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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Rules and regulations guiding the construction industry as set by National agencies.
Hose bibbs
Hose bibbs
National Building Codes
Skylight
2. Orthographic drawing showing only one side of the outside of the building at a distance of about 100'.
Louver
Partial sections elevations
Floor plans
Architect's scale
3. An interior wall separating one portion of a building from another.
Vapor barrier
Scale
Double-hung window
Partition
4. Used by spec writers for complex commercial projects; developed by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).
Windows schedules
Specifications guide
Contour line
Green space
5. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.
Detail
Risers
Swing
Metes and bounds
6. Doors - usually two for a single opening - that are mounted on rollers and tracks so that they slide by each other.
Benchmark
Bypass doors
Bifold door
Metes and bounds
7. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the edge and usually swings outward.
Specifications
Casement window
Detail
Orthographics
8. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.
Door schedules
Partition
Risers
Louver
9. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on doors of the building.
Finish schedules
Door schedules
Sliding
Blueprinting
10. Doors that are hinged to each other in pairs as well as one being hinged to the jamb.
Bifold door
Partition
Green space
Scuttle
11. Areas of a building site devoted to natural vegetation.
Green space
Partial sections elevations
Door schedules
National Building Codes
12. A reference point for determining elevators during the construction of a building.
Metes and bounds
Detail
Benchmark
Finish schedules
13. A detailed description of the land surface.
Topography
Zones
Zoning regulations
Areaway
14. Orthographic drawing showing only one side of the outside of the building at a distance of about 100'.
Easement
Skylight
Door schedules
Partial sections elevations
15. Area communities are divided into two separate types of buildings that can be built in the area.
Hose bibbs
Zones
Zoning regulations
Architect's scale
16. External water faucets of a building.
Bifold door
Specifications
Detail
Hose bibbs
17. A solid concrete building base used instead of a foundation because it saves on material and labor.
National Building Codes
Floor plans
Slab-on-grade foundation
Plan view
18. A detailed description of the land surface.
Full section
Topography
Partition
Door schedules
19. Mark on a plot plan indication the start point for laying out the lot. Usually a large object that is unlikely to move during construction such as a large rock or tree is used.
Nonconforming
Beam pocket
Crawl space
Point of beginning
20. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the top and swings outward.
Awning window
Skylight
Detail
Green space
21. Below-grade - walled area around basement windows.
Scuttle
Variance
Hearth
Areaway
22. A notion granted by the zoning board of appeals in a community to change the zoning code due to hardships imposed by the zoning regulations.
Hose bibbs
National Building Codes
Variance
Dormer
23. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.
Double-hung window
Sidelight
Topography
Scuttle
24. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the walls as viewed from above.
Zoning regulations
Floor plans
Plan view
Beam pocket
25. A notion granted by the zoning board of appeals in a community to change the zoning code due to hardships imposed by the zoning regulations.
Swing
Windows schedules
Dormer
Variance
26. An opening for ventilation consisting of horizontal slats installed at an angle to exclude rain - light - and vision - but to allow the passage of air.
National Building Codes
Floor plans
Louver
Contour interval
27. Scale used between lines of a contour map.
Contour interval
Swing
Blueprinting
Door schedules
28. Written or printed directions of construction details for a building - sometimes referred to as specs.
Easement
Awning window
Bearing
Specifications
29. Plastic sheet to prevent moisture from penetrating the building surface.
Specifications
Risers
Vapor barrier
Beam pocket
30. An area of land that cannot be built upon because to provides access to a structure or utilities.
Easement
Benchmark
Modular measurement
Awning window
31. Direction an installed door will open.
Swing
Green space
Modular measurement
Vapor barrier
32. Distance buildings must be kept from the property lines.
Sliding
Set backs
Truss
Beam pocket
33. The surface area of a structural member where weight of load is transferred.
Zoning regulations
Contour interval
Bearing
Bifold door
34. Drawings that give information about the locations - size - and kind of windows to be installed in the building.
Windows schedules
Hearth
Bifold door
Detail
35. A drawing showing a close-up or zoomed-in view of part of another drawing.
Zones
Detail
Specifications writer
Hearth
36. An indentation in a foundation wall where a girder rests.
Vapor barrier
Skylight
Beam pocket
Plot plan
37. An engineered assembly of wood or wood and metal members used to support roofs or floors.
Specifications writer
Truss
Elevation
Architect's scale
38. An indentation in a foundation wall where a girder rests.
Plot plan
Sliding
Areaway
Beam pocket
39. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.
Metes and bounds
Plan view
Tread
Specifications
40. An area near a fireplace - usually paved and extending out into a room - around which a wood floor installation must be framed.
Casing
Hearth
Plot plan
Metes and bounds
41. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the top and swings outward.
Floor plans
Swing
Scale
Awning window
42. Process of designing structures to best fit standard material sizes.
Crawl space
Zones
Zoning regulations
Modular measurement
43. Term used to describe buildings that do not fit the local zoning laws.
Partial sections elevations
Tread
Nonconforming
Building codes
44. Multiple drawings.
Orthographics
Full section
Topography
Contour interval
45. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the walls as viewed from above.
Louver
Floor plans
Modular measurement
Sliding
46. A person who writes supplemental information for construction projects to include any information that cannot be communicated in drawings or schedules.
Specifications writer
Sliding
Casement window
Detail
47. Term used to describe buildings that do not fit the local zoning laws.
Sliding
Dormer
Risers
Nonconforming
48. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on interior design of the building.
Skylight
Door schedules
Finish schedules
National Building Codes
49. An opening for ventilation consisting of horizontal slats installed at an angle to exclude rain - light - and vision - but to allow the passage of air.
Scale
Benchmark
Easement
Louver
50. Lines on a drawing representing a certain elevation of land.
Contour line
Pocket door
Zoning regulations
National Building Codes