B.T.C.E

sheet pile

A barrier or diaphragms formed to prevent the movement of the soil to stabilize the foundations.

Folded plate

membrane

sheet pile

Gravel

What do you call aggregates that pass through a 3" sieve but is retained on a No.10 sieve?

Gravel

sand

Fine sand

silt clay

pre-tensioned concrete

Tension is placed on the reinforcing prior to the placing of the concrete.

Precast concrete

prestressed concrete

pre-tensioned concrete

Acoustic tiles

What is the ceiling of Room S413?

Plywood

Acoustic tiles

Gypsum board

Hardiplex

stripping

The process of removing concrete forms from the cured concrete.

stripping

peeling

ripping

tripping

latex

What paint is used for masonry?

latex - (used as an admixture for Cement slurry,

Cement mortar & Concrete to improve some of

their properties)

enamel - protective coating.

turco

Lacquer

Dilute at 1:16

How is concrete neutralizer mixed?

Dilute at 1:16

Dilute at 1:1

Dilute at 1:10

4d'x 8'

Common size of plywood.

4d'x 8'

3'x6'

4'x6'

2'x4'

Air-supported structure

This is an example of:

Air-supported structure

Air-inflated structure

rolled roofing

Used in making a built-up roof; manufactured in 36 in. wide rolls and weighs from 3 to 20 Ibs per square foot.

Roofing felt

rolled roofing

fiber board

corkboard

0.15

What is the recommended minimum thickness of an interior CHB wall considering the plaster?

0.10

0.15

0.20

0.25

stucco

A concrete flooring and finish which transform ordinary plain concrete into an elegant and decorative textured surface.

Impresso crete

stucco

plaster

perlite

Laminate

To bond together in layers.

Bond

Laminate

Adhesive

Glue

40

Total board foot of 10 pcs. 2"x2"x12'.

40

50

60

70

rough concrete slab

For a heavy loaded hallway, what type of flooring material is best suited?

Vinyl tiles

rough concrete slab

polyurethane epoxy paint

ceramic tiles

11 bags

Identify the required bags of cement for a concrete slab measuring 6.00m x 3.00m x 0.10m using 40-kg cement Class C mixture. Use table below.

9 bags

10 bags

11 bags

12 bags

water

What is removed from the surface of concrete when screeding?

water

cement

odor

sand

welding

Which is the best method to connect metals?

Nail

Adhesive

welding

Soldering

Board foot

Use to measure lumber.

Board foot

cubic meter

linear meter

pcs.

beam

A horizontal structural member that carries or supports other, usually smaller, horizontal structural members.

slab

beam

girder

diaphragm floor

Header

A brick or block masonry extending over the thickness of the wall

Header

Stretcher

Bond

None of the above

Serpentine

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

Serpentine

Mica

Granite

Marble

Vulcaseal

A material used to waterproof G.I. gutters.

Vulcaseal

rivets

contact cement

rugby

Narra

Local species of wood used for studding, cabinet and flush door framing.

Narra

Lauan

Tangile

Yacal

short column

A thick column subject to failure by crushing rather than by buckling.

Long column

Intermediate column

short column

All of the above

Tilt-up p construction

A highly technical way of building on sites with little room. The panels can be poured one on top of the other, or stack cast, to save space and then tilted up to place in final position.

Large-panel systems

Frame systems

Tilt-up p construction

Polyester

Which type of plastic is most commonly used in large glass-fiber reinforced translucent panels that are strong, rigid, and impact-resistant. Also used for impregnating paper and wood, as laminating material, and for contact adhesive?

Polyester

PVC
Polypropylene

Nylon

Rabbet

Type of joint used to install in the glass of a French window.

Dado

Rabbet

scarf

mortise and tenon

200 mm

Minimum thickness for load bearing wall?

100mm

125mm

150 mm

200 mm

0.20m

What is the minimum thickness of a wall footing?

0.20m

0.30m

0.40m

0.50m

rivets

Used to connect G.I. roofing to steel purlin.

Roof nail

rivets

Self-tapping screw

expansion bolt

Automotive

What kind of paint is Duco?

Automotive

Latex

polyurethane

stain

threshold

What do you use when there is a difference in the room elevation and the corridor?

