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Carpentry Basics

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






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






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






4. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. Trade term for placing concrete.






13. 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.






14. Digging trenches for foundation footings.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Measurement; The distance between two points.






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






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. 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.






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. Solid layer of rock beneath the earthen materials.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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.