Glossary home
Effluent
Liquid discharged as waste, as from an industrial plant or sewerage works.
Elastic limit
The greatest stress that can be applied to a material without causing permanent distortion.
Elasticity
The property of a body or substance that enables it to resume its original shape or size when a distorting force is removed.
Elbow
A sharp corner in a pipe, roadway etc.
Electrician
A person whose occupation is the installation and repair of electrical services. Constructaquote.com can offer a variety of different
insurance options for electricians and electrical contractors.
Electricity
Any phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons, ions or other charged particles.
Electromechanical
Relating to or concerning an electrically operated mechanical device.
Elevation
The external face of a building or structure.
Ell
An extension to a building, usually at right angles and located at one end.
Ell 2
A pipe fitting, pipe or tube with a sharp right angle bend.
Eluvium
A product of the erosion of rocks that has remained in its place of origin.
Employer
The employer is the party under the contract who agrees to pay for the works.
Employers liability insurance
As an employer you are responsible for the health & safety of your employees whilst in your employment. Employer's liability insurance ensures that you have sufficient insurance cover in case an employee falls ill during your employment and makes a claim against you. The current minimum legal limit is £5m of cover which includes bodily injury or illness. As a result of the 1969 Employers Liability Act,
Employers Liability Insurance has been a legal requirement since 1972. Constructaquote.com offers a variety of employer liability insurance options.
Encastre
A beam fixed at the ends; built into its supports.
End bearing pile
A bearing pile which carries it full load down to hard ground at its point-it is thought that most end bearing piles are partly supported by friction.
Engine
Machine designed to convert thermal energy into mechanical work; steam engine, petrol engine etc.
Entresol
Between floors - another name for the mezzanine floor.
Epoxy
A synthetic, usually two part material that can set and harden under water or be used for bonding and repairing concrete in heavily trafficked areas - one disadvantage is that its fire resistance is low.
Epoxy concrete
Epoxide resin mixed with fine and sometimes also coarse aggregate can quickly repair roads or bridges, as a material it is more expensive than other concrete.
Equilateral
A geometric figure having all its sides of equal length.
Escutcheon
A plate or shield that surrounds a keyhole - door handle, light switch etc.
Excavation
Digging, breaking and removing rock or soil.
Excavator
A powered machine for digging, rock, earth, gravel, sand etc.
Exclusions
Exclusions within an insurance policy refer to assets / activities that are not covered by the insurance policy
Expansion joint
A gap in the steel and concrete to accommodate, at different times, both expansion and contraction.