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Carpentry Basics

Subject : industries
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1. Type of foundation constructed with a stem wall supported by spread footing.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






11. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.






12. 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.






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Height of the first floor after finish materials have been applied - in relation to the benchmark established on the construction site.






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Ditch dug in the ground down to bearing soil for foundation footings.






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






40. Drawing in which inches or inch-fractions represent one foot of the actual measurement of a building.






41. 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.






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






49. Legal right-of-way provision on another person's propery.






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