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Carpentry Basics

Subject : industries
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1. Letter or group of letters representing a term of phrase.






2. Digging trenches for foundation footings.






3. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






15. Masonry or wood wall constructed to hold back a bank of earth.






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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


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






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






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






33. Area between the street curb and sidewalk where a lawn or other vegetation may be planted.






34. Ditch dug in the ground down to bearing soil for foundation footings.






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Small nail driven into the top of a corner stake (hub) to identify the exact corner of the property.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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