AMACE Licensure Review - Building Technology, Utilities, Professional Practice, HOA, TOA, and Design

Comprehensive practice flashcards covering Building Technology, Utilities, Professional Practice, and Architectural History, Theory, and Design concepts based on the 2025 review transcript.

Solvent

The component that dissolves paint to make it usable and workable.

Retarder

An admixture which delays the setting time of concrete, especially during hot weather conditions.

Welding

A fabrication process usually done on metals or thermoplastics by melting the work pieces and adding a filler material which cools to form a strong joint.

Compressive strength

The specific type of strength in which concrete is notably high.

Form-active structure

A structural system type that redirects external forces primarily through the form of its material, such as an arch or cable system.

Rubble

Rough fragments of broken stone that have at least one face good for exposure on a wall.

Rivet

Metal pins used for permanently joining two or more metal members by passing a headed shank through a hole and hammering down the plain end to form a second head.

Continuous footing

A type of footing that may support a line of columns or all of the columns by strips at right angles to each other.

Gypsum board

A wall or ceiling board having a chalk-like material core clad with paper on both faces.

Open Specifications

A type of specification that lists a product (e.g., "Brand A") or an approved equal.

Wrought iron

A ferrous material which is tough and ductile, produced from pig iron in a way that removes carbon and other impurities.

Gutter

A channel made of metal, wood, or concrete set below and along building eaves to catch and carry off rainwater.

Porcelain tiles

Tiles made with finer clay particles fired at higher temperatures to achieve greater durability and water resistance than ordinary tiles.

Primer

A basecoat applied on a surface to improve the adhesion of subsequent coats of paint or varnish.

Veneer

A non-structural face of brick, stone, concrete, or tile attached to a backing for ornamentation, protection, or insulation.

Truss

A structure composed of chords, diagonal and vertical web members to create a rigid framework.

Mortar

A mixture of cement, sand, and water used as a bonding agent in masonry construction.

Scaffolding

A system of temporary platforms to support workers and materials and provide access to work areas on a structure.

Tempered glass

Safety glass processed by thermal or chemical treatments to shatter into small granular chunks instead of jagged shards.

Structural analysis

The process of determining the ability of a structure to safely carry loads without material distress or excessive deformation.

Grout

A fluid cement mortar that flows easily without segregation, used to fill narrow cavities.

Traveling cables

Electronic cables connecting an elevator car to a fixed electrical outlet in the hoistway.

Junction box

An enclosure for housing and protecting electric wires or cables that are joined together.

Fixture units

A value derived based on load-producing characteristics of fixtures measured in volume per unit time.

Panel board

A component of an electricity supply system that divides electrical power into subsidiary circuits while providing protective over-current devices.

Grease trap

A type of trap used on kitchen sinks to allow retention of oils, fats, and other non-soluble substances.

Masking

In acoustics, the obscuring or covering up of one sound by another.

Diffraction

The phenomenon where a sound wave moves around an object whose dimensions are smaller than or equal to the wavelength.

Yoke vent

The type of vent used when inter-connecting a vent stack with a soil stack.

Building sewer

The part of the drainage system extending from the building drain to a public or private sewer or disposal point.

Elevator pit

The portion of the hoistway extending below the bottom landing level to provide for overtravel and clearance.

Creep

A phenomenon in acoustics whereby sound travels along a curved surface.

Air handling unit

A packaged assembly of air-conditioning components that provides for the treatment of air before distribution.

Phon

The unit of loudness level in acoustics.

Renovation

Any physical change made on buildings/structures to increase value, quality, or to improve aesthetics.

Batas Pambansa Blg. 344 (BP 344)

An act to enhance the mobility of disabled persons by requiring facilities and devices in certain buildings.

Gunu Bong

The term used for a T'boli ethnic house.

Rustication

A type of Renaissance masonry treatment where blocks are laid in ashlar pattern and articulated by exaggerated joints.

Vinta

A colorful type of paraw used in Zamboanga and Sulu.

Maestro de obras

The title given to graduates from the Liceo de Manila.

Capacocha

An ancient Incan practice in which children were sacrificed.

Agora

In Greek architecture, an open place of assembly and a center of social and business life.

Spoliarium

A chamber beneath an arena where the bodies of dead gladiators are dragged and piled.

Nightingale Floors

A security device in traditional Japanese architecture designed to warn residents of intruders.

Tumuli

An earthen burial mound.

Archaic

A period within style development that attempts to master new problems and express new materials.

Symmetry

A balanced distribution and arrangement of equivalent forms and spaces on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane.

Metabolism

An architectural movement based on the concept that buildings are living organisms.

Hierarchy

The articulation of the importance of a form or space by its size, shape, or placement relative to others.

Territoriality

A behavior by which an organism characteristically lays claim to an area and defends it.

Bubble Diagram

A simple drawing with circles representing spaces connected by lines indicating relationships.

Mezzanine

A low or partial story between two main stories of a building.

Fenestration

The design and placement of windows in a building.

Semiotics

The study of signs and symbols.

Anthropometrics

The collection and application of human measurements.

Permeability

In urban design, a quality that affects where people can or cannot go.

Cul-de-sac

A street that opens only at one end with a provision for a turnaround at the other.

Grading

The process involving the remodeling of existing landform to facilitate functions and circulation of a site.