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Carpentry Basics

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






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






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






8. Measurement; The distance between two points.






9. 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).






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.






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






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






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






32. Solid layer of rock beneath the earthen materials.






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






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






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






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






37. Digging trenches for foundation footings.






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.