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42 Questions10 MinutesCreated by MeasuringHammer237

Dressed lumber is referred to

Covered with plastic

Lumber used for carpentry

Smoothed or planed lumber

Walls that support weight from above as well as their own dead weight

Load bearing

Non-load bearing

Shear

The most important component to determine the strength of a concrete mix is

Cement

Sand

Gravel

Wood coming out from trees with needle leaves, rather than broad leaves are called

Hardwood

Softwood

Plywood

A kind of brick used for high temperature

Fly-ash brick

Thermal brick

Fire brick

The distance between two structural supports

Spacing

Bay

Span

The process of removing concrete forms from the cured concrete

Stripping

Clearing

Cleaning

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

Beam

Rafter

Green lumber is?

Wolmanized lumber

Lumber with moisture and sap

Smoothened lumber

Underwater watertight chamber to allow construction work to be done

Bent chamber

Chase

Caisson

Lumber specification S4S means

Smooth on 4 sides

Square on 4 sides

Stripped on 4 sides

The term used to indicate top and lower principal member of a roof or bridge truss

Rafter

Chord

Beam

A wall that holds back on earth embankment

Retaining wall

Foundation wall

Shoring wall

A wall that serves two (2) dwelling units, known also as party wall

Ext. wall

Int. wall

Common wall

Lumber that is notsquared or finished

Milled lumber

Green lumber

Scaled lumber

A special coating system with a high gloss shine while maintaining the natural wood qualities, maintenance free, used to finish and topcoat wood flooring

Polyethylene floor coating

Polyurethane floor coating

Epoxy floor coating

Local species of wood commonly used for wall studding, cabinet framing, and flush door framing, though scarcely available in the market now due to forestry ban.

Narra

Mahogany

Tanguile

A type of terazzo floor described by its physical appearance whereby the stone or pebble is intentionally exposed while the cement matrix is depressed

Venetian

Standard

Rustic

Vernacular term for rough plastering

Baldosa

Rebokada

Asintada

Class A concrete mix

1:2:4

1:3:6

1:2:5

Binder for concrete

Lime

Cement

Additives

What is used to join a PVC pipe?

Fitting

Thread

Solvent

Least effective for T&B?

Gypsum board

Acoustic board

Marine plywood

Refers to undressed lumber?

Green lumber

Rough lumber

Cult

Materials of tensile fabric?

Polycarbonate

PTFE fiberglass membrane

Tarpaulin fabric

An iron coated with zinc is called?

Galvanized

Zinced

Aluminum

What sealant is used for self-tapping screw?

Epoxy

Silicon

Polybutylene

What is the most suitable flooring material for children and elderly people which is low maintenance and has a homey feeling?

Vinyl tiles

Vinyl sheet

Carpet

The dimension of commercial acoustic boards for aluminum T-runners used for dropped-ceiling is?

30” x 60” x 1”

24” x 50” x 7/8”

24” x 48” x ½”

A material used for remedy vapor flow?

Glossy surfaced asphalt saturated paper, 50 lbs or more

Wall paper

Asbestos cement board

An iron alloy usually including carbon and silicon which has high compressive strength but low tensile strength is?

Pig iron

Cast iron

Wrought iron

Heat gain through walls in buildings exposed to afternoon sun intensifies discomfort of inhabitants because of conductivity. However, this can be minimized by the use of?

Combination of wood board and plywood with cavity between

Steel sheet

Thick

What material should be used in a walkway pavement to prevent accidents?

Tile cement

Flagstones

Asphalt

A ferrous metal that offers great resistance to abrasion and finds important use in the cutting edges of heavy digging tools is a

Alloy

Nickel

Manganese

These are materials excellent as vapor barrier in the roofing system of residential buildings

Particle board

Lawanit board

Aluminum foil sheets

The chief structural materials, used for tall buildings are

Built-up beams, girders, foundations

Cement, gravel and sand

RC and high grade steel

These are classified as good and less expensive insulating materials used in buildings

Glass blocks, 5000 psi concrete

Porous concrete, glass fibers

Steel plates, marble slabs, granite

This is a material that holds less moisture, is very light, less water absorptive capacity and is very good in sidings of dwelling units

Vinyl shingles

Asbestos-cement shingles

Wood boards

The finished frame surrounding a door is a

Door frame

Door jamb

Door casing

What will absorb more heat?

Dark brick

Light brick

Clay brick

Joining two metals with heat and filler metal with a melting point above 800 deg?

Annealing

Soldering

Welding

A building stone of igneous origin and composed of quartz, hornblende and mica is a?

Travertine

Serpentine

Granite

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