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PLASTIC HOSE FILLED W/ WATER – A METHOD OF LEVELLING (HORIZONTAL) 3. CLEAR THE SITE OF ANY EXISTING STRUCTURE, TREES, AND OTHER ELEMENTS
BATTERBOARDS WITHOUT TRANSIT. THAT WILL OBSTRUCT THE CONSTRUCTION WORK.
3-4-5 MULTIPLES W/ THE USE OF STEEL TAPE MEASURE – A MANUAL METHOD OF 4. CONSTRUCT AND ALLOCATE A SPACE FOR LABORERS’ QUARTERS,
SQUARING THE CORNERS OF BUILDING LINES IN BUILDING LAYOUT. CONSTRUCTION OFFICE, BODEGA FOR THE MATERIALS AND WORKING TOOLS
AND TEMPORARY WASTE DISPOSAL.
LAYOUT IS SOMETIMES CALLED “ STAKING OUT” WHICH MEANS THE PROCESS 6. CONSTRUCT A TEMPORARY FENCE AROUND THE CONSTRUCTION.
OF RELOCATING THE POINT OF BOUNDARIES AND PROPERTY LINE OF THE SITE WHERE
THE BUILDING IS TO BE CONSTRUCTED. 7. VERIFY THE MEASUREMENT IN THE PLAN IF THE DISTANCES INDICATED ARE
FORM:
IT INCLUDES CLEARING, STAKING, BATTER BOARDS AND ESTABLISHES THE
EXACT LOCATION OF THE BUILDING FOUNDATION AND WALL LINE ON THE GROUND.
CENTER TO CENTER
STAKE – ARE WOODEN STICKS USED AS POSTS SHARPENED AT ONE END DRIVEN
OUTER TO CENTER
INTO THE GROUND TO SERVE AS BOUNDARIES OR SUPPORTS OF THE BATTER
BOARDS.
OUTER TO OUTER
BATTER BOARD – WOOD STICK OR BOARD NAILED HORIZONTALLY AT THE STAKE
WHICH SERVE AS THE HORIZONTAL PLANE WHERE THE REFERENCE POINT OF THE INSIDE TO INSIDE
BUILDING MEASUREMENTS ARE ESTABLISHED.
8. FIX THE BATTER BOARD TO ITS HORIZONTAL POSITION WITH THE AID OF LEVEL
STRING – IS EITHER PLASTIC CHORD OR GALVANIZED WIRE ACROSS THE BATTER INSTRUMENT PREFERABLY PLASTIC HOSE WITH WATER.
BOARDS USED TO INDICATE THE OUTLINE OF THE BUILDING WALL AND
FOUNDATION.
9. AFTER ESTABLISHING THE REFERENCE POINT AND LINE OF THE FOOTING,
TRANSFER THE INTERSECTING POINTS OF THE STRING ON THE GROUND BY THE
AID OF PLUMB BOB AND INDICATE THE SIZE AND WIDTH TO BE EXCAVATED.
EXCAVATION 4. WHERE TO DISPOSE THE UNDERGROUND WATER TO BE DRAINED BY THE WATER
PUMP DURING THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTION WHICH MIGHT CAUSE MUDDY
ROAD AND CREATE INCONVENIENCE TO TRAFFIC.
EXCAVATION WORK IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IS CATEGORIZED INTO TWO
TYPES: THE MINOR AND MAJOR EXCAVATION DEPENDING UPON THE SIZE AND NATURE
OF THE FOUNDATION TO BE CONSTRUCTED. EXCAVATION FOR A SMALL CONSTRUCTION 5. THE KIND OF SHEETING AND BRACING TO BE USED IN SHORING OR UNDERSPINNING
WITH INDEPENDENT WALL, OR COMBINED FOOTING IS CLASSIFIED UNDER THE MINOR TO PROTECT THE ADJOINING STRUCTURE MUST BE CONSIDERED.
EXCAVATION, WHILE THE REST WHICH REQUIRES SIZEABLES OR TOTAL EXTRACTION OF
THE EARTH FALL UNDER THE CATEGORY OF MAJOR CONSTRUCTION.
FOUNDATION AND FOOTING
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION THAT REQUIRES WIDE EXCAVATION OR TOTAL 3 MAJOR PARTS OF A BUILDING:
EXTRACTION OF THE SOIL ARE CLASSIFIED INTO TWO CATEGORIES DEPENDING UPON
THE CONDITION OR LOCATION OF THE SITE. WHEN THE AREA OF THE CONSTRUCTION
SITE IS BIG THAT THERE IS ENOUGH SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE WORKING ACTIVITIES, SUPERSTRUCTURE – WHICH IS THE ABOVE GROUND PORTION OF THE BUILDING.
STORING OF MATERIALS AND DUMPING GROUND FOR THE EXCAVATED SOIL.
SUBSTRUCTURE – WHICH IS THE HABITABLE BELOW-GROUND PORTION.
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ON A BUSY COMMERCIAL CENTER WITH ADJACENT
EXISTING STRUCTURE IS CONSIDERED TO THE MOST COMPLICATED AMONG THE
FOUNDATION – WHICH ARE THE COMPONENTS OF THE BUILDING THAT TRANSFER
VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION WORKS SINCE THIS REQUIRES CAREFUL STUDY AND ANALYSIS
ITS LOAD INTO THE SOIL.
OF THE RIGHT APPROACH.
3 TYPES OF SUBSTRUCTURES:
PROBLEMS MIGHT BE ENCOUNTER:
SLAB ON FILL
1. THE MANNER OF THE EXCAVATION TO BE EMPLOYED WHICH WILL NOT AFFECT OR
DAMAGED THE ADJOINING STRUCTURE.
CRAWLSPACE
2. THE KIND OF EQUIPMENT TO BE USED IN THE DIGGING AND EXTRACTING THE
GROUND MAY NOT BE A PROBLEM BUT THE PLACE WHERE TO STATION THE BASEMENT
EQUIPMENT DURING THE OPERATION.
