — Part 8/Section 3

Passive Solar Gain — Part 6/Section 8

Patterned Glass — Part 6/Section 8

Peak Ground Acceleration — Part 6/Section 1

Peak Gust — Part 6/Section 1

Peak to Peak Vibration Levels — Part 8/Section 5A

Peat — Part 6/Section 2

Pelletization — Part 9/Section 3

Percentile Level — Part 8/Section 4

Perimeter Intrusion Detection and Assessment System

(PIDAS) — Part 12

Perimeter Security — Part 12

Period of Structural Adequacy under Fire — Part 6/Section 6

Period of Supply — Part 9/Section 1

Peripheral Field — Part 8/Section 1

Permanent Load — Part 6/Section 2

Permeable Paving- Part 10/Section 1

Permissible Stress — Part 6/Section 3A, Part 6/

Section 3B, Part 6/Section 6

Permit — Part 2

PART 1 DEFINITIONS

Persons with Disabilities — Part 3

PEN Conductor — Part 8/Section 2

Phase Conductor — Part 8/Section 2

Physical Asset — Part 12

Pier — Part 6/Section 4

Pile Foundation — Part 6/Section 2

Pile Rig — Part 7

Pile Spacing — Part 6/Section 2

Pilot — Part 9/Section 4

Pink Noise — Part 8/Section 4

Pipe System — Part 9/Section 2

Pipe Work — Part 9/Section 1

Pit — Part 8/Section 5B

Pitch — Part 6/Section 6

Pitch Pocket — Part 6/Section 3A

Place of Comparative Safety — Part 4

Planned Preventive Maintenance — Part 12

Platform — Part 7

Plastic Collapse — Part 6/Section 6

Plastic Design — Part 6/Section 6

Plastic Hinge — Part 6/Section 6

Plastic Moment — Part 6/Section 6

Plastic Section — Part 6/Section 6

Plenum — Part 8/Section 3

Plinth — Part 3

The portion of a structure between the surface of the surrounding ground and surface of the floor, immediately above the ground.

The built up covered area measured at the floor level of the basement or of any storey.

