Structure that is used to restrain and support cable trays.
Cable, shielded
Woven metal sheath, which provides electromagnetic shielding by surrounding one or more insulated electrical wires.
Cabo
Council of American Building Officials.
Cabriole
Furniture leg style, dating back to the early 18th century, which is often shaped like an animal foot or claw.
Cadastral map
Map within a jurisdiction, which shows the boundary lines and ownership of all real estate in the area.
Cadmium-plated
Hardware items made of steel are often coated with cadmium to make them rust-resistant. Cadmium is more water-resistant than zinc.
Cage
(1) Grouping of vertical metal bars, which surround an area or object; an enclosure of slats or bars. (2) A framework of wired rebar. (3) The component of an electric motor composed of solid bars (of usually copper or aluminum) arranged in a circle and connected to continuous rings at each end. This cage fits inside the stator in an induction motor in channels between laminations, thin flat discs of steel in a ring configuration.
Caging
Framing around protrusions in a wall. Caisson Watertight box which surrounds a foundation, which is being built below water level. Alternately, a recessed ceiling panel.
Caisson foundation
Foundation, which is constructed in place by filling holes that, are drilled through to bearing sedimentary rock, with concrete.
Caisson pile
Large piling used to support a building or bridge by being sunk into the ground or the body of a bed of water. Caissons are constructed of a cast-in place concrete, which is poured into a hollow cylinder, which has been inserted into the ground with a pile driver. Drilled-in caissons have the ends reinforced with a steel shoe welded to the bottom of the cylinder.
