Practice Test 2 Flashcards
(74 cards)
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Joint used when vertical and horizontal surface is reinforced concrete where concreting was stopped and continued later
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construction joint
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Joint that is a straight groove which is used in concrete floors to “control” where the concrete should crack
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control joints
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Joint formed by overlapping the edges of metal sheet or plated and joining them by riveting, soldering and brazing
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lap seam
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Interior paint that contains a high proportion of pigment and dries to a flat lustreless finish
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flat paint
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Filipino term for horizontal stud
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trabe-anzo
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Filipino term for floor joist
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soleras
7
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Filipino term for rabbet
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vaciada
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Filipino term for mortar
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paupo
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Filipino term for plastered course
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kusturada
10
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Filipino term for pattern
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plantilya
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Filipino term for bottom chord
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tirante
12
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Filipino term for downspout
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tubo de banada
13
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Filipino term for purlin
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reostra
14
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Filipino term for contractor
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kontratista
15
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Filipino term for eave
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alero
16
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Filipino term for cast iron
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pundido
17
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Filipino term for top chord
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tahilan
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Filipino term for plumb line
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hulog
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Filipino term for bath tub
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baniera
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Filipino term for brace
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pie de gallo
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Filipino term for alignment
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asintada
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Filipino term for baseboard
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rodapis
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Filipino term for rafter
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kilo
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Filipino term for projection
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bolada
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Filipino term for temper (metal work)
poleva
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A steel plate attached to both sides at each joint of a truss
gang nail plate
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Climatic factor that is considered in the structural and architectural design of tall buildings
lightning
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Dry walls are customarily finished
lath and plaster
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One method of leveling batter boards without the transit is the use of
1/4 diameter plastic hose filled with water
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Manual method of squaring the corner of building lines in a building layout
3-4-5 multiples with the use of a steel tape measure
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The direction, size, arrangement, appearance or quality of the fibres in the wood
grain
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The most common materials used for roofing of urban residential houses
G. I. sheets
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Block or panel type insulating material used in flat roof of commercial or industrial building
corkboard
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standard size overlap for corrugated G. I. roofing
1 1/2 corr
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A continuous recess built into a wall to receive pipes, ducts, etc.
chase
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Building stone of igneous origin and composed of quartz, hornblende and mica
serpentine
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Form of brick bond with is composed of alternating courses of headers and stretchers
english bond
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Form of brick bond which is a variating on a running bond with a full course of headers at regular intervals
common bond/american bond
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Form of brick bond in which each course is alternately composed of entirely headers or of stretchers
flemish bond
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A notch cut in the end of a rafter to permit it to fit flat on a wall and on the top, doubled, exterior wall plate
heel cut
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A geological or ground condition considered in determining the size and type of foundation of the building
soil bearing pressure
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Materials excellent as vapour barrier in the roofing system of residential buildings
aluminum foil sheets
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The chief structural materials used for tall buildings
reinforced concrete and high grade steel
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Scientific name for wood
xylem
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A small member which divides the glass or openings of sash or doors
muntin
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Roof that has four sloping sides
hip roof
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Stone placed on a slope to prevent erosion
rip-rap
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A tough used for carrying off water;
a deep, wide ditch that is usually filled with water and that goes around the walls of a place (such as a castle) to protect it from being attacked
moat
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The process of removing concrete forms from the cured concrete
stripping
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A structural member spanning from truss to truss or supporting rafters
purlins
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A threaded steel bent inserted of masonry construction for securing wood or metal plates to concrete construction
anchor bolt
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A horizontal piece of wood, stone, steel or concrete across the top of door or window opening to bear the weight of the walls above the opening
lintel
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The placing of glass in windows or doors is referred to as
glazing
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Another word for handmill on a stair construction
banister
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A joint produced by overlapping two pieces of materials
lap joint
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The most common type of hinge where one leaf attaches to the door's edge, the other to its jamb
butt hinge
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Lumber that still contains moisture or sap
green lumber
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The internal angle formed by the two roof slopes of a roof
valley
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A vertical board attached on the ends of the rafters
facia
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A large heavy nail
spike
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The flow of water or other liquids in a direction opposite to the natural or intended direction of flow
backflow
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A cutout box containing the fuses for an electric circuit
fuse box
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A valve which is placed in a water or gas service pipe of a building near its junction with the public waste main
gate valve
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The rate at which electricity flows in the same direction
ampere (SI unit of electric current; conventional current - positive current flows at the same direction as the positive charges)
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Electric current which always flows in the same direction; unidirectional flow of current
direct current (DC)
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The force that makes electrons move in a circuit; force which makes electrons move a certain direction within a conductor
electromotive force (emf)
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The ratio output into input
efficiency
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The ability of a component to store an electric charge; - = q(charge in coulumbs)/V(voltage); measured in Farads
capacitance
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Represents the amount of capacitance in a circuit; only AC can pass through this; becomes an open circuit blocking any DC current
capacitor
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Opposes or reduces the change in magnitude of a current (whether AC or DC); looks like a wire in a DC circuit; has no effect when current is constant
inductance
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An electrical panel containing switches and fuses or circuit breakers controlling branch circuits (as for lights or fan motors) that is enclosed in a metal cabinet and usually placed in or against a wall —called also distribution board
panelboard
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Non-SI unit of luminous or light intensity; frowned upon term
foot-candle
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SI-derived unit of "luminous flux"; total amount of "visible light" emitted by a source; reflects the varying sensitivity of the eye to the wavelengths it perceives
lumen
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The process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves; the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body.
radiation
