Wood Floor System/ Partition System/ Ceiling

Question 0

Refers to those movable loads imposed on the floor such as people, furniture and the like

Answer 0

Live load

Question 1

Is that platform structure of the building suspended by posts, columns, walls and beams

Answer 1

Floor framing

Question 2

Refers to the static load such as the weight of the construction materials which generally carry the live load

Answer 2

Dead load

Question 3

Pertain to the distances between the post, columns or supporting walls

Answer 3

Span of the supports

Question 4

A principal beam extending from wall to wall of a building supporting the floor joists or floor beams

Answer 4

Girder

Question 5

One of a series of parallel timber used to support the floor

Answer 5

Floor joist

Question 6

A projection anchored in a wall or beam used to support an overhanging member above

Answer 6

Corbel

Question 7

A brace, or a system of braces, placed between joists to stiffen them, to hold them in place and to help distribute the load

Answer 7

Bridging

Question 8

A flat projection from an interior wall or partition at the floor, covering the joint between the floor and wall and protecting the wall from kicking, mopping, etc.

Answer 8

Baseboard

Question 9

A long, wide, square-sawn thick piece of timber; specifications vary, but often the minimum width is 8 in. (20cm) and the minimum thickness is 2 in. (2.5) for hardwood

Answer 9

Plank

Question 10

Dried or seasoned artificially in a kiln; excess moisture has been driven off by heating

Answer 10

Kiln-dried

Question 11

A furnace, oven or heated enclosure used for burning or firing brick and tile or for drying timber (excess moisture has been driven off by heating)

Answer 11

Kiln

Question 12

Two sides of lumbers were smooth

Answer 12

S2S

Question 13

Four sides of lumbers were smooth

Answer 13

S4S

Question 14

An interior covering material such as gypsum board or plywood which is usually applied in large sheets or panel

Answer 14

Dry wall finish

Question 15

An upright post or support, esp. One of a series of vertical structural members which act as the supporting elements in a wall or partition

Answer 15

Stud

Question 16

A structural wood made of three or more layers of veneer, joined withglue; usually laid with the grain of adjoining plies at right angles

Answer 16

Plywood

Question 17

Any joist to which the ceiling is attached

Answer 17

Ceiling joist

Question 18

A device such as metal rod, wire or strap, for fixing one object to another, as specially formed metal connections used to fastened together timbers, masonry, trusses, etc.

Answer 18

Anchor or anchorage

Question 19

A steel bolt fixed in a building structure which its threaded portion projecting

Answer 19

Anchor bolt

Question 20

A board whose surface is cut at a desirable angle; serves as guide for cutting and/or planning other boards at the same angle

Answer 20

Angle board

Question 21

A system of measuring lumber which uses the board foot as the basic unit

Answer 21

Board measure

Question 22

Any joist to which the ceiling is attached

Answer 22

Ceiling joist

Question 23

A cut or wire low-carbon steel nail, having a slender plain shank and a medium diamond point; used in a work where finish is unimportant, as in framing

Answer 23

Common wire nail