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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.
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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. Horizontal structural members used to carry the floor and ceiling loads = Deckenbalkenlage - Geb
floor joists
mastic
siding
source reduction
2. Material - such as boards or shingles - used for surfaces the outside walls of a frame building = Au
insulation
mastic
siding
top plate
3. A small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade
solar orientation
trowel
stud
mastic
4. Meeting the needs of society in ways that can continue indefinitely into the future without damage or depleting natural resources = Nachhaltigkeit
floor joists
sustainability
mastic
sill
5. Engineered materials designed to keep out liquid water and prevent air infiltration while allowing water vapor to escape from inside the home
sill
trowel
subfloor
house wrap
6. A horizontal structural member located on top of the studs used to hold the wall together = Kopfbalken
trowel
insulation
mastic
top plate
7. A assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework - usually connected to form triangles = (unter-)st
header
truss
stud
felt
8. The vertical framing member in frame wall construction = St
truss
stud
sheathing
header
9. The structural floor joined to the joists that support the finish flooring = Unterboden
header
truss
sill
subfloor
10. A horizontal wood member placed at the bottom of walls and openings in walls. = Schwelle f - Schwellholz n - T
top plate
siding
sill
insulation
11. A covering placed over exterior studs or rafters that serve as a base below the exterior finish materials = Bretterverkleidung f; Wandverschalung f; Au
top plate
sheathing
solar orientation
subfloor
12. The act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
sill
top plate
insulation
solar orientation
13. 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
solar orientation
truss
insulation
source reduction
14. Reducing waste by changing patterns of production and consumption
source reduction
solar orientation
stud
top plate
15. A pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler
stud
insulation
mastic
felt
16. A horizontal structural member used to support other structural members over openings such as doors and windows = Sturz
sheathing
source reduction
sill
header
17. A tar-impregnated paper used for water protection under roofing and siding materials = Baupappe
sustainability
felt
subfloor
insulation