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Carpentry Basics

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






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






9. Digging trenches for foundation footings.






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






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






12. 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.






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






24. Cavity dug in the ground.






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






26. 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.






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. 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).






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






47. Amount of water use in concrete mix in relation to the amount of cement. Major factor in the compressive strength of concrete.






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






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






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