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Carpentry Basics

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






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






3. Piece of land or property having established boundaries.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. Type of foundation constructed with a stem wall supported by spread footing.






16. Metall connector used to fasten a sill plate to the foundation.






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Cavity dug in the ground.






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. 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.






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






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






38. Solid layer of rock beneath the earthen materials.






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






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






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

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






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






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






45. Trade term for placing concrete.






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






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






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






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






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







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