DP has various meanings in the Architectural category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of DP in Architectural.
The dew point of the atmosphere inside the furnace. The higher the negative number, the dryer the furnace. A dry furnace is desired. The temperature to which air must be cooled for saturation to occur, exclusive of air pressure or moisture content change. At that temperature dew begins to form, and water vapor condenses into liquid. Temperature at which vapor (at 100 percent humidity) begins to condense and deposit as liquid.
ArchitecturalThe depth of a sail measured on its middle line. Machine for lowering a coal waggon from a staith to a position just above hatch of a ship Used to avoid breakage of coal while loading
ArchitecturalLeadsman's call before naming a sounding in fathoms that is not marked in lead line. Navigable channel bounded by shoal water. Applied toframes and stringers that have been widened, by extending plate between angle bars, to give additional strength.
ArchitecturalThe end of a pipe (the terminal end) that is not attached to anything. The black, tar like waterproofing material applied to the exterior of a foundation wall. Treatment of a surface or structure to resist the passage of water in the absence of hydrostatic pressure.
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