FOUNDATION IS THAT PORTION OF THE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS THAT CARRY OR GRAVITY WALL – A MASSIVE CONCRETE WALL THAT RESIST OVERTURNING BY
SUPPORT THE SUPERSTRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING. VIRTUE OF IT’S OWN WEIGHT.
FOOTING IS THAT PORTION OF THE FOUNDATION OF THE STRUCTURE WHICH BEARING WALL – A WALL CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING AN IMPOSED LOAD.
DIRECTLY TRANSMIT THE COLUMN LOAD TO THE UNDERLYING SOIL OR ROCK, FOOTING
IS THE LOWER PORTION OF THE FOUNDATION STRUCTURE.
FOOTING ARE CLASSIFIED INTO TWO TYPES:
FOUNDATION BED - REFERS TO THE SOIL OR ROCK DIRECTLY BENEATH THE
FOOTING. WALL FOOTING OR STRIP FOOTING – IS A STRIP OF REINFORCED CONCRETE WIDER
THAN THE WALL WHICH DISTRIBUTES THE LOAD TO THE SOIL.
PILE FOUNDATION – WHEN A FOUNDATION BED IS TOO WEAK TO SUPPORT A RAFT
FOOTING, THERE IS AN URGENT NEED TO PROVIDE A SUITABLE MATERIALS WHERE TO A STEEL PERCENTAGE EQUALS TO 0.2 TO 0.3% OF THE CROSS SECTIONAL AREA
TRANSFER THE EXCESS LOAD TO A GREATER DEPTH WHEREIN PILES IS THE ANSWER. OF CONCRETE IS SAID TO BE ADEQUATE EXCEPT ON UNUSUAL CASES.
PILE – IS A STRUCTURAL MEMBER OF SMALL CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA WITH COLUMN FOOTING – IS CLASSIFIED INTO THE FOLLOWING TYPES:
REASONABLE LENGTH DRIVEN DOWN THE GROUND BY MEANS OF HAMMERS OR
VIBRATORY GENERATOR. 1. ISOLATED OR INDEPENDENT FOOTING – IS A KIND OF FOOTING REPRESENTS THE
SIMPLEST AND MOST ECONOMICAL TYPE, IN THE FORM OF:
PILE IS DISTINGUISHED FROM A CAISSON BY BEING DRIVEN INTO PLACE RATHER
THAN DRILED & POURED.
SQUARE BLOCK FOOTING
GRADE BEAM – THAT PART OF A FOUNDATION SYSTEM W/C SUPPORTS THE 3. CONTINUOUS FOOTING – IS SOMETIMES CLASSIFIED AS WALL FOOTING WHICH
EXTERIOR WALL OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE AND BEARS DIRECTLY ON THE COLUMN SUPPORT SEVERAL COLUMNS IN A ROW. IT’S EITHER:
FOOTING.
INVERTED SLAB FOOTING
RETAINING WALL – A WALL OR LATERALLY BRACED, THAT BEARS AGAINST AN
EARTH OR OTHER FILL SURFACE AND RESISTS LATERAL AND OTHER FORCES.
INVERTED TEE FOOTING
4. RAFT OR MAT FOOTING – IT’S OCCUPIES THE ENTIRE AREA BENEATH THE CONCRETE MIXTURE:
STRUCTURE AND CARRY THE WALL AND THE COLUMN LOADS.
CLASS MIXTURE 40kg. 50kg. SAND GRAVEL
UNIFORM SLAB
“AA” 1:11/2: 3 12 9.5 0.5
THICKENED SLAB cu.m. 1.0 cu.m.
CONCRETE
“B” 1:21/2:5 7.5 6
0.5 1.0
CONCRETE IS AN ARTIFICIAL STONE MADE OUT FROM THE MIXTURE OF
CEMENT, SAND, GRAVEL AND WATER. THIS IS KNOWN AS SOLID MASS OR PLAIN
CONCRETE. CONCRETE IN WHICH REINFORCEMENT IS EMBEDDED IN SUCH A MANNER “C” 1:3:6 6 5
THAT THE TWO MATERIALS ACT TOGETHER IN RESISTING FORCES IS CALLED 0.5 1.0
REINFORCED CONCRETE.
DESIGNING OF CONCRETE MIXTURE IS BASED ON THE WATER-CEMENT RATIO. CLASS MIXTURE 40kg. 50kg. SAND
0.68 lb. OF WATER / lb. OF CEMENT WILL PRODUCE CONCRETE CAPABLE OF “A” 1:2 18 14.5 1.0
DEVELOPING 2,500 PSI IN 28 DAYS. cu.m.
40 kg. CEMENT – 300mm X 300mm X 300mm POST – REFERS TO A PIECE OF TIMBER OF EITHER CYLINDRICAL, SQUARE OR OTHER
GEOMETRICAL CROSS SECTION PLACED VERTICALLY TO SUPPORT A BUILDING.
50 kg. CEMENT - 320mm X 320mm X 330mm
COLUMN – REFERS TO VERTICAL STRUCTURE USE TO SUPPORT A BUILDING MADE OF
STONE, CONCRETE, STEEL OR COMBINATION OF THE ABOVE MATERIALS.
SPIRAL COLUMN – IS THE TERM GIVEN WHERE A CIRCULAR CONCRETE CORE IN INFLECTION POINTS – REFER TO THE PORTION OF A BEAM WHERE BENDING
ENCLOSED BY SPIRALS WITH VERTICAL OR LONGITUDINAL BARS. THE VERTICAL MOMENT CHANGES FROM POSITIVE TO NEGATIVE.
REINFORCEMENT IS PROVIDED WITH EVENLY SPACED CONTINUOUS SPIRAL HELD
FIRMLY IN POSITION BY AT LEAST THREE VERTICAL BAR SPACERS.
