Vocabulary 21-30

Question 1

Ceiling joist

Answer 1

A joist for carrying the finish ceiling of a room

Question 2

Chimney

Answer 2

A primarily vertical shaft enclosing at least one flue for conducting flue based to the outdoors

Question 3

Cladding

Answer 3

A material used as the exterior wall enclosure

Question 4

Collar tie

Answer 4

Horizontal lumber uniting two opposing common rafters at a point below the ridge, usually in the upper half of the rafter length

Question 5

Column

Answer 5

A vertical structural member acting primarily in compression

Question 6

Concrete

Answer 6

A structural material which is made by mixing Portland cement, aggregate and water and then allowing the mixture to cure

Question 7

Condensation

Answer 7

A liquid reduced from a vapour as the water that forms when relatively humid air migrated into a region at or below the dew point of the air

Question 8

Conduction

Answer 8

Flow of heat through a solid material

Question 9

Construction joint

Answer 9

A joint between two successive placements of concrete, often keyed or doweled to provide lateral stability across the joint

Question 10

Control joint

Answer 10

Joins formed in either concrete walls or floor slabs to predetermine the location of shrinkage cracks