Practice Test 2 Flashcards
Joint used when vertical and horizontal surface is reinforced concrete where concreting was stopped and continued later
construction joint
Joint that is a straight groove which is used in concrete floors to “control” where the concrete should crack
control joints
Joint formed by overlapping the edges of metal sheet or plated and joining them by riveting, soldering and brazing
lap seam
Interior paint that contains a high proportion of pigment and dries to a flat lustreless finish
flat paint
Filipino term for horizontal stud
trabe-anzo
Filipino term for floor joist
soleras
Filipino term for rabbet
vaciada
Filipino term for mortar
paupo
Filipino term for plastered course
kusturada
Filipino term for pattern
plantilya
Filipino term for bottom chord
tirante
Filipino term for downspout
tubo de banada
Filipino term for purlin
reostra
Filipino term for contractor
kontratista
Filipino term for eave
alero
Filipino term for cast iron
pundido
Filipino term for top chord
tahilan
Filipino term for plumb line
hulog
Filipino term for bath tub
baniera
Filipino term for brace
pie de gallo
Filipino term for alignment
asintada
Filipino term for baseboard
rodapis
Filipino term for rafter
kilo
Filipino term for projection
bolada
Filipino term for temper (metal work)
poleva
A steel plate attached to both sides at each joint of a truss
gang nail plate
Climatic factor that is considered in the structural and architectural design of tall buildings
lightning
Dry walls are customarily finished
lath and plaster
One method of leveling batter boards without the transit is the use of
1/4 diameter plastic hose filled with water
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
The direction, size, arrangement, appearance or quality of the fibres in the wood
grain
The most common materials used for roofing of urban residential houses
G. I. sheets
Block or panel type insulating material used in flat roof of commercial or industrial building
corkboard
standard size overlap for corrugated G. I. roofing
1 1/2 corr
A continuous recess built into a wall to receive pipes, ducts, etc.
chase
Building stone of igneous origin and composed of quartz, hornblende and mica
serpentine
Form of brick bond with is composed of alternating courses of headers and stretchers
english bond
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
Form of brick bond in which each course is alternately composed of entirely headers or of stretchers
flemish bond
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
A geological or ground condition considered in determining the size and type of foundation of the building
soil bearing pressure
Materials excellent as vapour barrier in the roofing system of residential buildings
aluminum foil sheets
The chief structural materials used for tall buildings
reinforced concrete and high grade steel
Scientific name for wood
xylem
A small member which divides the glass or openings of sash or doors
muntin
Roof that has four sloping sides
hip roof
Stone placed on a slope to prevent erosion
rip-rap
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
The process of removing concrete forms from the cured concrete
stripping
A structural member spanning from truss to truss or supporting rafters
purlins
A threaded steel bent inserted of masonry construction for securing wood or metal plates to concrete construction
anchor bolt
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
The placing of glass in windows or doors is referred to as
glazing
Another word for handmill on a stair construction
banister
A joint produced by overlapping two pieces of materials
lap joint
The most common type of hinge where one leaf attaches to the door’s edge, the other to its jamb
butt hinge
Lumber that still contains moisture or sap
green lumber
The internal angle formed by the two roof slopes of a roof
valley
A vertical board attached on the ends of the rafters
facia
A large heavy nail
spike
The flow of water or other liquids in a direction opposite to the natural or intended direction of flow
backflow
A cutout box containing the fuses for an electric circuit
fuse box
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
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)
Electric current which always flows in the same direction; unidirectional flow of current
direct current (DC)
The force that makes electrons move in a circuit; force which makes electrons move a certain direction within a conductor
electromotive force (emf)
The ratio output into input
efficiency
The ability of a component to store an electric charge; - = q(charge in coulumbs)/V(voltage); measured in Farads
capacitance
Represents the amount of capacitance in a circuit; only AC can pass through this; becomes an open circuit blocking any DC current
capacitor
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
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
Non-SI unit of luminous or light intensity; frowned upon term
foot-candle
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
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