NO BENT BARS – WHEN BARS ARE NOT BENT, AN ADDITIONAL STRAIGHT
REINFORCING BARS ARE PLACED ON THE TOP OF THE BEAM ACROSS THE SUPPORTS
COMPOSITE COLUMN – WHERE STRUCTURAL STEEL COLUMN IS EMBEDDED INTO EXTENDED TO THE REQUIRED LENGTH.
THE CONCRETE CORE OF A SPIRAL COLUMN.
BENT REINFORCING BARS – ARE BENT UP ON OR NEAR THE INFLECTION POINT
COMBINED COLUMN – WITH STRUCTURAL STEEL ENCASED IN CONCRETE OF AT AND ARE EXTENDED AT THE TOP OF THE BEAM ACROSS THE SUPPORT TOWARDS THE
LEAST 7 cm. THK. REINFORCED WITH WIRE MESS SURROUNDING THE COLUMN AT A ADJACENT SPAN.
DISTANCE OF 3 cm. INSIDE THE OUTER SURFACE OF THE CONCRETE COVERING.
4cm. – ALLOWANCE PROTECTIVE COVERING OF STEEL BARS FROM THE OUTSIDE OF
LALLY COLUMN – IS A FABRICATED STEEL PIPE PROVIDED WITH A FLAT STEEL THE MAIN REINFORCEMENT.
BARS OR PLATE WHICH HOLD A GIRDER, GIRTS OR BEAM. THE STEEL PIPE IS
SOMETIMES FILLED WITH GROUT OR CONCRETE FOR CORROSION.
ADVANTAGE OF THE BEND BARS, ITS RESIST THE DIAGONAL TENSION.
METAL REINFORCEMENT
BUILDING CODE REQUIRED THAT A BALANCE BEAM SHALL PROVIDE, THAT THE
CROSS SECTIONAL AREA OF STEEL REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE EQUAL TO .005 TIMES
THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF STRESSES THAT MAY ACT ON THE STRUCTURE ARE: THE CROSS SECTIONAL PRODUCT OF THE WIDTH AND THE DEPTH OF THE BEAM.
4. TORSION STRESS
THREE FACTORS FOR SPACING OF THE LATERAL TIES: BOARD FOOT – THE VOLUME OF A PIECE OF WOOD ONE INCH. THICK, ONE FOOT
WIDE AND ONE FOOT LONG.
SHOULD NOT BE MORE THAN 48 TIMES THE DIA. OF THE LATERAL TIES. DAP – A NOTCH IN A TIMBER FOR RECEIVING ANOTHER TIMBER.
NOT MORE THAN THE SHORTEST DIMENSION OF THE COLUMN. DADO – A RECTANGULAR GROOVE CUT ACROSS THE FULL WIDTH OF A PIECE OF
WOOD TO RECEIVE THE END OF ANOTHER PIECE.
WOOD CONSTRUCTION
SOLIGNUM – TRADE NAME FOR ANTI-TERMITE SURFACE APPLICATION ON WOOD.
FISH PLATE – A WOOD OR METAL PIECE USED TO FASTEN TOGETHER THE ENDS OF WOOD FLOOR SYSTEM
TWO MEMBERS WITH NAILS OR BOLTS.
FLOOR FRAMING IS THAT PLATFORM STRUCTURE OF THE BUILDING
SPLICE PLATE – A METAL PLATE USED FOR FASTENING TWO OR MORE MEMBER SUSPENDED BY POSTS, COLUMNS, WALLS AND BEAMS.
TOGETHER.
THE DESIGN OF A PLATFORM FLOOR SYSTEM DEPENDS UPON THE FOLLOWING
COGGED JOINT – A CARPENTRY JOINT BY TWO UNEVEN TIMBERS, EACH OF WHICH CONSIDERATIONS:
IS NOTCHED AT THE PLACE WHERE THEY MEET.
1. LIVE LOAD – REFERS TO THOSE MOVABLE LOADS IMPOSED ON THE
FLOOR.
NOTCHING – JOINING OF TIMBERS, USUALLY MEETING OR CROSSING AT RIGHT
ANGLES, BY CUTTING A DAP IN ONE OR BOTH PIECES.
2. DEAD LOAD – REFERS TO THE STATIC LOAD SUCH AS THE WEIGHT OF
THE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS WHICH GENERALLY CARRY THE
CROSSLAP JOINT – A JOINT CONNECTING TWO WOOD MEMBERS WHICH CROSS
LIVE LOAD.
EACH OTHER, HALF THE THICKNESS OF EACH IS CUT SO THAT THE THICKNESS WILL
THE SAME AS THAT OF EACH MEMBER.
3. TYPES OF MATERIALS TO BE USED – THE CHOICE FROM THE
VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SUCH AS LUMBER, CONCRETE,
SQUARE SPLICE–A TYPE OF HALF LAPPED USED TO RESIST TENSION. AND STEEL.
BRIDLE JOINT – A JOINT IN WHICH TWO TONGUES PROJECT FROM THE SIDES OF 4. THE SIZING AND SPACING OF THE STRUCTURAL MEMBERS –
THE TENONED MEMBER, THESE TONGUES FIT INTO CORRESPONDING SLOTS IN THE DEPENDS UPON ITS STRENGTH AND CAPABILITY TO CARRY THE LOAD
MORTISED MEMBER. AT A CERTAIN SPACING.
TENON – THE PROJECTING END OF A PIECE OF WOOD, OR OTHER MATERIALS WHICH 5. SPAN OF THE SUPPORTS – PERTAINS TO THE DISTANCES BETWEEN
IS REDUCED IN CROSS SECTION, SO THAT IT MAY BE INSERTED IN A THE POSTS, COLUMNS OR SUPPORTING WALLS.
CORRESPONDING CAVITY IN ANOTHER PIECE IN ORDER TO FORM A SECURE JOINT.
B. THE PANELIZED-FLOOR SYSTEM BLOCK OR SOLID BRIDGING – SHORT MEMBERS WHICH ARE FIXED VERTICALLY
BETWEEN FLOOR JOISTS TO STIFFEN THE JOISTS.
