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Carpentry Basics

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






2. 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.






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






4. Small sunken area allowing light or air into a basement window that is partially below the grade level around the building. Also called window well.






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






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






7. Construction material of cement - sand - and gravel. Used for foundations - entire buildings - flatwork - and many other types of structures.






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. Digging trenches for foundation footings.






14. Legal right-of-way provision on another person's propery.






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






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






17. Cavity dug in the ground.






18. Unit of measurement of angles equal to 1/60 of a degree.






19. Greatest amount of compression that a material can withstand before it fractures.






20. Solid layer of rock beneath the earthen materials.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. Distance between center points of framing members or other building components.






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






39. 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.






40. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






46. Graduated scale that gives fractions of a degree on leveling instruments.






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






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






49. 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.






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