TRANSIT BOARDING PLATFORM. [DSA-AC] A horizontal, generally level surface, whether raised above, recessed below or level with a transit rail, from which persons embark/disembark a...
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TRANSIT BOARDING PLATFORM
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TRANSITION PLATE
TRANSITION PLATE. [DSA-AC] A sloping pedestrian walking surface located at the end(s) of a gangway.
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TREAD
TREAD. The horizontal part of a step.
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TTY
TTY. An abbreviation for teletypewriter. Machinery that employs interactive text-based communication through the transmission of coded signals across the telephone network. TTYs may...
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UNREASONABLE HARDSHIP
UNREASONABLE HARDSHIP. When the enforcing agency finds that compliance with the building standard would make the specific work of the project affected by the building standard...
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USE ZONE
USE ZONE. [DSA-AC] The ground level area beneath and immediately adjacent to a play structure or play equipment that is designated by ASTM F 1487 for unrestricted circulation around...
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VALUATION THRESHOLD
Advisory Definition of VALUATION THRESHOLD. The valuation threshold is adjusted each year in January using the Engineering News Record 20 Cities Construction Cost Index. ...
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VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS (VMS)
VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS (VMS). [DSA-AC] Electronic signs that have a message with the capacity to change by means of scrolling, streaming, or paging across a background.
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VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGN (VMS) CHARACTERS
VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGN (VMS) CHARACTERS. [DSA-AC] Characters of an electronic sign are composed of pixels in an array. High resolution VMS characters have vertical pixel counts of 16...
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VEHICULAR WAY
VEHICULAR WAY. A route provided for vehicular traffic, such as in a street, driveway, or parking facility.
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WALK
(As differentiated from the definition of “Sidewalk”.) Advisory Definition of WALK. ...
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WET BAR
WET BAR. [DSA-AC] An area or space with a counter equipped with a sink and running water but without cooking facilities.
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WHEELCHAIR
This definition does not apply to Federal wilderness areas; wheelchairs in such areas are defined in section 508(c)(2) of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. 12207(c)(2)....
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WHEELCHAIR SPACE
WHEELCHAIR SPACE. A space for a single wheelchair and its occupant.
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WINDER
ETA Editor's Note In conjunction with the added Exception at Section 11B-504.2, DSA-AC has adopted the following definition for Winder in Chapter 2, effective July 1, 2015: WINDER...
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[F] WORKSTATION
[F] WORKSTATION. [DSA-AC] An area defined by equipment and/or work surfaces intended for use by employees only, and generally for one or a small number of employees at a time....
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WORK AREA EQUIPMENT
WORK AREA EQUIPMENT. [DSA-AC] Any machine, instrument, engine, motor, pump, conveyor, or other apparatus used to perform work. As used in this document, this term shall apply only...
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SECTION 1002 DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1002 DEFINITIONS...
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1002.1 Definitions
1002.1 Definitions. The following terms are defined in Chapter 2: ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS. AREA OF REFUGE. EXIT. GUARD ([DSA-AC, HCD 1 & HCD 2] or GUARDRAIL)....
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11B-106 Definitions
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11B-106.1 General
For the purpose of this chapter, the terms listed in Section 11B-106.5 and defined in Chapter 2 have the indicated meaning.
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11B-106.2 Terms defined in referenced standards
Terms not listed in Section 11B-106.5 and not defined in Chapter 2, Section 202, but specifically defined in a referenced standard, shall have the specified meaning from the...
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11B-106.3 Undefined terms
The meaning of terms not specifically listed in Section 11B-106.5, and not defined in Chapter 2, Section 202, or in referenced standards shall be as defined by collegiate...
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11B-106.4 Interchangeability
See Chapter 2, Section 201.2.