LEDGER STRIP – A STRIP OF LUMBER WHICH IS NAILED TO THE SIDE OF THE BEAM, A) SIMPLE BEAM
FORMING A SEAT FOR THE JOISTS.
B) CONTINUOUS BEAM
DRAFTSTOP PLATE – IS A PIECE OF LUMBER USES TO DRESS UP THE EDGE OF THE
JOISTS. C) SEMI – CONTINUOUS
SOLE PLATE – A HORIZONTAL TIMBER WHICH SERVES AS A BASE FOR THE STUDS IN SIMPLE BEAM – REFERS TO THE BEAM HAVING A SINGLE SPAN SUPPORTED AT
A STUD PARTITION. ITS END WITHOUT A RESTRAIN AT THE SUPPORT. SIMPLE BEAMS IS SOMETIMES CALLED
AS SIMPLY SUPPORTED BEAM.
SILL PLATE – A HORIZONTAL TIMBER, AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FRAME OF AWOOD
STRUCTURE WHICH REST ON THE FOUNDATION. RESTRAINT MEANS A RIGID CONNECTION OR ANCHORAGE AT THE SUPPORT.
CONTINUOUS BEAM – IS A TERM APPLIED TO A BEAM THAT REST ON MORE ONE WAY SLAB – ONE WAY SLAB IS THE COMMON TYPE OF REINFORCED
THAN TWO SUPPORTS. CONCRETE FLOOR SYSTEM WHICH THE REINFORCEMENTS RUNS ONLY IN ONE
DIRECTION. MADE OF SOLID SLAB SUPPORTED BY TWO PARALLEL BEAMS. IT IS
COMPARATIVELY ECONOMICAL FOR A MEDIUM AND HEAVY LIVE LOADS ON SHORT
SEMI-CONTINUOUS BEAM – REFERS TO A BEAM WITH TWO SPANS WITH OR
SPANS RANGING FROM 2.00 TO 3.50 METERS LONG. ALTHOUGH THE REINFORCEMENTS
WITHOUT RESTRAINT AT THE TWO EXTREME ENDS.
ARE ALSO PLACED IN THE SLAB PARALLEL WITH THE BEAMS PERPENDICULAR WITH THE
MAIN REINFORCEMENTS CALLED “TEMPERATURE REINFORCEMENTS”. USUALLY NO. 3
WEB REINFORCEMENT STEEL BAR IS USED TO COUNTERACT THE EFFECT OF SHRINKAGE AND CHANGES IN
TEMPERATURE. IT ALSO DISTRIBUTES POSSIBLE CONCENTRATION OF LOADS OVER A
LARGER AREA.
WEB REINFORCEMENT IS THE SAME AS THEIR STIRRUPS USED IN THE BEAM TO
HOLD THE REINFORCEMENT IN ITS DESIGNED POSITION. THE WEB REINFORCEMENT IS
NOT ONLY INTENDED TO HOLD THE REINFORCEMENT AND PROVIDE LATERAL SUPPORT TWO WAY SLAB – SLAB WHICH ARE SUPPORTED ON FOUR SIDES WHERE THE
BUT ALSO SERVES TO RESIST DIAGONAL TENSION AND COUNTERACT THE SHEAR ACTION FLOOR PANEL IS NEARLY SQUARE IS GENERALLY ECONOMICAL TO EMPLOY THE TWO
ON THE STRUCTURE. THE VERTICAL STIRRUPS SHOULD ENCIRCLE THE MAIN DIRECTIONS OF REINFORCING BARS PLACED AT RIGHT ANGLE WITH EACH OTHER.
REINFORCEMENT AND HOOK BENT WITH A DIAMETER NOT LESS THAN 5 TIMES THE
DIAMETER OF THE STIRRUPS AT ITS END AND SECURED PROPERLY TO PREVENT SLIPPING THE CODE SPECIFIES THAT THICKNESS OF THE SLAB SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN
OF THE MAIN REINFORCEMENT IN THE CONCRETE. 4 INCHES OR 10 CM. NOR LESS THAN THE PERIMETER OF THE SLAB DIVIDED BY 180. THE
SPACING OF THE REINFORCEMENT SHALL NOT BE MORE THAN 3 TIMES THE SLAB
THICKNESS.
REINFORCED CONCRETE SLAB:
RIBBED FLOOR SLAB – IS AN ECONOMICAL TYPE OF FLOOR CONSTRUCTION
REINFORCED CONCRETE FLOOR SLABS ARE CLASSIFIED INTO THE FOLLOWING
BUT IS APPLICABLE ONLY TO MEDIUM SPAN LENGTH WITH LIGHT OR MEDIUM LOAD.
TYPES:
3. RIBBED FLOORS. THE CONCRETE SURFACE LAYER PLACED ON TOP OF THE TILES RANGES FROM 5
TO 6.5 CM. THICK. THE REINFORCEMENT OF A RIBBED FLOOR SYSTEM CONSIST OF TWO
BARS PLACED AT THE LOWER PART OF THE RIB WHERE ONE IS BENT AND THE OTHER
4. FLAT SLAB OR GIRDERLESS FLOORS SOLID OR RIBBED. REMAINED STRAIGHT, OR SOMETIMES, STRAIGHT BARS ARE PALCED AT THE TOP AND
BOTTOM OF THE RIB. TEMPERATURE BARS ARE EITHER NO. 2 BARS OR 6 MM. OR WIRE
EACH TYPE OF THE FLOOR SYSTEM HAS ITS OWN ADVANTAGES IN APPLICATION MESH WHICH RUNS AT RIGHT ANGLE WITH THE RIBS.
