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Civil Engineering Building House
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Subject
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engineering
Instructions:
Answer 17 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A horizontal structural member located on top of the studs used to hold the wall together = Kopfbalken
top plate
house wrap
solar orientation
floor joists
2. A pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler
siding
solar orientation
truss
mastic
3. Reducing waste by changing patterns of production and consumption
source reduction
stud
mastic
sheathing
4. Considering the solar orientation of a building based on the relative position of the sun in order to purposely increase or decrease the amount of light or heat transferred to the building
mastic
source reduction
solar orientation
top plate
5. A assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework - usually connected to form triangles = (unter-)st
solar orientation
trowel
insulation
truss
6. A horizontal structural member used to support other structural members over openings such as doors and windows = Sturz
trowel
siding
insulation
header
7. The structural floor joined to the joists that support the finish flooring = Unterboden
trowel
insulation
subfloor
mastic
8. Material - such as boards or shingles - used for surfaces the outside walls of a frame building = Au
subfloor
felt
house wrap
siding
9. The vertical framing member in frame wall construction = St
header
stud
top plate
felt
10. A small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade
sill
trowel
stud
felt
11. A covering placed over exterior studs or rafters that serve as a base below the exterior finish materials = Bretterverkleidung f; Wandverschalung f; Au
solar orientation
mastic
sheathing
floor joists
12. Meeting the needs of society in ways that can continue indefinitely into the future without damage or depleting natural resources = Nachhaltigkeit
solar orientation
sheathing
siding
sustainability
13. A tar-impregnated paper used for water protection under roofing and siding materials = Baupappe
siding
felt
house wrap
header
14. The act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
house wrap
insulation
sustainability
stud
15. A horizontal wood member placed at the bottom of walls and openings in walls. = Schwelle f - Schwellholz n - T
stud
sheathing
sill
siding
16. Horizontal structural members used to carry the floor and ceiling loads = Deckenbalkenlage - Geb
house wrap
truss
floor joists
sustainability
17. Engineered materials designed to keep out liquid water and prevent air infiltration while allowing water vapor to escape from inside the home
solar orientation
trowel
insulation
house wrap