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Carpentry Basics

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1. 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.






2. An imaginary straight line extending from the telescope of a builder's level or transit-level to the object being sighted.






3. Stake placed in the corner of a lot when the lot is being surveyed and its exact boundaries established.






4. 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).






5. Metall connector used to fasten a sill plate to the foundation.






6. Letter or group of letters representing a term of phrase.






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. Measurement; The distance between two points.






9. Concrete that contains steel reinforcement (rebar) or fiberglass reinforcing rod to strengthen it.






10. Cavity dug in the ground.






11. Facility ready-mixed concrete is mixed to specification - then discharged into transit-mix trucks for delivery to a job site.






12. Metal connector use to fasten the foundation to the side of the sill plate.






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






14. Plan included in a set of prints showing the size of the lot - location of the building on the lot - grades - and all other information needed to perform work required before construction of the foundation begins.






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






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






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






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






19. One of the lines drawn on a survey plan and some plot plans pass through points having the same elevation on a lot.






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






26. Thin mixture of cement - and water use for patching and leveling.






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






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






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






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






31. Walkway that extends along a street and borders the building lot.






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. One of the slopes required on a lot to ensure water drainage away from the building.






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






38. Anchor bolt positioned in a concrete form at the time the concrete is being placed. Its purpose is to fasten the sill plate to the top of the wall.






39. Deformed steel bars placed in concrete to increase its ability to withstand weight and pressure. They also help tie together structural concrete members. Also called rebar.






40. Level board nailed to stakes driven into the ground. String is attached to batterboards to identify property lines - building lines - and pier locations.






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






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






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






44. Line (identified by letters) that cuts through a part of a structure on an elevation or plan view drawing. It refers to a separate section view or detail drawing given for that area.






45. Drawing in a set of prints that gives a plan view as well as section views of the foundation of a building.






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






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






48. Survey instrument use to establish and verify grades and elevations and to set up level points over long distances.


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






50. Heavy steel wire welded together in a grid pattern and use to reinforce concrete slabs resting directly on the ground. Also called wire mesh.