DEPENDING UPON THE FOLLOWING FACTORS:
FLAT SLAB – IS A RECTANGULAR SLAB DIRECTLY SUPPORTED BY COLUMNS
1. SPACING OF THE COLUMNS. WITHOUT BEAMS OR GIRDERS. THESLAB IS EITHER UNIFORM IN THICKNESS OR
PROVIDED WITH SQUARE SYMMETRICAL AREA DIRECTLY ABOVE THE COLUMN
REINFORCED WITH BARS RUNNING IN TWO DIRECTIONS. THE INCREASED AREA
2. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE LOADS TO BE SUPPORTED DIRECTLY ABOVE THE COLUMN CALLED DROP PANEL OR SIMPLY DROP. ON THE OTHER
HAND, A FLARED HEAD IS EMPLOYED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FLAT-SLAB FLOOR
3. LENGTH OF THE SPAN MAKING A CAPITAL OF THE COLUMN.
4. THE COST OF THE CONSTRUCTION WHEN THE COLUMN DESIGN IS NOT PROVIDED WITH CAPITAS, A STRAIGHT
FLAT UNDERNEATH IS PROVIDED IN THE SLAB THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM, WHICH IS
CALLED FLAT PLATE CONSTRUCTION.
THIS FLOOR SYSTEM IS ECONOMICAL IN TERMS OF MATERIALS AND LABOR. IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE A CROSS SECTIONAL SKETCH OF A STAIR BEFORE
MAKING THE FINAL PLAN LAYOUT INDICATING THE NUMBER OF STEPS TO
AVOID ADJUSTMENTS OF THE RUN DURING THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION.
CONSTRUCTION JOINT – A JOINT WHERE TWO SUCCESSIVE PLACEMENT OF
CONCRETE MEET.
TYPE OF STRINGERS
CONTRACTION JOINT OR EXPANSION JOINT – A JOINT BETWEEN ADJACENT PARTS
OF A STRUCTURE WHICH PERMITS MOVEMENT BETWEEN THEM. THERE ARE SEVERAL FORMS OF STRINGER CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE
METHOD OF ATTACHIND THE RISERS AND THE TREADS.
CONTROL JOINTS – EMPLOYED TO REDUCE RESTRAINT BY ACCOMODATING
MOVEMENT OF MASONRY WALL. 1. CUT
THE METHOD OF LAYING OUT STAIRS ARE: BULL-NOSED STEP – A STEP USUALLY LOWEST IN AFLIGHT, HAVING ONE OR BOTH
ENDS ROUNDED TO A SEMI-CIRCLE AND PROJECTION BEYOND THE FACE OF THE
STAIR STRING/S.
1. DETERMINE THE CLEAR HEIGHT OF THE RISE IN METER.
ORDINARILY, THE RISE PER STEP IS 17 TO 18 CM AND THE MINIMUM TREAD
WIDTH IS 25 CM. BANISTER – HANDRAIL FOR A STAIRCASE.
2. DIVIDE THE RISE ( HEIGHT IN METER) BY .17 OR .18 TO DETERMINE THE RISER – A VERTICAL FACE OF ASTAIR.
NUMBER OF STEPS.
KICKER PLATE – STAIR ANCHOR TO CONCRETE.
3. DIVIDE THE RUN DISTANCE IN METER BY .25 OR .30m.
TYPES OF ROOF
4. IF THE RESULT, FOUND IN STEP THREE IS LESS THAN THE NUMBER FOUND IN
STEP TWO, THE RUN LENGTH HAS TO BE EXTENDED.
THERE ARE SEVERAL FORMS OF ROOF AND NUMEROUS VARIETY OF SHAPES
THAT ONE HAS TO BE FAMILIAR WITH:
5. THERE SHOULD BE NO FUNCTIONAL VALUE OF A RISER. SHOULD THERE BE
FROM THE RESULT OF STEP TWO, ADJUST A FUNCTIONAL VALUE IN EQUAL
PROPORTION TO THE NUMBER OF RISER HEIGHT, BUT IN NO CASE SHALL THE SHED OR LEAN-TO ROOF- IS CONSIDERED AS THE SIMPLEST FORM OF ROOF
RISE PER STEP BE GREATER THAN 19 CM OR LESS THAN 17 CM OTHERWISE, THE CONSISTING OF ONE SINGLE SLOPE.
STAIRS WILL NOT BE AN IDEAL ONE.
GABLE OR PITCH ROOF- THE MOST COMMON TYPE AND ECONOMICAL FORM 1. RAFTERS TYPE
OF ROOF MADE OF TRIANGULAR SECTIONS CONSISTING OF TWO SLOPES MEETING AT
THE CENTER OF THE RIDGE FORMING A GABLE.
2. TRUSS TYPE
SAW TOOTH ROOF- IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SHED MADE INTO A SERIES
3. LAMINATED TYPE
TO LEAN-TO ROOF COVERING ONE BUILDING. THIS IS COMMONLY USED ON FACTORIES
WHERE EXTRA LIGHT IS REQUIRED THROUGH THE WINDOW ON A VERTICAL SIDE.
THE VARIOUS KINDS OF RAFTERS FOR ROOF CONSTRUCTIONS ARE:
DOUBLE GABLE ROOF- IS A MODIFICATION OF A GABLE OR A HIP AND VALLEY
ROOF. COMMON RAFTERS- ARE RAFTERS EXTENDED AT RIGHT ANGLES FROM THE PLATE
OR GIRTS T THE RIDGE.
HIP ROOF- IS ALSO A COMMON FORM USED IN MODERN HOUSES HAVING
STRAIGHT SIDES ALL SLOPING TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE BUILDING TERMINATING AT HIP RAFTERS- ARE RAFTERS LAID DIAGONALLY FROM THE CORNER OF A PLATE OR
THE RIDGE. GIRTS TO THE RIDGE.
HIP AND VALLEY ROOF- IS A COMBINATION OF THE HIP ROOF AND AN VALLEY RAFTERS- RAFTERS PLACED DIAGONALLY FROM THE PLATE OR GIRTS AT
INTERESTING GABLE ROOF FORMING A T OR L SHAPED BUILDING. THIS TYPE OF ROOF THE INTERSECTION OF GABLE EXTENSION WITH THE MAIN ROOF.
FORM HOWEVER, HAS A VARIETY OF MODIFICATION WHICH ARE NOT ILLUSTRATED.