Weather strip

rubber

aluminum

threshold

clay brick

What will absorb more heat?

Dark brick

light brick

clay brick

white brick

cubic meter

Concrete is measured in
Board foot

cubic meter

linear meter

column and lintel

How do you make CHB load bearing?

column and lintel

alteration

thicker plastering

horizontal and vertical bars

corkboard

A typical block or panel type insulating material used in flat roof of commercial or industrial building.

Acacia lumber

washed pebbles

corkboard

polycarbonate

Wall

Where do you place a door stopper to prevent the door from hitting the wall?

Floor

Door jamb

Wall

ceiling

Long-span

Which roofing has a fifteen-year warranty?

Long-span

Tegula

concrete

Clay tile

Yield strength

A36 steel is the most common type of steel alloy. What does the number 36 mean?

Ultimate limit

Allowable bending stress

Yield strength

Modulus of Elasticity

knots

Wood defects are heart shakes, cup shakes, star shakes.

knots

checks

warping

twist

Lintel beam

It is found above doors and windows used to carry masonry and other loads?

Grade beam

Door jamb

transom

Lintel beam

closed

Specifications that eliminate extra word.

Open

closed

streamlined

Federal

Air-inflated structure

This is an example of?

Air-supported structure

Air-inflated structure

750 pcs.

How many pieces of CHB would you need to construct a wall measuring 3.00 m high and 20.00 m long?

325 pcs.

230 pcs.

750 pcs.

800 pcs

masonry neutralizer

A water mixed product, mixed to a ratio of 1:20 to stabilize lime activity in new masonry surface. Without this, mixture will cause the the subsequent painting to be defective.

Mortar

masonry neutralizer

stabilizer

green paver

clamped nail

A special fastener used to hold mitered joints together is

miter

wood screw

clamped nail

vise

Staking out

The process of relocating the point of boundaries and property line of the site where the building is to be constructed.

Pinning

Staking out

boldering

levelling

shotcrete structure

(Pneumatically placed concrete) is sprayed into placed from a hose by a stream of compressed air and can be deposited without formwork even on vertical surfaces.

Shell structure

shelled structure

shotcrete structure

Lally column

Columns made up of a cylindrical steel pipe shell filled with 1:1-1/2:3 Portland cement concrete?

Composite Column

Lally column

combined column

10cm

Minimum thickness of suspended slab.

5cm

10cm

15cm

20 cm

0.30m

What is the minimum width of a wall footing?

0.20m

0.30m

0.40m

0.50m

Pattern glass

What do you call Etching glass?

Annealed glass

plate glass

Flat glass

Pattern glass

1.0 cu.m.

Identify the required volume of gravel for a concrete slab measuring measuring 3.00m x 3.00m x 0 .10m using Class C. mixture. Use table above.

0.75 cu.m.

1.0 cu.m.

1.80 cu.m.

1.9 cu.m.

channels

Which of the following steel sections has the shape of unsymmetrical balance consisting of two flanges on one side. It requires lateral support to prevent its tendency to buckle. They are generally used as parts of built-up sections for columns and are also suitable for framing around floor openings, spandrels and lintels attributed to the absence of flanges on the other side.

I-beam

wide flange

H- column

channels

Felt paper below sub-slab then waterproof on top of the sub-slab

When dry conditions are demanded of asphalt tile floor finishes on concrete over earth apply the waterproofing steps?

Felt paper below the top slab then waterproof the earth

Felt paper below sub-slab then waterproof on top of the sub-slab

Waterproof the earth under the slab

None of the above

interior or inset

An installation method where the cabinet covers is recessed and flushed with the cabinet sidings.

exterior

flush

interior or inset

concealed

Plyboard

Manufactured board used for cabinets

Plywood

Particle boards

Phenolic board

Plyboard

Chemical compound

What do you call 2 or more materials that are combined together?

Laminate

Chemical compound

Composite

Integral

cement

A mixture of amorphous silica that reacts to water.

Sand

cement

gravel

plywood

adequate insulation

Plaster or plywood ceiling on nailers or joists below a ventilated roof space may show "pattern staining" on the ceiling. This can be prevented by?

repainting

adequate insulation

cleaning

changing of ceiling

truss

A structural framework composed of a series of straight members so arranged and fastened together that external loads applied to it will cause only direct stress in the members.

