Review Questions Building Technology Part 5

151. Auger bit is part of

a. fastener tool
b. guiding testing tool
c. bearing tool
d. rough facing tool

152. The complete records of test conduction (slump, compression test, etc.) shall be preserved and made available
for inspection during the progress of construction and after completion of the projects for a period of not less than
a. 5 years
b. 3 years
c. 4 years
d. 2 years

153. Wood board should have a thickness specification of

a. not less than 2” thick x 5” and up wide
b. not less than 1” thick x 4” and up wide
c. not less than 2” thick x 4” and up wide
d. not less than 3” thick x 7” and up wide

154. Wood plank is a piece of lumber that is

a. 2” to 5” thick
b. 6” to 8” thick
c. 5” to 7” thick
d. 8” up thick

155. The distance from the first to the last riser of a stair flight is called
a. spandrel
b. pitch
c. run
d. rise

156. A high-speed rotary shaping hand power tool used to make smooth cutting and curving on solid wood is called
a. surface planner
b. dado place
c. portable hand router
d. lathe machine

157. The major horizontal supporting member of the floor system is called
a. rafter
b. girder
c. purlin
d. girt

158. Wood defects are heart shake, cup shake, star shake and
a. knots
b. discoloration
c. deterioration
d. rotten

159. Dressed lumber is referred to

a. covered with plastic for shipment
b. lumber of exact measurement
c. smoothed or planed lumber
d. lumber used for fine carpentry works

160. The other kind of handsaw other than rip-cut saw is

a. diagonal cut saw
b. cross-cut
c. circular saw
d. coping saw

161. Walls that support weight from above as well as their own dead weight
a. load bearing walls
b. curtain walls
c. shoring walls
d. none of the above

162. It refers to the occupancy load which either partially or fully in place or may not be present at all is called
a. live load
b. dead load
c. concentrated load
d. distributed load

163. The distance between inflection point in the column when it breaks is called
a. development length
b. cross sectional area
c. effective length
d. equivalent distance

164. The amount of space measured in cubic units

a. none of these
b. perimeter
c. volume
d. area

165. An expansion joints adjacent parts of a structure to permit expected movements between them is called
a. contraction joint
b. truss joint
c. construction joint
d. conduction joint

166. To find the volume of water in a cylindrical tank, multiply the area of its base by its
a. diameter
b. radius
c. height
d. none of these

167. The most important component to determine the strength of a concrete mix is
a. cement
b. sand
c. gravel
d. lime

168. A beam that projects beyond one or both its support is called
a. overhanging beam
b. continuous beam
c. intermediate beam
d. cantilever beam

169. Jack rafter is used for

a. hip roof support
b. long span beam
c. cantilevered truss
d. none of these

170. The total of all the tread widths in a stair is called

a. total riser
b. total run
c. winder
d. none of these

171. The face or front elevation of a building

a. facade
b. front view
c. face plate
d. frontal approach

172. A pit in a basement floor made to collect water into which a pump is placed to pump the liquid to the sewer pipe
a. sump
b. drain hole
c. slump
d. none of these

173. Prefabrication refers to

a. design of a factory
b. pre-construction of components as a part of a whole
c. a system of material audit
d. preliminary building procedure

174. An opening in the roof for admitting light is called

a. natural lighting
b. ocules lighting
c. none of these
d. skylight

175. Wood coming out from trees with needle leaves, rather than broad leaves are called
a. ironwood
b. mahogany
c. softwood
d. hardwood

176. A kind of brick used for high temperature

a. fly-ash brick
b. thermal brick
c. firebrick
d. cinder block

177. The building frame construction system that uses one piece structural stud from the foundation to the roof
a. balloon framing
b. lath framing
c. wall framing
d. upright framing

178. A nailer strip incorporated in rough concrete wall to be plastered to act as guide and support for finish trim around
openings and near the base of the wall
a. none of these
b. plaster ground
c. gravel stop
d. trimming guard

179. The distance between two structural supports

a. overall distance
b. bay
c. span
d. none of these

180. The scientific name for wood is

a. CITEM
b. XYLEM
c. APTG
d. TANG

181. In designing a stair, to find the height of the riser, divide the height of the stair by the number of
a. newel post
b. risers
c. balustrade
d. balusters

182. A kind of roof that has four sloping sides

a. gable roof
b. mansard roof
c. hip roof
d. lean to

183. Stone placed on a slope to prevent erosion

a. rip-rap
b. embankment
c. flag stone
d. border stone

184. A tough used for carrying off water

a. gutter
b. none of these
c. moat
d. valley duet

185. The process of removing concrete forms from the cured concrete
a. stripping
b. clearing
c. none of these
d. deforming works

186. A structural member spanning from truss-to-truss or supporting rafters

a. floor joist
b. purlin
c. girts
d. girder

187. A threaded steel bent inserted of masonry construction for securing wood or metal plates to concrete construction
a. anchor bolt
b. U-bolt
c. gusset plate
d. strut

188. A horizontal piece of wood, stone, steel or concrete across the top of door or window opening to bear the weight
of the walls above the opening
a. none of these
b. lintel
c. transome beam
d. transverse rafter

189. The placing of glass in windows or doors

a. none of these
b. glazing
c. puttying
d. glassing

190. A rejected building material because of its below standard grade is called
a. out-limber
b. run-of-the mill
c. cult
d. none of these

191. Another word for handmill on a stair construction

a. balustrade
b. banister
c hand guard
d. stringer

192. A joint produced by lapping two pieces of materials

a. sandwiched joint
b. butt joint
c. dado joint
d. lap joint

193. Green lumber is

a. wolmanized lumber
b. creasate treated lumber
c. talanized lumber
d. lumber that still contains moisture or sap

194. The internal angle formed by the two roof slopes of a roof is called
a. canal
b. gutter
c. valley
d. ridge cap

195. A vertical board attached on the ends of the rafters. It is a part of the cornice
a. facia
b. decorative board
c. face over
d. construction board

196. A large heavy nail is referred to as

a. spike
b. anchorage hardware
c. none of these
d. dowel rod

197. In designing a stair, to find the number of riser divide the height of the stair by the height of each
a. newel post
b. risers
c. balusters
d. nosing

198. Underwater watertight chamber to allow construction work to be done

a. bent chamber
b. submersible air chamber
c. caisson
d. none of these

199. Stakes and batter board in a construction layouting procedure refers to

a. building components where permanent horizontal and vertical measurement are indicated
b. initial formworks done in construction
c. vertical and horizontal wood sticks and lumber used to determine the elevation and ditances of the reference points
of the proposed building
d. a cliché for layouting work

200. Lumber specification S4S means

a. smooth for surfacing jobs
b. square on four sides
c. first class lumber
d. smooth on four sides