JACK RAFTERS- ANY RAFTER WHICH DOES NOT EXTEND FROM THE PLATE OR
GAMBREL ROOF- IS A MODIFICATIN OF THE GABLE ROOF WITH EACH SIDE GIRTS TO THE RIDGE.
HAVING TWO SLOPES.
LIGHT TRUSSES: THE TERM ROOF USED HERE MEANS THE TOP COVERING OF A BUILDING THAT
SERVES AS A PROTECTIVE COVERING FROM THE WEATHER.
PITCHED HOWE
ROOFING CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO THE MATERIALS USED:
SCISSORS RAISED CHORD
FIBER
SAWTOOTH 1 ½ STORY FRAME
WOOD
FLAT UTILITY
METAL
BOWSTRING
SLATE
TILES
HEAVY TRUSSES:
REINFORCED CONCRETE
HOWE TRUSS BELGIAN
PLASTICS
FINK PRATT
FIBERGLASS
SCISSORS CAMBERED FINK
METAL ROOFING – IS THE MOST COMMON MATERIALS IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION,
WARREN FLAT HOWE THIS ARE CLASSIFIED AS FOLLOWS:
PURLINS – THE STRUCTURAL MEMBER PLACED ON TOP OF A RAFTER OR TOP CHORD OF ALUMINUM
A TRUSS THAT SUPPORTS THE ROOF SHEATING.
TIN
PURLINS SIZE AND SPACING:
COPPER
3.00 50mm X 100mm
STAINLESS STEEL
3.50 50mm X 150mm
LEAD
4.50 50mm X 200mm
AMONG THE METAL ROOFING ENUMERATED, GALVANIZED IRON SHEET IS THE FORM, SCAFFOLDING AND STAGING
MOST COMMONLY SPECIFIED CONSIDERING THE ADVANTAGES THAT IT OFFER.
WOOD FORM IS THE MOST COMMON AND WIDELY USED FORMS IN MINOR OR
ROMAN TILE – A CHANNEL SHAPED, TAPERED, SINGLE LAP ROOPING TILE.
MAJOR CONSTRUCTION.
CONCRETE WEIGHS ABOUT 2,200 TO 2,400 kg./cu.m. FORMS SHALL BE GUARDED BEAM FORMS CONSIST OF ONE BOTTOM FORM AND A PAIR OF SIDE FORMS.
AGAINST BULGING AND SAGGING FAILURE THAT OCCUR DURING THE PROCESS OF
POURING. THE THICKNESS OF THE FORM AND THE SIZES OF THE FRAME AND RIBS
TYPES OF WALL FORMS:
DEPENDS UPON THE NATURE OF THE STRUCTURE TO BE SUPPORTED CLASSIFIED AS
SMALL, MEDIUM AND MASSIVE STRUCTURE.
CONTINUOUS
SMALL STRUCTURE CONSISTING OF SMALL FOOTINGS, COLUMNS AND BEAM FOR
ONE OR TWO STOREY BUILDING WHEREIN 6mm. THK. PLYWOOOD IS SATIFACTORILY FULL UNIT
USED SUPPORTED BY 50mm X 50mm WOOD FRAME AND RIBS.
LAYER UNIT
MEDIUM STRUCTURE ARE THOSE HAVING CONCRETE COLUMNS, BEAMS, AND
CONCRETE FLOOR SLAB GENERALLY OF 2 TO 3 STOREY HIGH. WHEREIN 6mm OR
12mm THK. PLYWOOD IS USED AS FORM SUPPPORTED BY 50mm X 50mm OR 50mm X GREASING OF FORMS
75mm WOOD FRAME AND RIBS.
THE PURPOSE OF GREASING THE FORM IS TO MAKE THE WOOD WATER PROOF,
THUS PREVENTING ABSORPTION OF WATER IN THE CONCRETE WHICH CAUSES SWELLING
MASSIVE STRUCTURE ARE THOSE HAVING HEAVY LOADS USES FORMS OF VARIOUS
AND WARPING. IT’S ALSO PREVENTS ADHERENCE OF CONCRETE TO THE PORES OF THE
THICKNESS THAT RANGE FROM 6mm TO 19mm THK. PLYWOOD SUPPORTED BY 50mm
WOOD.
X 50mm TO 50mm X 100mm WOOD FRAME AND RIBS.
INTRODUCTION
THE WET CONCRETE IS VIBRATED MECHANICALLY IN THE FORMS TO ACHIEVE PRECAST COLUMN SIZES ARE FROM .30 x .30m. to .60 x .60m. IN A MULTI-STOREY
MAXIMUM DENSITY AND HIGHEST SURFACE QUALITY. CONSTRUCTION, THE COLUMNS ARE MADE CONTINUOUS UP TO FOUR STORIES WHEREIN
CORBELS ARE USED TO PROVIDE BEARING FOR THE BEAM. TEE COLUMN IS SOMETIMES
USED TO SUPPORT DIRECTLY DOUBLE TEE FLOOR MEMBERS WITHOUT THE USE OF
CONCRETE STRENGTH IN PRECAST IS USUALLY 5000 PSI, WHILE 270,000 PSI FOR
INTERMEDIATE MEMBERS.
STRENGTH OF STEEL.
PRECAST BEAMS
PRECAST CONCRETE ELEMENTS ARE USUALLY STEAM CURED WITH THE USE
OF HIGH EARLY STRENGTH CEMENT TO ENABLE A PRECAST TO REMOVE IN FORM IN 24
HOURS. THE SHAPE OF PRECAST BEAMS DEPENDS UPON THE MANNER OF FRAMING.
