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Carpentry Basics
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Facility ready-mixed concrete is mixed to specification - then discharged into transit-mix trucks for delivery to a job site.
builder's level
batch plant
grain
line of sight
2. Concrete that contains steel reinforcement (rebar) or fiberglass reinforcing rod to strengthen it.
reinforced concrete
concrete pour
grain
transit-mix truck
3. Fine-grained natural earth material that is plastic when wet and compact and brittle when dry.
excavation
mudsill anchor
clay
datum points
4. Construction material of cement - sand - and gravel. Used for foundations - entire buildings - flatwork - and many other types of structures.
survey point
finish floor elevation
concrete
reinforced concrete
5. Digging trenches for foundation footings.
ready-mixed concrete
trenching
datum points
Second
6. Type of foundation constructed with a stem wall supported by spread footing.
grain
inverted T-shaped foundation
stepped foundation
anchor bolt
7. One of the various levels of the lot surface after grading work has been completed.
footing
transit-mix truck
concrete masonry unit (CMU)
finish grade
8. Ingredient that binds together sand and gravel in a concrete mixture after water is added.
excavation
portland cement
survey point
cement
9. Cavity dug in the ground.
finish grade
survey point
front setback
excavation
10. 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.
frost line
inverted T-shaped foundation
areaway
battered foundation
11. Trade term for placing concrete.
concrete masonry unit (CMU)
concrete pour
bedrock
building line
12. Thin mixture of cement - and water use for patching and leveling.
grout
elevation
swale
sidewalk
13. Truck equipped with a large drum concrete mixer for delivery of ready-mixed concrete to the job site.
building line
plot plan
transit-mix truck
stepped foundation
14. Masonry or wood wall constructed to hold back a bank of earth.
crawl-space foundation
retaining wall
elevation
portland cement
15. Drawing in which inches or inch-fractions represent one foot of the actual measurement of a building.
scale drawing
lot
datum points
side yard
16. Concrete mixed at a batch plant and delivered by truck to the job site.
ready-mixed concrete
side yard
concrete masonry unit (CMU)
gravel
17. Type of foundation with the footing extending from only one side of the foundation wall.
bedrock
lot
L-shaped foundation
orthographic drawing
18. One of the various levels of the lot surface after grading work has been completed.
finish grade
bedrock
reinforced concrete
curing concerte
19. Condition that occurs when aggregate settles because the mixture is too thin to support the aggregate.
mixture segregation
finish floor elevation
sill anchor
excavation
20. Stake placed in the corner of a lot when the lot is being surveyed and its exact boundaries established.
hub
anchor bolt
bedrock
foundation anchors
21. One of the lines drawn on a survey plan and some plot plans pass through points having the same elevation on a lot.
contour line
welded wire reinforcement
minute
property lines
22. 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).
datum points
battered foundation
vernier
bearing plates
23. Ground and calcined (heated) mixture of limestone - shells - cement rock - silica sand - clay - shale - iron ore - gypsum - and clinker.
orthographic drawing
planter strip
builder's level
portland cement
24. Walkway that extends along a street and borders the building lot.
sidewalk
pier
hub
concrete masonry unit (CMU)
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.
sill plate
plot plan
pier
finish grade
26. Narrow space between a floor unit and the ground.
vernier
crawl space
front setback
areaway
27. Measurement; The distance between two points.
clay
trenching
grading
Dimension
28. Recorded - legal boundaries of a piece of property.
sidewalk
concrete pour
property lines
finish grade
29. Graduated scale that gives fractions of a degree on leveling instruments.
vernier
concrete pour
gravel
portland cement
30. Proportions of cement - sand - and gravel in a mixture of concrete.
transit-mix truck
vernier
concrete mixture
backfill
31. Direction - size - and arrangement of the wood fibers in a piece of lumber.
stepped foundation
trench
trenching
grain
32. 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.
planter strip
stepped foundation
grading
areaway
33. Ditch dug in the ground down to bearing soil for foundation footings.
Cutting plane line
trench
concrete mixture
batch plant
34. 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.
plot plan
bearing plates
hub
scale drawing
35. Services provided to the public - requiring electrical and plumbing hookups in a building.
utilities
cement
Dimension
easement
36. A two-dimensional drawing used for making up prints.
crawl-space foundation
trenching
battered foundation
orthographic drawing
37. Legal right-of-way provision on another person's propery.
ready-mixed concrete
frost line
plot plan
easement
38. A precast block - solid or hollow - used in the construction of walls. Also referred to as concrete block.
grain
front setback
concrete masonry unit (CMU)
reinforcing bars
39. One of the heights established for different levels of a building.
elevation
on-center
foundation plates
bedrock
40. Level board nailed to stakes driven into the ground. String is attached to batterboards to identify property lines - building lines - and pier locations.
batterboard
vernier
retaining wall
batch plant
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. A foundation system use on a sloped and hillside lots. The walls and footings are shaped like steps.
lot
batch plant
utilities
stepped foundation
43. Area between the street curb and sidewalk where a lawn or other vegetation may be planted.
portland cement
planter strip
elevation
on-center
44. Depth to which soil freezes in a particular area.
concrete mixture
backfill
water-cement (W/C) ratio
frost line
45. Drawing in a set of prints that gives a plan view as well as section views of the foundation of a building.
builder's level
cement
property lines
foundation plan
46. Distance from the property line to the side of a building.
side yard
builder's level
lot
cement
47. Wood plate fastened to the top of a foundation wall. it provides a nailing base for floor joists or studs. Also called mudsill.
silt
survey point
foundation plan
sill plate
48. 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.
elevation
hub
slab-at-grade foundation
excavation
49. Line set up on batter-boards to represent outside face of the exterior wall of a building.
Second
reinforced concrete
building line
grading
50. Solid layer of rock beneath the earthen materials.
bedrock
bearing plates
crawl space
natural grade