Open-web steel joists

latticed column

truss

formworks

Temporary support to carry forms for beams and slabs.

formworks

shoring

braces

studs

Peeling

A paint defect characterized by swelling of entire fill followed by breaking of film and subsequent peeling.

Peeling

scaling

wrinkling

cracking

Transferred

For buildings with heavy exterior cladding and hollow ground floor, during an earthquake, the weak floor buckles. This is because the forces are NOT______ to the other floor.

Transferred

Uniformly distributed

Concentrated

isolated

Kalamein

A Fireproof door with metal covering.

PVD Door

Kalamein

metal door

Flush door

Plate structure

Often monolithic structures that disperse applied load in a multidirectional pattern, with the loads generally following the shortest and stiffest routes to the supports.

Plate structure

space frame

folded plate

tabulation

Specifications that may include low quality items that barely meet requirements.

Open

closed

tabulation

federal

plumb bob

A weight attached to a string to check vertical correctness.

Spirit level

level

plumb bob

Water hose

float

Glass with no distortion.

sheet

float

tempered

pattern

Level hose

It is used to determine the horizontal alignment of windows and door jambs.

Pitik

Hulog

Level hose

Transit

Foundation bed

The natural material on which the construction rests.

Foundation bed

Grade beam

30 cm

40 cm

Epoxy

Which type of used in buildings for its remarkable adhesive qualities. It may also be used for special paints that are chemically resistant and for special caulking compound?

Laminate

Bond

Epoxy

Adhesive

I-beam

Which of the following steel sections is uneconomical to use as column because the whirl or revolving action of the member about an axis through the centroid of the web is comparatively small?

I-beam

wide flange

H- column

channels

Awning

What type of window is commonly used in condominiums where safety and waterproofing are main concerns?

Awning

tilt and turn

casement

sliding

Full weld

Roofing system shall be exposed and will be used as an interior element, which fastening system should you used?

Gussets

Full weld

Rivets

Bolts

post-tensioning

The stressing of unbonded tendons after concrete has cured.

pre-stressing

post-tensioning

grid dome

Open

Specifications that has no sentences.

Open

closed

Performance

Tabulation

Polymer

A hardener mixture mixed with dust to fill-up gaps in marble and wall finishes?

Polymer

Teflon

Truscon

epoxy

plyboard

A wood panel product made by bonding veneers together under heat and pressure, usually at right angles to each other.

Plywood

plyboard

chipboard

plaster

Asbestos fibers

Asoft, pliable paper used for insulating pipes for carrying steams, boilers and other vessels with high temperatures.

Asbestos fibers

wood fiber insulating paper

felt paper

wax paper

zinc chromate

What is the appropriate painting material type for wood surfaces?

alkyd

polyurethance

zinc chromate

latex

Butt hinge

Type of hinge used in folding door.

Butt hinge

Invisible hinge

Concealed hinge

gravity hinge

Cement

The most important component to determine the strength of concrete.

Cement

sand

gravel

water

tabulation

Specifications that limit materials to one or two.

Open

closed

tabulation

federal

Aluminum blind rivet

What alternative fastening material can be used to fasten a ceiling on metal ceiling joist other than metal screws?

Metal pins

Aluminum blind rivet

Copper rivet

stove bolts

0.90 cu.m.

Identify the required volume of sand for a concrete slab measuring measuring 6.00m x 3.00m x 0 .10m using Class C mixture. Use table above.

0.45 cu.m.

0.90 cu.m.

1.25 cu.m.

CHB

Which wall material prevents the most heat from entering the room?

Glass

Plywood

CHB

Plastic

Asbestos fiber

This material is intended to prevent the passage of moisture vapor through walls, ceilings and floors.

Asbestos fiber

wax paper

concrete form paper

brick

Scarf

A type of half lapped joint used to resist tension.

Scarf

Rabbet

splice

Dovetail

Mortar

What is a cement mix used to glue masonry units to each other, or other surface finishing materials like tiles, bricks, stones to a receiving structure like a wall or floor?

Mortar

Gypsum

Fibered gypsum plaster

Ficem

CHN layout

A mason is best suited for

Demolition

Concrete mixing

CHN layout

Excavation