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Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An engineered assembly of wood or wood and metal members used to support roofs or floors.






2. Rules and regulations guiding the construction industry as set by National agencies.






3. Process of designing structures to best fit standard material sizes.






4. Below-grade - walled area around basement windows.






5. Lines on a drawing representing a certain elevation of land.






6. Plastic sheet to prevent moisture from penetrating the building surface.






7. Used by spec writers for complex commercial projects; developed by the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).






8. The surface area of a structural member where weight of load is transferred.






9. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on interior design of the building.






10. A framework containing small lights of glass placed on one or both sides of the entrance door.






11. Horizontal finish members in a staircase on which the feet of a person ascending or descending the stairs are placed.






12. Older process of creating copies of construction drawings where the result is blue with white lines and letters.






13. Areas of a building site devoted to natural vegetation.






14. Orthographic drawing showing only one side of the outside of the building at a distance of about 100'.






15. A framework containing small lights of glass placed on one or both sides of the entrance door.






16. A drawing showing a close-up or zoomed-in view of part of another drawing.






17. External water faucets of a building.






18. An indentation in a foundation wall where a girder rests.






19. Building plan that shows a cross-section of the building as if it were sliced to reveal its skeleton.






20. Direction an installed door will open.






21. Direction an installed door will open.






22. An area of land that cannot be built upon because to provides access to a structure or utilities.






23. Area communities are divided into two separate types of buildings that can be built in the area.






24. Scale used between lines of a contour map.






25. 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.






26. A drawing showing a close-up or zoomed-in view of part of another drawing.






27. Process of designing structures to best fit standard material sizes.






28. A window in which two sashes slide vertical by each other.






29. Molding used to trim around doors - windows - and other openings.






30. Written or printed directions of construction details for a building - sometimes referred to as specs.






31. A drawing in which the height of the structure or object is shown; also the height of a specific point in relation to another point.






32. An engineered assembly of wood or wood and metal members used to support roofs or floors.






33. 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.






34. A solid concrete building base used instead of a foundation because it saves on material and labor.






35. Scale used between lines of a contour map.






36. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the walls as viewed from above.






37. A structure that projects out from a sloping roof to form another roofed area to provide a surface for the installation of windows.






38. A fixed-sash window for the roof that provides light only - no ventilation.






39. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the cross section of the building.






40. Pages of a set of construction drawings showing the cross section of the building.






41. A drawing showing a birds eye view of the lot - position of the building - and other pertinent information; also called site plan.






42. A fixed-sash window for the roof that provides light only - no ventilation.






43. Multiple drawings.






44. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






45. Doors - usually two for a single opening - that are mounted on rollers and tracks so that they slide by each other.






46. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the top and swings outward.






47. Keep buildings of similar size and purpose in areas for which the have been planned.






48. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






49. A detailed description of the land surface.






50. Informational chart found on a set of prints providing pertinent information on doors of the building.