Plug — Part 8/Section 2

Plumbing — Part 9/Section 1, Part 9/Section 2

Plumbing System — Part 9/Section 1, Part 9/Section 2

Pocket Type Reinforced Masonry — Part 6/Section 4

Point of Safety — Part 4

Point (in Wiring) — Part 8/Section 2

Poisson's Ratio — Part 6/Section 6

Pool — Part 9/Section 1

Pool Depth — Part 9/Section 1

Porch — Part 3

Portable Equipment — Part 8/Section 2

Portable Sign- Part 10/Section 2

Position and/or Direction Indicator — Part 8/

Section 5A

Positive Ventilation — Part 8/Section 1, Part 8/

Section 3

Post-Tensioning — Part 6/Section 5B

Potable Water — Part 9/Section 1

Pre-tensioning — Part 6/Section 5B

Precast Concrete Piles in Prebored Holes — Part 6/

Section 2

Precast Driven Pile — Part 6/Section 2

Predictive Action — Part 12

Predicted Service Life — Part 12

Prefabricate — Part 6/Section 7A, Part 6/Section 7B

Prefabricated Building — Part 6/Section 7A, Part 6/

Section 7B

Preloading — Part 6/Section 2

Premises — Part 9/Section 1, Part 9/Section 2

Pressure Coefficient — Part 6/Section 1

Pressure Balancing Valve — Part 9/Section 1

Pressure Regulator — Part 9/Section 4

Pressurization — Part 4

Pressurization Level — Part 4

Prestressed Concrete — Part 6/Section 5B

Preventive Action — Part 12

Preventive Maintenance — Part 12

Primary Collection — Part 12

Principal Rafter — Part 6/Section 3B

Prism — Part 6/Section 4

Processing — Part 9/Section 3

Projecting Sign — Part 10/Section 2

Proof Stress — Part 6/Section 6

Proof Testing — Part 6/Section 6

Propagation Delay — Part 8/Section 6

Propeller Fan — Part 8/Section 1

Prospective Fault Current ( $I_{pP}$ ) — Part 8/Section 2

Protection, Ingress — Part 8/Section 2

Protection, Mechanical Impact — Part 8/Section 2

Protective Coating(s) Faults — Part 6/Section 8

Protective Conductor — Part 8/Section 2

Protective Conductor Current — Part 8/Section 2

Protective Earthing — Part 8/Section 2

Protective Separation — Part 8/Section 2

Prototype Testing — Part 6/Section 6

Prying Force — Part 6/Section 6

Psychrometric Chart — Part 8/Section 3

Public Mobile Network — Part 8/Section 6

Public Way — Part 4

Puff Ventilation — Part 9/Section 2

Pure Tone — Part 8/Section 4

Purge — Part 9/Section 4

Purlins — Part 6/Section 3B

Q

Qualified Installing Agency — Part 9/Section 4

Quetta Bond Reinforced Masonry — Part 6/Section 4

Radio Frequency — Part 8/Section 6

Ramp — Part 3, Part 4

RASCI Chart — Part 12

Rated Current — Part 8/Section 2

Rated Impulse Withstand Voltage Level — Part 8/Section 2

Rated Load (Lift) — Part 8/Section 5A

Rated Load — Part 8/Section 5B

Rated Speed (Lift) — Part 8/Section 5A

Rating Level — Part 8/Section 4

Rebate — Part 6/Section 8

Recirculated Air — Part 8/Section 3

Recycling — Part 9/Section 3, Part 11

Reflected Glare — Part 8/Section 1

Reflection Factor (Reflectance) — Part 8/Section 1

Reflective Coated Glass — Part 6/Section 8

Reflective Silver Coating Faults — Part 6/Section 8

Refrigerant — Part 8/Section 3

Refuge Area — Part 4

Registered Architect, Engineer, Structural Engineer,

Geotechnical Engineer, Supervisor, Town Planner,

Landscape Architect, Urban Designer — Part 2

Regulatory Sign — Part 10/Section 2

Reinforced Brick Slab (RB Slab) — Part 6/Section 4

Reinforced Brick Concrete Slab (RBC Slab) — Part 6/Section 4

Reinforced Masonry — Part 6/Section 4

Relative Humidity — Part 8/Section 3

Relaxation — Part 6/Section 5B

Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) — Part 12

Renewable Resource — Part 11

Repair, Renovate, Refurbish — Part 12

Retaining Device — Part 8/Section 5A

Residential Buildings — Part 6/Section 1

Residual Current — Part 8/Section 2

Residual Current Device — Part 8/Section 2

Residual Current Operated Circuit Breaker — Part 8/Section 2

Residual Current Operated Circuit Breaker with Integral Overcurrent Protection (RCBO) — Part 8/Section 2

Residual Current Operated Circuit Breaker without Integral Overcurrent Protection (RCCB) — Part 8/Section 2

Residual Head — Part 9/Section 1 Residual Operating Current — Part 8/Section 2 Residual Pressure — Part 9/Section 1 Residual Protection — Part 6/Section 8 Residual Waste — Part 12 Response Acceleration Coefficient of a Structure — Part 6/Section 1 Response Reduction Factor — Part 6/Section 1 Response Spectrum — Part 6/Section 1 Retiring Cam — Part 8/Section 5A Return Period — Part 6/Section 1 Return Air — Part 8/Section 3 Reuse — Part 11 Reveal — Part 8/Section 1 Reverberation Time — Part 8/Section 4 Rheostatic Control — Part 8/Section 5A Ride Quality — Part 8/Section 5B Rise (Travel) — Part 8/Section 5B Riser — Part 9/Section 4 Road — Part 2, Part 3 Road Line — Part 2, Part 3 Roof Battens — Part 6/Section 3B Roof Exits — Part 4 Roof Sign — Part 10/Section 2 Roof Skeleton — Part 6/Section 3B Room Height — Part 2, Part 3

PART 1 DEFINITIONS

The vertical distance measured from the finished floor surface to the finished ceiling surface. Where a finished ceiling is not provided, the underside of the joists or beams or tie beams shall determine the upper point of measurement for determining the head room.

