BTECH FLASHCARDS

Sheet pile

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

Gravel

Aggregates that pass through a 3” sieve but is retained on a No.10 sieve

Pre-tensioned concrete

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

Acoustic tiles

Ceiling of Room S413

Stripping

The process of removing concrete forms from the cured concrete

Latex

Paint used for Masonry

How is concrete neutralizer mixed?

4’x8’

Common size of plywood

Air-Supported Structure

Example

Rolled roofing

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

0.15

Recommended minimum thickness of an interior CHB wall considering the plaster

Stucco

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

Laminate

To bond together in layers

40

Total board foot of 10 pcs. 2”x2”x12’

Rough concrete slab

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

11

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

Water

What is removed from the surface of concrete when screeding?

Welding

Which is the best method to connect metals?

Board foot

Use to measure lumber

Beam

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

Header

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

Serpentine

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

Vulcaseal

A material used to waterproof G.I. gutters

Narra

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

Short column

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

Tilt-up construction

A high 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

Polyester

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

Rabbet

Type of joint used to install in the glass of a french window

200mm

Minimum thickness for load bearing wall?

0.20m

Minimum thickness of a wall footing

Rivets

Used to connect G.I. roofing to steel purlin

Automotive

What kind of paint is Duco?

Threshold

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

Clay brick

What will absorb more heat?

Cubic meter

Concrete is measured in

Column and lintel

How do you make CHB load bearing?

Corkboard

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

Wall

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

Long-span

Which roofing has a fifteen-year warranty?

Yield strength

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

Knots

Wood defects are heart shakes, cup shakes, star shakes

Lintel beam

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

Closed

Specifications that eliminate extra word

Air-inflated structure

Example

750

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

Masonry neutralizer

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

Clamped nail

A special fastener used to hold mitered joints together is

Staking out

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

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

Lally column

Columns made up of a cylindrical steel pipe shell filled with 1:1 - ½ : 3 Portland cement concrete

10

Minimum thickness of suspended slab

0.30

What is the minimum width of a wall footing?

Pattern glass

What do you call etching glass

1.0 cum

Identify the required volume of gravel for a concrete slab measuring 3m x3m x 0.1m using class c mixture. Use the table below

Channels

What steel section 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.

Felth 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.

Interior or inset

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

Plyboard

Manufactured board used for cabinets

Chemical compound

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

Cement

A mixture of amorphous silica that reacts to water

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

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

Formworks

Temporary support to carry forms for beams and slabs

Peeling

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

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.

Kalamein

A fireproof door with metal covering.

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

Tabulation

Specification that may include low quality items that barely meet requirements

Plumb bob

A weight attached to a string to check vertical correctness

Float

Glass with no distortion

Level hose

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

Foundation bed

The natural material on which the construction rests

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?

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?

Awning

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

Full weld

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

Post-tensionioning

The stressing of unbonded tendons after concrete has cured

Tabulation

Specifications that has no sentences

Polymer

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

Plyboard

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

Asbestos fibers

A soft, pliable paper used for insulating pipes for carrying steam, boilers and other vessels with high temperatures

Zinc chromate

What is the appropriate painting material type for wood surfaces?

Butt hinge

Type of hinge used in folding door

Cement

The most important component to determine the strength of concrete

Tabulation

Specifications that limit materials to one or two

Aluminum blind rivet

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

0.90cum

Identify the required volume of sand for a concrete slab measuring 6mx3mx0.1m using class c mixture. Use the table below.

CHB

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

Asbestos fiber

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

Scarf

A type of half lapped joint used to resist tension

Mortar

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

CHB layout

A mason is best suited for