RANDOM Flashcards
A wall (bearing or non-bearing) designed to resist lateral forces parallel to the wall
shear
Using stair tread-riser proportion formula RT = 75, given riser equals 6 ¼ “ how many risers will
there be between two floors having floor line to floor line distance of 7.8125 feet?
15
A modern method of installing wood parquet flooring on wooden boards sub-flooring is by
gluing/pasting
The standard height of window sills for office rooms in upper floors is
0.90 m
The dimension of commercial acoustic boards for aluminum T-runners used for dropped-ceiling
in offices is
24”x48”x1/2”
The total floor area 16 feet wide by 60 feet deep needs one inch (1”) x 4”(commercial size) T &
G flooring. Assuming that the available T & G is 1” x 4” x 16” and the effective width is 3.5” , the
total board feet needed is
1098 bf
In the design of a large shopping centers where space is required, intervals of columns can be
wider than the ordinary by adopting a structural method of construction called
post tensionong
Heat gain through the structure of a habitable room occur in tropical region at walls and roofs by
conduction. This can be minimized by the use of
wood
Dry walls do not require appreciable amount of moisture and they are customarily finished with
lath and plaster
Wallboards or plywood maybe applied over studs. They can also be applied over CHB masonry
wall by using
furrings
To turn back water whenever joints occur in which dissimilar materials come together, it is
necessary to provide
flashing material
The part of a foundation system which supports the exterior walls of a superstructure and bears
directly on the column footing is a
grade beam
commercially pure iron of fibrous nature, valued for its corrosion resistance and ductility is
wrought iron
The horizontal distance from the face of a lock or latch to the center of the knob or lock cylinder
backset
a composition of two or more metals fused together usually to obtain a desired property
alloy
A protein: the chief nitrogenous ingredient in milk is
casien
A principal member of the truss which extends from one end to the other primarily to resist
bending is a
chord
A system of framing a building in which the studs are continuous to roof supporting second floor
joints is known as
Tyrolean Finish
A system of framing a building in which the studs are continuous to roof supporting second floor
joints is known as
balloon framing
Joint employed to reduce restraint by accommodating movement of masonry walls are known as
control joints
That part of the building foundation which forms the permanent retaining wall of the structure
below grade is a
Foundation Wall
What are the property(ies) of concrete as an acoustical material
are/is important?
a. Aerated concrete is fairly absorptive
b. Concrete provides virtually no absorption
c. Concrete accepts and transmits impact sound
d. All of the above
all of the above
Copper as a conductor has the property/properties of being ____.
a. Ductile
b. Malleable
These consist of loose fibers or granules and is made from
cellulose, fiberglass, rock wool, cotton or other materials. These
materials come in bags and are usually blown into cavities using
special equipment. What are these?
Loose fill insulations
