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Carpentry Basics
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Distance from the property line to the front of a building.
front setback
concrete pour
mudsill anchor
portland cement
2. 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.
grading
bearing plates
backfill
finish grade
3. A two-dimensional drawing used for making up prints.
finish floor elevation
orthographic drawing
Cutting plane line
natural grade
4. 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.
orthographic drawing
Pictorial Drawing
areaway
builder's level
5. Fine-grained natural earth material that is plastic when wet and compact and brittle when dry.
clay
building line
orthographic drawing
contour line
6. Amount of water use in concrete mix in relation to the amount of cement. Major factor in the compressive strength of concrete.
frost line
water-cement (W/C) ratio
property lines
L-shaped foundation
7. Construction material of cement - sand - and gravel. Used for foundations - entire buildings - flatwork - and many other types of structures.
lot
frost line
concrete
compass direction
8. Truck equipped with a large drum concrete mixer for delivery of ready-mixed concrete to the job site.
crawl-space foundation
Pictorial Drawing
bedrock
transit-mix truck
9. Facility ready-mixed concrete is mixed to specification - then discharged into transit-mix trucks for delivery to a job site.
slab-at-grade foundation
batch plant
clay
welded wire reinforcement
10. 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.
slab-at-grade foundation
cement
property lines
survey point
11. Concrete mixed at a batch plant and delivered by truck to the job site.
orthographic drawing
symbol
ready-mixed concrete
gravel
12. Earth material consisting of fine mineral particles that are midway in size between sand and clay.
silt
finish floor elevation
Dimension
finish grade
13. Digging trenches for foundation footings.
line of sight
trenching
batterboard
concrete
14. Legal right-of-way provision on another person's propery.
concrete pour
planter strip
areaway
easement
15. Drawing in which inches or inch-fractions represent one foot of the actual measurement of a building.
scale drawing
Second
compass direction
lot
16. Base of a foundation system. It bears directly on the soil.
battered foundation
survey point
footing
frost line
17. Cavity dug in the ground.
reinforced concrete
excavation
welded wire reinforcement
lot
18. Unit of measurement of angles equal to 1/60 of a degree.
crawl space
gravel
minute
mudsill anchor
19. Greatest amount of compression that a material can withstand before it fractures.
sidewalk
property lines
compressive strength
areaway
20. Solid layer of rock beneath the earthen materials.
bedrock
grading
property lines
Cutting plane line
21. Wood plate fastened to the top of a foundation wall. it provides a nailing base for floor joists or studs. Also called mudsill.
bedrock
compressive strength
sill plate
grading
22. Square - round - or battered concrete base set in the soil to directly support posts or columns. Also used to directly support grade beams.
plot plan
pier
battered foundation
line of sight
23. A precast block - solid or hollow - used in the construction of walls. Also referred to as concrete block.
trench
mixture segregation
concrete masonry unit (CMU)
bearing plates
24. Chemical reaction that takes place when water is combined with cement - sand - and gravel in a concrete mix. Hydration cause the concrete to harden.
hydration
inverted T-shaped foundation
portland cement
reinforcing bars
25. Thin mixture of cement - and water use for patching and leveling.
elevation
grout
grain
battered foundation
26. Heavy steel wire welded together in a grid pattern and use to reinforce concrete slabs resting directly on the ground. Also called wire mesh.
builder's level
hub
welded wire reinforcement
trench
27. Narrow space between a floor unit and the ground.
crawl space
line of sight
inverted T-shaped foundation
concrete pour
28. Recorded - legal boundaries of a piece of property.
foundation plates
property lines
backfill
battered foundation
29. The various levels of the lot surface before any finish grading takes places. Also called existing grade.
natural grade
welded wire reinforcement
elevation
concrete mixture
30. Metall connector used to fasten a sill plate to the foundation.
foundation plan
mudsill anchor
compass direction
concrete pour
31. Foundation with inside sloped walls to provide a wide base.
orthographic drawing
gravel
battered foundation
crawl space
32. Process of retaining moisture of freshly place concrete to ensure proper hydration.
retaining wall
scale drawing
reinforced concrete
curing concerte
33. 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.
compass direction
batterboard
portland cement
backfill
34. One of the lines drawn on a survey plan and some plot plans pass through points having the same elevation on a lot.
hub
Pictorial Drawing
contour line
batch plant
35. Directon based on the compass points north - south - east - and west.
builder's level
scale drawing
excavation
compass direction
36. Ground and calcined (heated) mixture of limestone - shells - cement rock - silica sand - clay - shale - iron ore - gypsum - and clinker.
portland cement
gravel
inverted T-shaped foundation
foundation anchors
37. Distance between center points of framing members or other building components.
side yard
ready-mixed concrete
on-center
hub
38. Proportions of cement - sand - and gravel in a mixture of concrete.
batch plant
concrete mixture
symbol
battered foundation
39. 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.
side yard
sill anchor
scale drawing
slab-at-grade foundation
40. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.
survey point
plot plan
finish grade
lot
41. Unit of measurement of an angle equal to 1/60 of a minute. (A minute is 1/60 of a degree.)
silt
concrete masonry unit (CMU)
Second
Pictorial Drawing
42. Type of foundation constructed with a stem wall supported by spread footing.
inverted T-shaped foundation
building line
Cutting plane line
scale drawing
43. Crushed rock. Particles range in size from 1/4' to 1 1/2' in diameter.
side yard
areaway
gravel
on-center
44. Condition that occurs when aggregate settles because the mixture is too thin to support the aggregate.
foundation plates
L-shaped foundation
transit-mix truck
mixture segregation
45. 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.
finish grade
footing
utilities
reinforcing bars
46. Graduated scale that gives fractions of a degree on leveling instruments.
mudsill anchor
retaining wall
Second
vernier
47. Level board nailed to stakes driven into the ground. String is attached to batterboards to identify property lines - building lines - and pier locations.
water-cement (W/C) ratio
abbreviation
batterboard
compass direction
48. Recorded - legal boundaries of a piece of property.
property lines
batch plant
welded wire reinforcement
scale drawing
49. 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.
grain
foundation plates
plot plan
building line
50. One of the various levels of the lot surface after grading work has been completed.
pier
sill anchor
backfill
finish grade