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Architecture Glossary

A lightweight multilingual index of terms that appear repeatedly in Japanese architecture study, drawings, code reading, and design criticism.

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Concrete

Water-cement Ratio

Japanese: 水セメント比(みずセメントひ)

水灰比

The mass ratio of mixing water to cement, central to concrete strength, durability, and workability.