Room Index — Part 8/Section 1

Root Cause Analysis — Part 12

Roping Multiple — Part 8/Section 5A

Rotation — Part 6/Section 6

Round Trip Time (RTT) — Part 8/Section 5A

Routine Test — Part 6/Section 2

Row Housing/Row Type Building — Part 3

S-N Curve — Part 6/Section 6

Saddle — Part 9/Section 1, Part 9/Section 2

Safe Load — Part 6/Section 2

Safety Circuit — Part 8/Section 5B

Safety Devices — Part 8/Section 5B

Safety Gear — Part 8/Section 5A

Sanctioned Plan — Part 2

Sand — Part 6/Section 2

Sand, Coarse — Part 6/Section 2

Sand, Fine — Part 6/Section 2

Sand, Medium — Part 6/Section 2

Sandwich Concrete Panels — Part 6/Section 7A, Part 6/Section 7B

Sandwich, Structural — Part 6/Section 3A

Sanitary Appliances — Part 9/Section 2

Sanitary Land Filling — Part 12

Sanitary Waste — Part 12

Sap Stain — Part 6/Section 3A

Sapwood — Part 6/Section 3A

Scaffold — Part 7

Scope Creep — Part 12

Screen — Part 10/Section 1

Secondary Collection — Part 12

Secondary Member — Part 6/Section 6

Secondary Storage — Part 12

Sediment — Part 10/Section 1

Seismic Mass of Floor — Part 6/Section 1

Seismic Mass of Structure — Part 6/Section 1

Seismic Mode — Part 8/Section 5A

Seismic Stand-by Mode — Part 8/Section 5A

Seismic Trigger Level — Part 8/Section 5A

Seismic Weight of Floor — Part 6/Section 1.

Seismic Weight of Structure — Part 6/Section 1

Seismic Zone Factor — Part 6/Section 1

Segregation — Part 9/Section 3

Seismic Zone and Seismic Coefficient — Part 6/Section 4

Selective Collective Automatic Operation — Part 8/Section 5A

Self-Compacting Concrete — Part 6/Section 7A, Part 6/Section 7B

Semi-Compact Section — Part 6/Section 6

Semi-Detached Building — Part 3

Separation Section — Part 6/Section 4

Sensible Cooling — Part 8/Section 3

Sensible Heat — Part 8/Section 3

Server — Part 8/Section 6

Service — Part 8/Section 2

Service Life — Part 12

Service Lift — Part 8/Section 5A

*Service Pipe — Part 9/Section 1, Part 9/Section 4

Service Road — Part 2, Part 3

Service Shut-Off Valve (Isolation Valve) — Part 9/

Section 4

Serviceability Limit State — Part 6/Section 6

A line usually parallel to the plot boundaries and laid down in each case by the Authority, beyond which nothing can be constructed towards the site boundaries.

Sewer — Part 9/Section 2

Shade Factor — Part 8/Section 3

* Definitions are different.

Shading Coefficient — Part 6/Section 8

Shake — Part 6/Section 3A

Shallow Area — Part 9/Section 1

Shallow Foundation — Part 6/Section 2

Shear Connectors — Part 6/Section 7A, Part 6/

Section 7B

Shear Force — Part 6/Section 6

Shear Lag — Part 6/Section 6

Shear Stress — Part 6/Section 6

Shear Wall — Part 6/Section 4

Sheathing — Part 6/Section 5B

Sheave — Part 8/Section 5A

Sheet Glass — Part 6/Section 8

Shelterbelt — Part 10/Section 1

Shielding Effect — Part 8/Section 2

Shock Current — Part 8/Section 2

Short-Circuit Current — Part 8/Section 2

Short Column — Part 6/Section 5B

Shrinkage Loss — Part 6/Section 5B

Shrub — Part 10/Section 1

Shutdown/Outage — Part 12

Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) — Part 8/Section 3

Sign — Part 10/Section 2

Sign Area — Part 10/Section 2

Sign Copy — Part 10/Section 2

Sign Face — Part 10/Section 2

Sign Structure — Part 10/Section 2

Signal Operation — Part 8/Section 5A

Silt — Part 6/Section 2

Silver — Part 6/Section 3B

Single Automatic Operation — Part 8/Section 5A

Single Floor Flight Time — Part 8/Section 5A

Single Floor Transit Time — Part 8/Section 5A

Single-Speed Alternating Current Control- Part 8/Section 5A

Site (Plot) — Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

A parcel (piece) of land enclosed by definite boundaries.

