Common Building Material

Question 1

modular building block made from clay.

Answer 1

Brick

Question 2

mixture of Portland cement, stone and sand aggregates, and water, cured into a hard mass of superior compressive strength

Answer 2

Concrete

Question 3

Building a structure using brick, stones, CHB and the like

Answer 3

Masonry

Question 4

modular building blocks made
of concrete. They are usually manufactured with hollow cores

Answer 4

Concrete Masonry Unit

Question 5

is generally a light-transparent material
made of a mixture of silicates

Answer 5

Glass

Question 6

a sandwich of two or more sheets of glass with viscoelastic interlayers that provide damping as the sandwich is flexed

Answer 6

Laminated Glass

Question 7

one of the several structural materials supported by beams or trusses to form floors and roofs. often exposed as finished ceiling.

Answer 7

Wood decking

Question 8

means a relatively thin finish made of wooden boards and panels. Usually attached to studs or substrate and thus kept clear of the wall behind the paneling.

Answer 8

Wood paneling

Question 9

a laminate of several layers of wood veneer. Used in wood construction as an underlayment for floors, as sheathing on studs or rafters or as finished paneling on walls

Answer 9

Plywood

Question 10

are any of the family of alloys, but especially steel, which is commonly used to provide structural support

Answer 10

Metal