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CONS - Wall Flashcards

1
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any of various upright construction presenting a continuous surface; serving to enclose, divide, or protect and area

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Wall

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supports a floor or roof above; aka “load-bearing wall”

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Bearing Wall

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supports only its own weight, aka “non-load bearing wall”

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Non-Bearing Wall

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4
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forms part of the envelope of the building with one side exposed to the weather or earth

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Exterior Wall

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5
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any wall within the building; referred also as “partitions”

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Interior Wall

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6
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4 ways of constructing and framing a wall

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  1. Wood Stud Wall System
  2. Masonry Wall System
  3. Light Gauge Steel Stud System
  4. Curtain Wall System
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7
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an upright post or support; series of vertical structural members which act as the supporting elements in a wall

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Stud

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8
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the uppermost horizontal member of a partition; the top plate where the joists rest

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Partition Cap/Head/Plate

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9
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a horizontal timber in a wall which serves as a base for the studs

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Soleplate

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10
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structural element in a wall that is shorter than usual; located above a door opening, or below a window sill

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Cripple

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11
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4 kinds of wall covers

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  1. Siding
  2. Sheathing
  3. Wallboard
  4. Plasterwork (ex. ficem)
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a type of horizontal board siding which is applied horizontally and overlapped, with the grain running lengthwise; thicker along the lower edge than along the upper

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Bevel Siding (“Clapboard” or “Lap Siding”)

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13
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a type of horizontal board siding that is rabbeted along the lower edge to receive the upper edge of the board

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Dolly Varden Siding

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14
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a horizontal board siding with wood sheathing whose edges are rabbeted to make an overlapping joint

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Shiplap Siding

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15
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a type of horizontal board siding in which an exterior wall cladding of wooden boards or strips of other materials; joints are tongued and grooved or rabbeted and overlapped so the lower edge interlocks with each other

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Rustic Siding

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16
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a vertical board siding are boards that inter-lap or interlock and have flush, V-groove or beaded joints

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Matched Boards

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17
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a vertical board siding is a board or lumber that has been planed smooth; aka “dressed and matched”, or “tongue and groove” boards

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T&G Siding

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18
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a vertical board siding that has been saw cut or cut in wood whose rabbeted joint is v-shaped

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V-Cut Siding

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19
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a vertical board siding that has scalloped wood sheathing with convex forms visible

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Corrugated Siding

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20
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these are boards used with other boards and battens to protect and enhance the vertical joints and form board-and-board patterns

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Square-Edge Boards

21
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boards that have narrow battens or wood strips attached to the joints of the T&G sheathing

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Batten Siding/Board and Batten Siding

22
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boards are emphasized, battens are at the back

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Batten and Board Siding

23
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boards are visible equal sized board and batten

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Stone-Cut Siding/Board and Board Siding

24
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a wall framed the same way as a wood wall stud but with the use of steel studs

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Light Gauge Steel Wall Systems

25
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wall framing that consists of modular building blocks bonded together with mortar; durable, fire-resistant, and structurally efficient in compression

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Masonry Wall Systems (Asinta)

26
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2 classifications of Masonry Wall Systems

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  1. Unreinforced Masonry Walls
  2. Reinforced Masonry Walls
27
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a classification of a masonry wall that incorporates horizontal joint reinforcement and metal wall ties to bon wythes of solid or cavity walls; aka “plain masonry walls”

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Unreinforced Masonry Walls

28
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a classification of a masonry wall that utilizes steel reinforcing bars embedded in grout-filled joints; cavities to aid the masonry in resisting stresses

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Reinforced Masonry Walls

29
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structural units of clay or shale formed while plastic and subsequently fired; the standard size of 3-3/4” x 2-1/4” x 8”

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Bricks (Ladrilyo)

30
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a type of brick that is used for all purposes, including facing

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Common Brick/Building Brick

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2 kinds of common brick/building brick

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  1. Solid
  2. Cored
32
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a type of brick specially processed to give certain specific surface characteristics; used for exposed masonry surfaces

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Facing Brick

33
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5 kinds of facing brick

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  1. Cobble
  2. Antique
  3. Rock Face
  4. Sand Blast
  5. Smooth Face
34
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a type of brick that has a smooth outer surface with a dull satin or high gloss finish; load-bearing, fire-resisting, and impervious; formed with vertical hollow cores through the body

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Glazed Brick

35
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a type of brick that is ordinarily made from a mixture of flint clay, and plastic clay; used for lining furnaces, fireplaces, and chimneys; aka “refractory brick”

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Fire Brick

36
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a brick bond pattern that is the simplest pattern; consists of overlapping stretchers

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Running Bond

37
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a brick bond pattern similar to Running Bond, but with a header course every 5th, 6th, or 7th course

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Common Bond (U.S.)

38
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a brick bond pattern in which units do not overlap; each brick is stacked vertically, showing stretchers

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Stack Bond

39
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a brick bond pattern with each course consisting of alternating headers and stretchers

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Flemish Bond

40
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a brick bond pattern wherein every 6th course is composed of Flemish headers

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Common Bond (Europe)

41
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a brick bond pattern where the pattern consists of alternating stretcher and header courses

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English Bond

42
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a hollow or solid concrete masonry unit (CMU) consisting of Portland cement and suitable aggregates combined with water; aka “cement block”

standard sizes:
THK 100mm (4”) or 150mm (6”) or 200mm (8”)
H 200mm (8”)
L 400mm (16”)

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Concrete Hollow Block (CHB)

43
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a strip of reinforced concrete wider than the wall which distributes the load to the soil; aka “strip footing”

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Wall Footing

44
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an anchorage of CHB to concrete; used of a steel reinforcing bar, with the end, bent into a hook to act as an anchor; used in joint with the wall footing

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Hook/Hooked Bar

45
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an anchorage of CHB to concrete wherein short, reinforced bars of steel extends approximately equally into two abutting pieces of concrete to increase its strength

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Dowel-Bar Reinforcement

46
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a plastic mixture of cement or lime; a combination of both, with sand and water, used as a bonding agent in masonry construction

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Mortar

47
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mortar applied to wall surfaces as a preparation or a hard finish coat

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Plaster (Palitada)

48
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these are exterior non-load bearing walls whose outer surface may or may not form the exterior facing of the building; may rest on the building structure or may be hung from the structure

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Curtain Wall

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