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Site, Corner — Part 3

Site, Depth of — Part 3

Site, Double Frontage — Part 3

Site, Interior or Tandem — Part 3

Skimmer — Part 9/Section 1

Skirt Deflector — Part 8/Section 5B

Skirting — Part 8/Section 5B

Sky Component (SC) — Part 8/Section 1

Sky Lobby — Part 8/Section 5A

Sky Sign — Part 10/Section 2

Skylight — Part 6/Section 8

Skylight Roof Ratio (SRR) — Part 11

Slack Rope Switch — Part 8/Section 5A

Slender Column — Part 6/Section 5B

Slender Section — Part 6/Section 6

Slenderness Ratio — Part 6/Section 3B, Part 6/

Section 4, Part 6/Section 6

Slip Resistance — Part 6/Section 6

Sliver — Part 6/Section 3B

Slop Hopper (Slop Sink) — Part 9/Section 2

Slope of Grain — Part 6/Section 3A

Sloped Overhead Glazing — Part 6/Section 8

Smart City/Building/Home — Part 8/Section 6

*Smoke Barrier — Part 4, Part 8/Section 3

Smoke Compartment — Part 4

Smoke Damper — Part 8/Section 3

Smoke Management — Part 8/Section 3

Snag Point — Part 8/Section 5A

Snow Load — Part 6/Section 6

Snug Tight — Part 6/Section 6

Soakaway — Part 9/Section 2

Socket-Outlet — Part 8/Section 2

Soffit (Crown) — Part 9/Section 2

Soft Landscape- Part 10/Section 1

Soft Rock — Part 6/Section 2

Soil Appliances — Part 9/Section 2

Soil Densification — Part 6/Section 2

Soil, Highly Organic and Other Miscellaneous Soil —

Part 6/Section 2

Soil Pipe — Part 9/Section 2

Soil Reinforcement — Part 6/Section 2

Soil Waste — Part 9/Section 2

Soil, Black Cotton — Part 6/Section 2

Soil, Coarse Grained — Part 6/Section 2

Soil, Fine Grained — Part 6/Section 2

Soil, Highly Organic and Other Miscellaneous Soil

Materials — Part 6/Section 2

Solar Energy Absorption — Part 6/Section 8

Solar Energy Transmittance (Direct) — Part 6/Section 8

Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) — Part 6/

Section 8

Solar Load — Part 8/Section 1

Solar Reflectance Index — Part 11

Solid-State d.c. Variable Voltage Control — Part 8/

Section 5A

Solidity Ratio — Part 6/Section 1

Sound — Part 8/Section 4, Part 8/Section 5A

Sound Exposure Level — Part 8/Section 4

Sound Knot — Part 6/Section 3A

Sound Level Difference — Part 8/Section 4

Sound Power — Part 8/Section 4

Sound Power Level — Part 8/Section 4

Sound Pressure Level, $L_{\mathrm{p}}$ — Part 8/Section 4, Part 8/

Section 5B

Sound Pressure Level, $L_{\mathrm{p,A}}$ — Part 8/Section 5A

Sound Pressure, $p$ — Part 8/Section 4

Sound Receiver — Part 8/Section 4

Sound Reduction Index, $R$ — Part 8/Section 4

Sound Source — Part 8/Section 4

Space — Part 3

Space Factor — Part 8/Section 2

Space Frame — Part 6/Section 4

Spaced Column — Part 6/Section 3A

Spandrel — Part 6/Section 8

Specified Compressive Strength of Masonry — Part 6/

Section 4

Spectrum — Part 8/Section 4

Speech Interference Level (SIL) — Part 8/Section 4

Splicing — Part 8/Section 6

Split — Part 6/Section 3A

Splits — Part 6/Section 3B

Spot Elevation — Part 10/Section 1

Spot Faults — Part 6/Section 8

Spray-Head System- Part 8/Section 1

Spread (or Isolated or Pad) Foundation/Footing —

Part 6/Section 2

Spring Buffer- Part 8/Section 5A

Spring Buffer Load Rating- Part 8/Section 5A

* Definitions are different.

