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Bauhaus Materials of Construction 2 Flashcards

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A broad ridge or pair of ridges projecting at an angle from the edge of a structural shape in order to strengthen or stiffen it

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Flange

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Any brick, concrete, or natural stone product used for paving extend surfaces

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Paver

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The trade of laying tiles with butting joints as flong, wall covering

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Tiling

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A flat clay tile used for roofing; applied in an overlapping pattern

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Shingle tile

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An exterior finish, composed of some combination of portland cement, lime, and sand, which are mixed with water, which dries to a very hard textured surface

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Stucco

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A fine-grained, cohesive, natural earthy material; plastic when sufficiently wet; rigid when dried; vitrified when heated in a kiln to a sufficiently high temperature

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Clay

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A hard, brittle metamorphic rock consisting mainly of clay minerals, characterized by good cleavage along parallel planes; used extensively as dimension stone in thin as surfacing on composition roofing

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Slate

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A cementitious binder used in most modern structural concrete; manufactured by grinding and “burning” a mixture of limestone with clay or shale with a small amount of gypsum

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Portland cement

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A slender nail with a small, slightly flared head used for finishing work

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Casing nail

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A heavy soil, composed largely of clay and silt in sufficient quantities to form a matrix in which sand particles are firmly imbedded; water is added, and straw, manure, and fragments of tile are sometimes combined with this mixture to provide increased mechanical strength and cohesion when it dries

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Adobe

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A type of weatherproofing for exterior walls characteristics of wood frame buildings, consisting of boards placed one above the other horizontally and facing out so that they overlap and shed rainwater onto the board below

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Clapboard

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Mineral soil composed of particles between 0.06 mm and 2 mm in size

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Sand

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A classification of granular mineral material, broken stone composed of particles from 2mm to 6mm in size

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Gravel

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Any of the different finishes for the upper interior enclosure of a space or chamber

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Ceiling

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A treatment for mortar or concrete, either as an admixture or a surface coating, to impede the passenger or absorption of water or vapor

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Waterproofing or dampproofing

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A mechanical device that mixed the ingredients of concrete, which impels through a hose to the place where it has to be poured

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Concrete pump

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Any rigid sheet material of timber, mineral fiber, plastics, gypsum used in construction for cladding and lining frames, as a surface for a finish as an insulation or as bracing

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Building board

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A non-bearing exterior wall that is independent of the building’s structural frame of beams or girders

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Curtain wall

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Any of various fired clay tiles used for surfacing walls, floors, and countertops

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Ceramic tile

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A mixture of a solid pigment suspended in a liquid vehicle applied as a thin, usually opaque coating to a surface for protection and decoration

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Paint

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A metal building accessory consisting of a thin shank with a point at one end and a widened head at the other, where it is struck with a hammer and driven into wood or other materials

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Nail

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Soft or resilient material used as a base in furnishings, as protection in packing, or to dissipate vibrations

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Padding

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A hollow vertical structure used to conduct outside the smoke and gases resulting from the combustion of various materials related to heating, cooking, or other purposes

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Chimney or vent

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A rigid hollow tubular product of plastics, ceramics, concrete, or metal, usually used to convey liquids or gases

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Pipe

25
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A ferrous alloy with a carbon content between 0.02 and 1.7%, malleable, extremely resistant, hard, and elastic

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Steel

26
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Any metal produced in very thin sheets less than 0.15-0.25 mm thick

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Foil

27
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A volatile liquid that lowers the viscosity of paint and makes it flow more easily

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Thinner

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A liquid mixture of cement and water used for filling cracks, joints, and voids in masonry and concrete construction, and for cementing components in place

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Grout

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Any steel, concrete, or timber beam with an upper and lower flange connected to a central web

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I-beam

30
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Any mesh product manufactured from two series of parallel metal wires woven, welded, or crimped perpendicular to one another

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Wire mesh

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A pointed fastener with a helical threaded shank and head which has a shaped indentation, allowing it to be fixed by turning with a screwdriver

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Cement mixer

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A regularly perforated wall of mesh, slats, louvers, used for internal separation, visual separation, and to give privacy to the area

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Screen wall

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A very hardy paving tile made of a mixture of fiber or cement with stone fragments and mineral pigments; when polished it produces a mosaic-like impression

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Terrazzo

34
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A soft, flexible compound applied to construction or materials as weatherproofing

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Sealant

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Ceramic tile having a nonvitreous body and a bright, matte, or crystalline glaze, used for surfacing interior walls and light-duty floors

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Glazed wall tile

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A type of masonry that makes use of rectangular blocks of ceramic, concrete, or stone, usually bigger than brick, bonded with mortar

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Ashlar masonry

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Finely ground calcined gypsum which is mixed with water to a plastic state that hardens quickly; it is used mainly in statuary, ornamental moldings and, medically, for the immobilization of broken limbs

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Plaster of Paris

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Thin plasterboard, 9.5 mm thick, suitable for receiving a finish on at least one face, used for lining partitions and internal walls

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Gypsum wallboard

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Rough stones of irregular shapes and sizes; used in rough, uncoursed work in the construction of walls, foundations, and paving

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Rubble

40
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Aggregate retained on a 4.76 mm (No. 4) sieve

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Coarse aggregate

41
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Those parts of the top of a building that provides shelter against the elements

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Roof

42
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The horizontal timbers across the principal beams of rafters, support the common rafters on which the roof covering is placed

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Purlin

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A textile floor covering consisting of an upper layer of pile attached to a backing

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Carpet

44
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Any metal product rolled in sheets, actual thickness varies with national specification and type of metal

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Metal plate

45
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A metal bar with a circular cross-section, uses in construction include framing, brackets, tie rods concrete reinforcement, stakes, and ornamental work

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Round bar

46
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A net-like structure of wood, concrete, or metal strips, rods or bars, often diagonally disposed, used as an ornamental screen, for ventilation, or in gardening

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Lattice

47
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A wall whose design differs from the design of the other walls in the room

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Precast concrete

48
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A reinforcing bar whose surface is textured with a series of transverse parallel ridges to provide better bonding with the concrete

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Ribbed bar

49
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In reinforced concrete, a reinforcing bar, square in profile, which has been twisted to improve its strength and bonding with the concrete

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Twisted bar

50
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  • Agreement (contract bet. contractor & owner)
  • General conditions (stipulates procedural & administrative aspects of contract)
  • Special provisions (instructions issued prior to bidding to supplement or modify previous contract docs)
  • Specifications & supplementary specifications (printed description of work/additional info or amendment)
  • Drawings
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Contract Documents (UAP Doc 301)

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