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Carpentry Basics
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1. Heavy steel wire welded together in a grid pattern and use to reinforce concrete slabs resting directly on the ground. Also called wire mesh.
water-cement (W/C) ratio
hub
lot
welded wire reinforcement
2. Greatest amount of compression that a material can withstand before it fractures.
lot
bedrock
compressive strength
contour line
3. Construction material of cement - sand - and gravel. Used for foundations - entire buildings - flatwork - and many other types of structures.
concrete
reinforced concrete
plot plan
excavation
4. Ground and calcined (heated) mixture of limestone - shells - cement rock - silica sand - clay - shale - iron ore - gypsum - and clinker.
portland cement
survey point
silt
areaway
5. 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.
survey point
backfill
compass direction
mixture segregation
6. Fine-grained natural earth material that is plastic when wet and compact and brittle when dry.
clay
excavation
building line
lot
7. Concrete that contains steel reinforcement (rebar) or fiberglass reinforcing rod to strengthen it.
reinforced concrete
crawl space
grout
ready-mixed concrete
8. Base of a foundation system. It bears directly on the soil.
slab-at-grade foundation
compass direction
concrete
footing
9. A foundation system use on a sloped and hillside lots. The walls and footings are shaped like steps.
orthographic drawing
finish floor elevation
stepped foundation
bearing plates
10. Type of foundation constructed with a stem wall supported by spread footing.
inverted T-shaped foundation
mudsill anchor
gravel
Dimension
11. Drawing in a set of prints that gives a plan view as well as section views of the foundation of a building.
bedrock
scale drawing
clay
foundation plan
12. Line set up on batter-boards to represent outside face of the exterior wall of a building.
building line
L-shaped foundation
stepped foundation
clay
13. Masonry or wood wall constructed to hold back a bank of earth.
welded wire reinforcement
utilities
retaining wall
symbol
14. Depth to which soil freezes in a particular area.
on-center
frost line
Pictorial Drawing
finish grade
15. Legal right-of-way provision on another person's propery.
side yard
Pictorial Drawing
foundation plates
easement
16. Height of the first floor after finish materials have been applied - in relation to the benchmark established on the construction site.
building line
Pictorial Drawing
finish floor elevation
backfill
17. Area between the street curb and sidewalk where a lawn or other vegetation may be planted.
planter strip
utilities
concrete
bedrock
18. Stake placed in the corner of a lot when the lot is being surveyed and its exact boundaries established.
hub
curing concerte
foundation plan
concrete masonry unit (CMU)
19. Level board nailed to stakes driven into the ground. String is attached to batterboards to identify property lines - building lines - and pier locations.
grading
batterboard
sill anchor
utilities
20. Earth material consisting of fine mineral particles that are midway in size between sand and clay.
grout
retaining wall
clay
silt
21. Process of retaining moisture of freshly place concrete to ensure proper hydration.
ready-mixed concrete
transit-mix truck
sill plate
curing concerte
22. Wood plate fastened to the top of a foundation wall. it provides a nailing base for floor joists or studs. Also called mudsill.
sill plate
utilities
compressive strength
bedrock
23. Direction - size - and arrangement of the wood fibers in a piece of lumber.
grain
gravel
silt
crawl space
24. Trade term for placing concrete.
pier
concrete pour
front setback
sill anchor
25. 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.
mudsill anchor
pier
plot plan
trench
26. Foundation with inside sloped walls to provide a wide base.
footing
L-shaped foundation
abbreviation
battered foundation
27. 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).
curing concerte
datum points
minute
mixture segregation
28. Metal connectors that provide a solid connection between the foundation and structural members to resist uplift and lateral forces.
gravel
anchor bolt
symbol
foundation anchors
29. A precast block - solid or hollow - used in the construction of walls. Also referred to as concrete block.
gravel
concrete masonry unit (CMU)
trenching
retaining wall
30. Type of foundation that features a narrow space between the bottom of a floor unit and ground. Also call basementless foundation.
crawl-space foundation
L-shaped foundation
grout
mixture segregation
31. An imaginary straight line extending from the telescope of a builder's level or transit-level to the object being sighted.
sill plate
natural grade
pier
line of sight
32. One of the heights established for different levels of a building.
footing
bedrock
sill plate
elevation
33. Solid layer of rock beneath the earthen materials.
bedrock
concrete pour
utilities
on-center
34. Services provided to the public - requiring electrical and plumbing hookups in a building.
utilities
concrete pour
crawl space
compressive strength
35. Square - round - or battered concrete base set in the soil to directly support posts or columns. Also used to directly support grade beams.
Pictorial Drawing
pier
inverted T-shaped foundation
hydration
36. 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.
backfill
water-cement (W/C) ratio
contour line
reinforcing bars
37. Cavity dug in the ground.
excavation
lot
foundation plan
finish floor elevation
38. Ditch dug in the ground down to bearing soil for foundation footings.
excavation
abbreviation
finish grade
trench
39. The various levels of the lot surface before any finish grading takes places. Also called existing grade.
concrete pour
areaway
natural grade
silt
40. A two-dimensional drawing used for making up prints.
contour line
trenching
orthographic drawing
curing concerte
41. Metall connector used to fasten a sill plate to the foundation.
Pictorial Drawing
mudsill anchor
survey point
anchor bolt
42. Three-dimensional view that shows three sides of an object or structure
abbreviation
crawl-space foundation
Pictorial Drawing
easement
43. Metal connector use to fasten the foundation to the side of the sill plate.
Dimension
foundation plates
cement
trench
44. Proportions of cement - sand - and gravel in a mixture of concrete.
compass direction
curing concerte
concrete mixture
utilities
45. One of the lines drawn on a survey plan and some plot plans pass through points having the same elevation on a lot.
areaway
swale
elevation
contour line
46. Small nail driven into the top of a corner stake (hub) to identify the exact corner of the property.
water-cement (W/C) ratio
survey point
abbreviation
hub
47. Narrow space between a floor unit and the ground.
crawl space
anchor bolt
bearing plates
hub
48. 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.
mixture segregation
inverted T-shaped foundation
anchor bolt
sill anchor
49. Recorded - legal boundaries of a piece of property.
slab-at-grade foundation
property lines
easement
reinforcing bars
50. Drawing in which inches or inch-fractions represent one foot of the actual measurement of a building.
hydration
scale drawing
planter strip
excavation
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