THE VARIOUS SHAPES ARE:
FORMS ARE CALLED CASTING BEDS. THE CASTING BEDS AVERAGE 125 METERS
TO EXTEND 250 METERS IN LENGTH. RECTANGULAR BEAM
WALL PANELS – THIS TYPE OF PRECAST STRUCTURE HAS NUMEROUS DESIGNS L –SHAPED BEAM
DEPENDING UPON THE ARCHITECTURAL REQUIREMENTS. THE COMMON SHAPES
PRODUCED FOR ONE TO FOUR STOREY HIGH STRUCTURES ARE SECTIONS HAVING A
WIDTH UP TO 2.40 m. THEY ARE USED AS CURTAIN WALLS ATTACHED TO COLUMNS AND AASHTO BRIDGE GIRDER – AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY
BEAMS OR SOMETIMES AS BEARING WALLS. AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS.
THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF WALL PANELS ARE: ROOF AND FLOOR MEMBERS
1. FLAT TYPE SOLID FLAT SLAB – WIDE RANGES FROM 0.60M. TO 2.4M.
2. DOUBLE TEE TYPE HOLLOW CORE SLAB – WIDE RANGES FROM 0.60M. TO 2.4M.
4. WINDOW OR MULLION TYPE SINGLE TEE – WIDE RANGES FROM 2.4 TO 3.0M.
4. SHRINKAGE OF CONCRETE
5. RELAXATION OF STEEL STRESS BUILDING MATERIALS
6. FRICTIONAL LOSS DUE TO INTENDED OR UNINTENDED CURVATURE IN THE
WOOD MATERIALS
TENDONS.
WOOD HAS DURABILITY AND BEAUTY. IT HAS GREAT ABILITY TO ABSORB SHOCKS
CONCRETE FOR PRESTRESSING
FROM SUDDEN LOAD AND LIGHT IN WEIGHT WHICH ADAPTABLE IN A COUNTLESS
VARIETY OF PURPOSES.
CONCRETE OF HIGHER COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH IS USED FOR PRESTRESSED
STRUCTURES. MOST OF THE PRESTRESSED CONSTRUCTION SPECIFY A COMPRESSIVE
TWO MAJOR CLASSIFICATION OF WOOD:
STRENGTH OF CONCRETE BETWEEN (4,000 to 6,000 psi) 280-422 kg/cm2 BECAUSE OF THE
FOLLOWING ADVANTAGES THAT IT OFFERS.
SOFTWOOD – THESE ARE USED FOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION.
A) HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE HAS A HIGHER MODULUS OF
ELASTICITY. IT MINIMIZE THE REDUCTION OF PRESTRESS LOSS. HARDWOOD – THESE ARE USED FOR FLOORING, STAIRS, PANELLING,
FURNITURES AND INTERIOR TRIM.
B) INCREASING THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF THE CONCRETE
MEETS THE PROBLEM OF HIGH BEARING STRESSES AT THE ENDS OF PROPERTIES OF WOOD:
POST AND BEAM WHERE THE PRESTRESSING FORCE IS TRANSFERRED
FROM THE TENDON TO THE ANCHORAGE DOWELS WHICH DIRECTLY
BEARS AGAINST THE CONCRETE. HARDNESS – MEASURED BY THE COMPRESSION, WHICH A PIECE
UNDERGOES WHEN A WEIGHT IS APPLIED.
D) HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE GIVES HIGHER STRENGTH TO PRECAST STRENGTH – TO THE GRAIN.
CONSTRUCTION WHEN CURING IS CAREFULLY CONTROLLED.
DURABILITY – THE RELATIVE VALUE / LIFESPAN OF WOOD.
MEASUREMENT OF PRESTRESSING FORCE
DEFECTS OF LUMBER:
PRESTRESSING FORCE COULD BE DETERMINED BY:
DECAY – CAUSED BY THE ATTACKED OF FUNGI.
1. MEASURING THE TENDON ELONGATION.
CHECKS – CRACKS OR LENGTH WISE SEPARATION ACROSS THE
2. EITHER BY CHECKING JACK PRESSURE ON A CALIBRATED GAGE OR ANNUAL RINGS OF GROWTH.
LOAD CELL OR BY THE USED OF CALIBRATED DYNAMOMETER.
KNOTS – IRREGULAR GROWTHS IN THE BODY WHICH INTERRUPS
POST TENSIONING – THE STRESSING OF UNBONDED TENDONS AFTER CONCRETE SMOOTH CURVE.
HAS CURED.
PITCH POCKETS – WELL REFINED OPENINGS BETWEEN ANNUAL RINGS
CONTAINING SOLID OR LIQUID PITCH.
TWISTING – IS A DISTORTION OF THE BOARD IN WHICH ONE CORNER IS AIR DRYING – LUMBER IS STRIP-PILED AT ASLOPE ON ASOLID
RAISED. FOUNDATION. THIS ALLOWS AIR TO CIRCULATE AROUND EVERY PIECE
WHILE THE SLOPING ALOOWS WATER TO RUN OFF QUICKLY.
DEFINITION OF TERMS:
KILN-DRYING – MORE EXPENSIVE LUMBER WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR
MORE REFINED USES SO AS WOOD WILL NOT MOVE. IT MUST BE DRIED
STRIPS – PIECES LESS THAN 2” THICK AND LESS THAN 8” WIDE.
TO A MOISTURE CONTENT OF NOT MORE THAN 5 TO 10 PERCENT. THIS
IS DONE IN AN AIRTIGHT STRUCTURE SCIENTIFICALLY HEATED BY
BOARDS – PIECES LESS THAN 2” THICK AND AT LEAST 8” WIDE. STEAM PIPES IN WHICH THE LUMBER IS ARTIFICIALLY DRIED TO THE
CORRECT MOISTURE CONTENT.
DIMENSION LUMBER – PIECES MORE THAN 2” THICK AND LESS THAN 5”
IN ANY DIMENSION. MANUFACTURE BOARDS:
TIMBER – PIECES 4” OR MORE ON THE SMALLEST DIMENSION. MANUFACTURED BOARDS ARE MADE OF WOOD BUT DOES NOT
APPEAR IN THEIR NATURAL STATE. THIS TYPE OF BUILDING MATERIALS CAN BE
CLASSIFIED AS A TYPE OF LUMBER AS THEY ARE THE BY-PRODUCT IN THE
LOG – PIECES 12” OR MORE ON THE SMALLEST DIMENSION. MANUFACTURE OF LUMBER. THE COMPLETE UTILIZATION OF WOOD HAS LEAD TO AN
EXPANDED FIELD OF MANUFACTURED BOARDS.
