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