Test your basic knowledge |

Carpentry Architectural Plans And Building Codes

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Vertical members that enclose the space between treads.






2. An interior wall separating one portion of a building from another.






3. Attic access or drain through a parapet wall.






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






5. 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.






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






7. An area near a fireplace - usually paved and extending out into a room - around which a wood floor installation must be framed.






8. A door that slides sideways into the interior of a partition; when opened - only the lockedge of the door is visible.






9. 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.






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






11. Doors that are hinged to each other in pairs as well as one being hinged to the jamb.






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






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






14. Foundation type creating a space under the first floor which is not tall enough to allow a full basement.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. A type of exterior door in which the doors are opened by sliding the panels along a track horizontally.






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






24. External water faucets of a building.






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






26. Term used to describe buildings that do not fit the local zoning laws.






27. An area near a fireplace - usually paved and extending out into a room - around which a wood floor installation must be framed.






28. Scale used between lines of a contour map.






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






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






31. Direction an installed door will open.






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






33. Multiple drawings.






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






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






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






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






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






39. A type of window in which the sash is hinged at the edge and usually swings outward.






40. A detailed description of the land surface.






41. See National building Codes.






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






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






44. Direction an installed door will open.






45. Distance buildings must be kept from the property lines.






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






47. A person who writes supplemental information for construction projects to include any information that cannot be communicated in drawings or schedules.






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






49. Boundaries established by distances and compass directions.






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