Spring Buffer Stroke- Part 8/Section 5A

Stability Limit State — Part 6/Section 6

Stabilization — Part 12

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Stack Effect — Part 8/Section 1, Part 8/Section 3

Stack Pressure — Part 4

Stack Vent — Part 9/Section 2

Stain — Part 6/Section 8

Staircover (or Mumty) — Part 3

Stakeholder — Part 12

PART 1 DEFINITIONS

Standardized Impact Sound Pressure Level — Part 8/Section 4

Standby Supply System — Part 8/Section 2

Standardized Level Difference — Part 8/Section 4

Static Pressure — Part 8/Section 3, Part 9/Section 1

Station — Part 4

Stationary Equipment — Part 8/Section 2

Station Platform — Part 4

Step Voltage — Part 8/Section 2

Stickability — Part 6/Section 6

Stiffener — Part 6/Section 6

Stock/Standard Sizes — Part 6/Section 8

Stop Tap — Part 9/Section 1

Stop-Cock — Part 9/Section 1

Storage — Part 9/Section 3

Storage Buildings — Part 6/Section 1

Storage Tank — Part 9/Section 1

Storey — Part 3

The portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it, or if there be no floor above it, then the space between any floor and the ceiling next above it.

Storey, Topmost — Part 3

Street — Part 2, Part 3

Any means of access, namely, highway, street, lane, pathway, alley, stairway, passageway, carriageway, footway, square, place or bridge, whether a thoroughfare or not, over which the public have a right of passage or access or have passed and had access uninterruptedly for a specified period, whether existing or proposed in any scheme and includes all bunds, channels, ditches, storm-water drains, culverts, sidewalks, traffic islands, roadside trees and hedges, retaining walls, fences, barriers and railings within the street lines.

Street/Outdoor Furniture — Part 10/Section 1

Street Level or Grade — Part 2, Part 3

The officially established elevation or grade of the centre line of the street upon which a plot fronts and if there is no officially established grade, the existing grade of the street at its mid-point.

Street Line — Part 2, Part 3, Part 10/Section 2

The line defining the side limits of a street.

Strain — Part 6/Section 6

Strain Hardening — Part 6/Section 6

Strength — Part 6/Section 6

Strength Limit State — Part 6/Section 6

Stress — Part 6/Section 6

Stress Analysis — Part 6/Section 6

Stress at Transfer — Part 6/Section 5B

Stress Cycle Counting — Part 6/Section 6

Stress Range — Part 6/Section 6

Stress Spectrum — Part 6/Section 6

Stressed Skin — Part 6/Section 3A

Strip Foundation/Footing — Part 6/Section 2

Structural Adequacy for Fire — Part 6/Section 6

Structural Analysis — Part 6/Section 6

Structural Element — Part 6/Section 3A

Structural Grades — Part 6/Section 3A

Structural Timber — Part 6/Section 3A

Structure Borne Noise — Part 8/Section 4

Structure, Permanent- Part 6/Section 3A

Structure, Temporary — Part 6/Section 3A

Strut — Part 6/Section 6

Stud — Part 6/Section 3A

Studio Apartment — Part 9/Section 1

Subsoil Water — Part 9/Section 1, Part 9/Section 2

Subsoil Water Drain — Part 9/Section 1, Part 9/Section 2

Sub-zero Temperature Regions — Part 9/Section 1

Suction — Part 6/Section 1

Sullage — Part 9/Section 2

Supply Air — Part 8/Section 3

Supply Pipe — Part 9/Section 1, Part 9/Section 2

Supports — Part 9/Section 1, Part 9/Section 2

Surface Coefficient — Part 11

Surface Cracking — Part 6/Section 3B

Surface Resistance — Part 11

Surface Water — Part 9/Section 1, Part 9/Section 2

Surface Water Drain — Part 9/Section 1, Part 9/

Section 2

Surge — Part 8/Section 2

Surge Protective Devices — Part 8/Section 2

Surveillance — Part 12

Surveillance Devices — Part 12

Suspension Ropes — Part 8/Section 5A

Sustainability — Part 11

Sustainable Buildings — Part 11

Sustainable Development — Part 11

Swale — Part 10/Section 1

Sway — Part 6/Section 6

Sway Member — Part 6/Section 6

Swimming Pool User Load — Part 9/Section 1

Switch Disconnector — Part 8/Section 2 Switch Disconnector Fuse — Part 8/Section 2 Switch — Part 8/Section 2 Switch, Linked — Part 8/Section 2 Switchboard — Part 8/Section 2 Switchgear — Part 8/Section 2 System — Part 6/Section 7A, Part 6/Section 7B System (Electrical) — Part 8/Section 2 Systems of Drainage — Part 9/Section 2

