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