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Carpentry Basics

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1. Condition that occurs when aggregate settles because the mixture is too thin to support the aggregate.






2. Cavity dug in the ground.






3. Type of foundation constructed with a stem wall supported by spread footing.






4. Earth material consisting of fine mineral particles that are midway in size between sand and clay.






5. Type of foundation that features a narrow space between the bottom of a floor unit and ground. Also call basementless foundation.






6. Drawing in which inches or inch-fractions represent one foot of the actual measurement of a building.






7. Removing or adding soil to the surface of the lot so that there is enough slope for surface water to flow away from the building.






8. Services provided to the public - requiring electrical and plumbing hookups in a building.






9. A foundation system use on a sloped and hillside lots. The walls and footings are shaped like steps.






10. Recorded - legal boundaries of a piece of property.






11. Crushed rock. Particles range in size from 1/4' to 1 1/2' in diameter.






12. Pictorial representation of a or material component used on prints; commonly standardized.






13. Direction - size - and arrangement of the wood fibers in a piece of lumber.






14. Base of a foundation system. It bears directly on the soil.






15. Ingredient that binds together sand and gravel in a concrete mixture after water is added.






16. Height of the first floor after finish materials have been applied - in relation to the benchmark established on the construction site.






17. A two-dimensional drawing used for making up prints.






18. A precast block - solid or hollow - used in the construction of walls. Also referred to as concrete block.






19. Narrow space between a floor unit and the ground.






20. Steel plates (3' square) with an oblong hole in the middle to allow the plates to be adjustable in case an anchor bolt is not centered on the sill plate. Bearing plates significantly increase the strength of anchor bolt connections.






21. Fine-grained natural earth material that is plastic when wet and compact and brittle when dry.






22. Type of foundation with the footing extending from only one side of the foundation wall.






23. Trade term for placing concrete.






24. Solid layer of rock beneath the earthen materials.






25. Distance from the property line to the front of a building.






26. Foundation system that combines concrete foundation walls with a concrete floor slab that rests directly on a bed of gravel that has been placed over the ground. Also called slab-on-grade.






27. Metal connectors that provide a solid connection between the foundation and structural members to resist uplift and lateral forces.






28. Three-dimensional view that shows three sides of an object or structure






29. One of the heights established for different levels of a building.






30. Square - round - or battered concrete base set in the soil to directly support posts or columns. Also used to directly support grade beams.






31. Directon based on the compass points north - south - east - and west.






32. Unit of measurement of an angle equal to 1/60 of a minute. (A minute is 1/60 of a degree.)






33. Process of retaining moisture of freshly place concrete to ensure proper hydration.






34. Distance from the property line to the side of a building.






35. Ground and calcined (heated) mixture of limestone - shells - cement rock - silica sand - clay - shale - iron ore - gypsum - and clinker.






36. Foundation with inside sloped walls to provide a wide base.






37. The various levels of the lot surface before any finish grading takes places. Also called existing grade.






38. Soil or gravel use to fill the space between a completed foundation wall and the excavated areas on one or both sides of the wall.






39. Point of elevation reference - established by local authorities - from which other elevations in the area are measured. Often referred to as the point of beginning (POB).






40. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.






41. Concrete mixed at a batch plant and delivered by truck to the job site.






42. Depth to which soil freezes in a particular area.






43. Amount of water use in concrete mix in relation to the amount of cement. Major factor in the compressive strength of concrete.






44. Truck equipped with a large drum concrete mixer for delivery of ready-mixed concrete to the job site.






45. Chemical reaction that takes place when water is combined with cement - sand - and gravel in a concrete mix. Hydration cause the concrete to harden.






46. Line set up on batter-boards to represent outside face of the exterior wall of a building.






47. One of the various levels of the lot surface after grading work has been completed.






48. Proportions of cement - sand - and gravel in a mixture of concrete.






49. Bolt use to secure sill plates - columns - and beams to concrete or other masonry.






50. Wood plate fastened to the top of a foundation wall. it provides a nailing base for floor joists or studs. Also called mudsill.