Tactile — Part 3 Tactile Ground Surface Indicators — Part 3 Tactile Guiding Blocks — Part 3 Tactile Warning Blocks — Part 3 Tactile Signs — Part 3 Taper — Part 6/Section 3B Tall Building — Part 6/Section 1 Telecommunication Spaces — Part 8/Section 6 Telecom Service Provider (TSP) — Part 8/Section 6 Telecom Tower — Part 8/Section 6 Telecommunication Media and Connecting Hardware — Part 8/Section 6 Tendon — Part 6/Section 5B Tensile Stress — Part 6/Section 6 Tempered Fire Resistant Glass — Part 6/Section 8 Tempered or Toughened Glass — Part 6/Section 8 Temporary Sign — Part 10/Section 2 Terminal Devices — Part 8/Section 3 Terminal Slow Down Switch — Part 8/Section 5A Terminal Stopping Device Final — Part 8/Section 5A Terminal Stopping Switch Normal— Part 8/Section 5A Termite — Part 6/Section 3A Terrain Category — Part 6/Section 1 Test Load — Part 6/Section 6 Thermal Absorptivity — Part 11 Thermal Adaptation — Part 8/Section 3 Thermal Capacity — Part 11 Thermal Conductance (C) — Part 11 Thermal Conductivity (k) — Part 11 Thermal Comfort — Part 8/Section 3, Part 11 Thermal Energy Storage — Part 8/Section 3 Thermal Insulation Material — Part 8/Section 3 Thermal Reflectivity — Part 11 Thermal Resistance (R) — Part 11 Thermal Resistivity (1/k) — Part 11 Thermal Transmittance — Part 11 Thermal Transmittance, U-Value — Part 6/Section 8

Thermal Transmission or Rate of Heat Flow (q) — Part 11 Thermostatic/Pressure Balancing Valve — Part 9/Section 1 Third Octave Band — Part 8/Section 4 Threshold Limit Value (TLV) — Part 8/Section 1 Threshold of Hearing — Part 8/Section 4 Through Component/Connection — Part 6/Section 8 Tight Knot — Part 6/Section 3A Time History Analysis — Part 6/Section 1 Tinted Glass — Part 6/Section 8 Tissue — Part 6/Section 3B To Abut — Part 3 To Erect — Part 2, Part 3 Toe Board — Part 7 Top Car Clearance — Part 8/Section 5A Top Counterweight Clearance — Part 8/Section 5A Topography — Part 6/Section 1 Topsoil — Part 10/Section 1 Total Headroom — Part 8/Section 5A Total Settlement — Part 6/Section 2 Total Thermal Resistance — Part 11 Touch Voltage — Part 8/Section 2 Toughened Sheet Safety (Tempered) Glass — Part 6/Section 8 Tower-Like Structures — Part 3 Trade Effluent — Part 9/Section 2 Transfer — Part 6/Section 5B Transient Sound — Part 8/Section 4 Transition Point — Part 9/Section 1 Transmission Length — Part 6/Section 5B Transom — Part 6/Section 8 Transplanting — Part 10/Section 1 Transportation — Part 9/Section 3 Transverse — Part 6/Section 6 Trap — Part 9/Section 2 Travel — Part 8/Section 5A Travel Distance — Part 4 Tree — Part 10/Section 1 Tree Drip Line — Part 10/Section 1 Tree Grate — Part 10/Section 1 Tree/Plant Guard — Part 10/Section 1 Tropical Summer Index (TSI) — Part 8/Section 1, Part 11 Turnover Period — Part 9/Section 1 Two-Speed Alternating Current Control— Part 8/Section 5A Types of Walls — Part 6/Section 4

PART 1 DEFINITIONS