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Carpentry Basics

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






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. Trade term for placing concrete.






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






8. 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.






9. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.






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






11. 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.






12. Solid layer of rock beneath the earthen materials.






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. 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).






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






30. 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.






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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