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MIDTERM Quiz no. 01

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QUESTION no. 01

A COMMON PAINT FILM DEFECT WHERE PROGRESSIVE

POWDERING FROM THE SURFACE INWARD OCCURS. IT CALLED?

a. Blistering c. Chalking

b.Peeling Caulking
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QUESTION no. 02

WOOD COMPOSITES ARE THOSE PRODUCTS MADE FROM A MIXTURE OF WOOD

AND OTHER MATERIALS. MOST WOOD COMPOSITES ARE PRODUCED IN LARGE
SHEETS, USUALLY 1220MM (4’) X 2440MM (8’)

a. Wood composites c. Plyboard

b.Plywood d. Aluminum composites

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QUESTION no. 03

IT IS MADE OF SEVERAL THIN PLIES, OR VENEERS, OF WOOD THAT HAVE BEEN

GLUED TOGETHER.

a. Wood composites c. Plyboard

b.Plywood d. Chipboard
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QUESTION no. 04

MADE BY BONDING TOGETHER WOOD PARTICLES WITH AN ADHESIVE UNDER

HEAT AND PRESSURE TO FORM A RIGID BOARD WITH A RELATIVELY SMOOTH
SURFACE, OFTEN FACED WITH VENEER. IT IS MADE BY BINDING PHENOLIC
RESIN OR UREA FORMALDEHYDE GLUE.

a. Wood composites c. Plyboard

b.Plywood d. Chipboard
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QUESTION no. 05

TYPE OF MIXING OF CONCRETE WHICH IS DONE BY MANUAL LABORS AND FOR

SMALL CONSTRUCTION WORK.

a. Hand Mixing c. Ready Mix

b. Machine Mixing d. Mixer

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QUESTION no. 06

CONCRETE CONSISTING OF CEMENT, SAND AND COARSE AGGREGRATES

MIXED IN A SUITABLE PROPORTIONS IN ADDITION TO WATER.

a. Lime concrete c. Aggregate Concrete

b. Cement concrete d. Pozzolan concrete

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QUESTION no. 07

THE CEMENT CONCRETE IN WHICH HIGH COMPRESSIVE STRESSES ARE

ARTIFICIALLY INDUCED BEFORE THEIR ACTUAL USE

a. Pre- stressed cement c. Compaction of

concrete concrete

b. Post stressed cement d. Curing of concrete

concrete
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QUESTION no. 08

CURING SHOULD BE DONE FOR A PERIOD OF ___DAYS? BUT NOT LESS THAN 7
DAYS?

a. 21 DAYS c. 7 DAYS

b. 20 DAYS d. 31 DAYS
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QUESTION no. 09

IS A BINDER, A SUBSTANCE THAT SETS AND HARDENS INDEPENDENTLY, AND

BIND OTHER MATERIALS TOGETHER.

a. cements c. masonry

b. concrete d. aggrerates
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QUESTION no. 10

IS A BINDER, A SUBSTANCE THAT SETS AND HARDENS INDEPENDENTLY, AND

BIND OTHER MATERIALS TOGETHER.

a. cements c. masonry

b. concrete d. aggregates
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QUESTION no. 11

Composition of two or more metals fused together usually to obtain desired property.

a. annealing c. built up

b. alloy d. copper
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QUESTION no. 12

Modern method of installing wood parquet flooring on wooden boards sub-flooring is by?

a. gluing/pasting c. wainscoting

b. Nailing into battens d. annealing

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QUESTION no. 13

Identify the miter joint from the following

a. b. c.
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QUESTION no. 14

TO TURN BACK WATER WHENEVER JOINTS OCCUR IN WHICH DISSIMILAR

MATERIALS COME TOGETHER, IT IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE?

a. Flashing material c. Counter flushing

b. Binding material d. gluing material

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QUESTION no. 15

A WINDOW WHICH PROJECTS OUTSIDE THE MAIN LINE OF A BUILDING AND THE
COMPARTMENT IN WHICH IT IS LOCATED EXTENDS TO THE FLOOR IS KNOWN
AS?

a. Bay window c. Oriel window

b. Hopper window d. Casement window

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QUESTION no. 16

THE WALL OF INTRAMUROUS IS?

a. An aqueduct c. A moat

b. A fortification d. A bailey
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QUESTION no. 17

AN INSTRUMENT OR TOOL CAPABLE OF VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL LINE

CHECK IS CALLED?

a. PLUMB BOB c. CALIPER

b. SPIRIT LEVEL d. T-SQUARE

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QUESTION no. 18

IT IS DESIGNED TO RESIST LATERAL FORCES PARALLEL TO THE PLANE OF THE

WALL

a. SHEAR WALL c. CURTAIN WALL

b. BEARING WALL d. NON BEARING WALL

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QUESTION no. 19

A TWISTING FORCE IS CALLED?

a. TORSION c. MOMENT

b. SHEAR d. BENDING
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QUESTION no. 20

THE DISTANCE FROM THE FIRST TO THE LAST RISER OF A STAIR FLIGHT IS
CALLED?

a. PITCH c. RISE

b. RUN d. LANDING
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QUESTION no. 21

THE SIZE OF LUMBER WHEN IT IS CUT FROM THE LOG. AFTER CUTTING, THE
LUMBER IS DRIED AND THEN
PLANED ON ALL FOUR SIDES TO ACHIEVE SMOOTHNESS. THE FINISHED SIZE IS
THEREFORE SMALLER
a. Nominal Size c. Strip Lumber

b. Dimension Lumber d. Lumber

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QUESTION no. 23

WHAT IS THE FOLLOWING WOOD JOINERY?

a. End lap Joint c. Miter Joint

b. Rabbet Joint d. Mortise and tenon

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QUESTION no. 23

WHAT IS THE FOLLOWING WOOD JOINERY?

a. End lap Joint c. Miter Joint

b. Rabbet Joint d. Mortise and tenon

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QUESTION no. 24

IS THE SOFTER, YOUNGER OUTER PORTION OF A TREE THAT LIES BETWEEN

THE CAMBIUM (FORMATIVE LAYER JUST UNDER THE BARK) AND THE
HEARTWOOD

a. Sapwood c. Hardwood

b. Softwood d. Wood
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QUESTION no. 25

ANY VARIATION WITH THE PLANE SURFACE OF THE PIECE CAUSED BY

UNEQUAL SHRINKAGE OF THE BOARD

a. Warping c. Knots

b. Wane d. Pitch pockets