Vocabulary 1-10

Question 1

Air barrier

Answer 1

A material installed to provide a continuous barrier to the movement of air

Question 2

Anchor bolt

Answer 2

A threaded bolt embedded in masonry or concrete to hold, secure, or support a structural member

Question 3

Attic

Answer 3

A space between the roof and the ceiling of the top storey

Question 4

Awning window

Answer 4

A window with one or more more sashes which swings outwards, hinged horizontally along the top

Question 5

Backfill

Answer 5

To refill an excavation with earth, stone or other material

Question 6

Basement

Answer 6

A storey of a building located below the first storey

Question 7

Beam

Answer 7

A straight, horizontal structural member

Question 8

Bearing capacity

Answer 8

The ability of the soil or rock to carry loads without failure

Question 9

Bearing surface

Answer 9

The contact surface between a fou dation and the soil or rock upon which it bears

Question 10

Bird’s mouth

Answer 10

A right-angled notch cut on the underside of a rafter to fit over a wall plate