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What is the ability of a surface to resist being worn away by friction?

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Abrasion Resistance

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What is a substance that increases the rate of hydration of hydraulic cement, shortening the setting time?

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Accelerator

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What is a term used as a synonym for addition or admixture?

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Additive

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What is the state in which two surfaces are held together by interfacial forces?

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Adhesion

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What is a material added to concrete immediately before or during mixing?

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Admixture

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What is a granular material used with a cementing medium to form hydraulic cement?

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Agglomerate

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What is a major component of cement, consisting of pre-cast stone, slag, and sand bonded together?

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Aggregate

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What is a chemical substance that effectively neutralizes acids?

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Alkali

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What type of masonry is constructed of flat-surfaced, straight, clean-cut stones?

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Ashlar

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What is any material used as a base over which a finished material is installed?

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Backing

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What is a narrow wood strip used to cover joints between boards?

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Batten

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What is the architectural term for a wall that slopes backward as it rises from the ground?

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Battered

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What are fractures in tiles visible on both the face and back?

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Bisque Cracks

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What is the adherence of one material to another?

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Bond

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What is a substance applied to a suitable substrate to create a bond between materials?

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Bonding Agent

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What is a ceramic tile installation featuring each row offset by half its length?

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Broken Joint

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What is the French term for a plain or carved wood-paneled wall?

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Boiserie

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What is a projecting ornament placed at the intersection of beams?

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Boss

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What does it mean to polish or grind down to a smooth finish?

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Buff

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What is a partition that supports the portion of a building above it in addition to its own weight?

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Bearing Partition

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What is a plain square joint between two members?

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Butt Joint

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What are tiles with round projections on the bondable side?

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Buttonback Tile

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What is a type of rubber composed of 98% isobutylene and 2% isoprene with poor resistance to petroleum oils and gasolines?

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Butyl Rubber

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What is a substance that speeds up the curing of an adhesive?

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Catalyst

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What is a soft, plastic material consisting of pigment and vehicle used for sealing joints?
Caulking Compound
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What is a weathering surface that protects a building?
Cladding
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What is a thin wall supported by the structural frame of a building?
Curtain Wall
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What are prints from a copper plate upon which a drawing or design has been made with a metal tool?
Etchings
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What are partitions that can be removed from their mounted position?
Demountable Partitions
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What is a screen separating one area from another?
Divider
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What is the constant load in structures?
Dead Load
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What is a tile decorated with colored clays inlaid and fired?
Encaustic Tile
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What is the area of tile covering a wall or floor?
Field Tile
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What borders the field tile?
Tile Trim
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What are partitions with joined sections that can be folded together like an accordion?
Folding Partitions
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What is a hollow block of translucent glass used with bricks?
Glass Brick (Glass Block)
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What is a lattice or trellis openwork screen or wall?
Grille
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What is a wood strip or metal mesh that acts as a background for plaster?
Lath
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What is the moving load in a structure, such as people and furnishings?
Live Load
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What is the force provided by weight or mass?
Load
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What is an organic tile adhesive?
Mastic
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What is another term for portable partitions?
Movable
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What is a projecting shelf above a fireplace?
Mantel
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What is a recess in a wall for a statue or ornament?
Niche
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What type of wall supports only its own weight?
Non-Bearing Wall
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What is the front dividing line of a step?
Nosing
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What is a movable wall that is hinged or slides to serve as a divider?
Operative Partition
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What is a flat surface, raised or recessed, surrounded by rails and stiles held in place with moldings?
Panel
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What is an interior partial wall dividing a larger area?
Partition
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What refers to something designed to last indefinitely and remain fixed?
Permanent
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What is a mixture of lime, sand, water, and fiber used for coating walls and ceilings?
Plaster
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What is a material that increases the plasticity of a mixture?
Plasticizer
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What is a rock composed of crystals or white or red feldspar in a red ground mass?
Porphyry
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What is a prominent or accent wall?
Prestige Wall
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What is any horizontal strip forming a portion of a frame?
Rail
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What are the vertical strips on a frame?
Stiles
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What is a small receptacle designed to hold a specific relic?
Reliquary
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What are ceramics, wood, slate, glass, marble, and other finishing surfaces for a wall?
Rigid Materials
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What is a mixture of Portland cement, water, and sand?
Scratch
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What is the first coat of plaster applied to a wall in a three-coat process?
Scratch Coat
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What is a movable partition intended to divide or conceal part of a room?
Screen
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What is a detailed working drawing of a wall that has been cut away to show the interior assembly?
Section
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What is the condition reached by concrete when it has lost its plasticity?
Set
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What is the maximum interval during which a material may be stored and remain in a usable condition?
Shelf Life
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What is a fine plaster applied to a structure used as ornamentation?
Stucco
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What is the underlying support for ceramic tile installation?
Substrate
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What is a small cube of stone, glass, or marble used in making mosaics?
Tessera
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What term describes the bonding of tile with suitable materials at 1/8" thickness?
Thin-Set
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What is the decorative treatment of the space over a mantel, door, or window?
Trumeau
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What are paper-thin wood sheets applied to the outer surface of furniture?
Veneer
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What are patterns created by placing veneers together using various combinations?
Veneer Match
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What is a pierced lattice effect in wood?
Treillage

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