THREE CATEGORIES OF LUMBER:
TYPES OF BOARDS:
YARD LUMBER – USED FOR ORDINARY LIGHT CONSTRUCTION AND
FINISHING WORK. COMMONLY USED FOR FLOORING, PLANK SIDING, PLYWOOD – IS MADE OF AN ODD NUMBER VENEER SHEETS GLUED
TRIM AND MOULDING. TOGETHER WITH THE GRAINS RUNNING AT RIGHT ANGLE TO EACH
OTHER. IT IS LIGHT IN WEIGHT AND STRONG THAT SCREW OR NAIL CAN
SHOP LUMBER – IT IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SHOPS OR IN MILLS BE DRIVEN CLOSE TO THE EDGES WITHOUT DANGER OF SPLITTING.
MAKING SASH, DOORS, AND CABINETS.
THE DIFF. TYPES OF PLYWOOD:
STRUCTURAL LUMBER – IS INTENDED FOR USE IN HEAVY
CONSTRUCTION FOR LOAD-BEARING PURPOSES AND IS CUT INTO SOFT PLYWOOD - THE MOST COMMON FOR STRUCTURAL USE
TIMBERS OF LARGER SIZE.
HARDWOOD PLYWOOD – ARE USED FOR PANELLING AND
WOOD GRAIN: FINSHING WHERE USUALLY ON ONE FACE IS HARD FINISHED.
EDGE GRAIN – ANNUAL RINGS RUN APPROX. AT RIGHT ANGLE TO THE EXTERIOR OR MARINE PLYWOOD – IS MADE FOR EXTERNAL
FACE. USE.
HARDBOARD – IS MADE FROM WOOD CHIPS WHICH ARE EXPLODED ARTIFICIAL ADHESIVES APPLIED. PRESSED WOOD IS EQUALLY STRONG
INTO FIBERS UNDER STREAM OF HIGH PRESSURE. THE LINING IN THE IN ALL DIRECTIONS BUT VERY BRITTLE. ITS COLOR VARIES FROM LIGHT
WOOD ITSELF BINDS PRESSED WOOD TOGETHER WITH NO FILLERS OR TO DARK BROWN.
PARTICLE BOARD – IS MANUFACTURES FROM WOOD CHIPS, CURLS, ENGLISH BOND ALTERNATES COURSES OF HEADERS AND STRETCHERS.
FIBERS, FLAKES, STRANDS, SHAVING, SLIVERS ETC. BOUND TOGETHER
AND PRESSED INTO SHEETS AND OTHER MOLDED SHAPED. PARTICLE
BOARD HAS EQUAL STRENGTH IN ALL DIRECTION OF A GIVEN CROSS FLEMISH BOND ALTERNATES HEADERS AND STRETCHERS IN EACH COURSE.
SECTIONAL AREA, IT IS NOT BRITTLE AND CAN RESIST WARPING.
JOINT TOOLING PROFILES FOR BRICKWORK:
MASONRY
WEATHERED JOINT CONCAVE JOINT VEE JOINT
MASONRY REFERS TO A MAN-MADE UNITS WHICH ARE FORMED AND
HARDENED INTO MODULAR BUILDING UNITS. FLUCH JOINT RAKED JOINT
STRIPPED JOINT
BASIC BRICKWORK TERMINOLOGY:
STRUCK JOINT
COURSE – IS A HORIZONTAL LAYER OF BRICKS OR OTHER MASONRY UNITS.
REINFORCED BRICK MASONRY
HEADER – IS A BRICK LAID SO AS TO BOND TWO WYTHES TOGETHER. THE METHOD OF LAYING BRICKS IN A WALL IN ORDER TO FORM SOME
DISTINCTIVE PATTERN OR DESIGN IS REFERRED TO AS THE PATTERN
BOND.
WYTHE – IS A VERTICAL LAYER OF MASONRY UNITS, ONE UNIT THICK.
CONCRETE HOLLOW BLOCKS HAS THREE CELLS AND TWO ONE HALF CELLS AND MUST BE WASHED.
AT BOTH ENDS HAVING A TOTAL OF FOUR.
FINE AGGREGATE - ¼” AND SMALLER
CONCRETE DIAMETER STONES.
SPECIAL CEMENTS
CLASS A - 1:2:4 - FOOTINGS, COLUMNS
BEAMS, R.C.
WHITE PORTLAND CEMENT – SAME MATERIALS AS NORMAL PORTLAND EXCEPT
IN COLOR. THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS IS CONTROLLED TO PRODUCE A
SLABS
PURE WHITE, NON-STAINING CEMENT. IT IS USED PRIMARILY FOR
ARCHITECTURAL PURPOSES SUCH AS CURTAIN WALL AND FACING PANELS,
DECORATIVE CONCRETE STUCCO AND TILE GROUT, OR WHEREVER WHITE OR
COLORED CONCRETE OR MORTAR IS SPECIFIED.
CLASS B - 1: 2 1/ 2:5- SLAB ON FILL, NON BEARING WALLS
MASONRY CEMENT OR TILE ADHESIVES – HAS BEEN SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO
PRODUCE BETTER MORTAR THAN THAT MADE WITH NORMAL PORTLAND CEMENT CLASS C - 1: 3: 6 - CONCRETE PLANT BOXES, ETC.
OR WITH A LIME-CEMENT HAS PARTICULARLY GOOD PLASTICITY AND
WORKABILITY, GOOD ADHESION AND BOND.
CONTROL OF CONCRETE MIXES
WATERPROOFED PORTLAND CEMENT – NORMALLY PRODUCED BY ADDING A
SMALL AMOUNT OF STEARATE, USUALLY CALCIUM OR ALUMINUM TO THE CEMENT SLUMP TEST- WHEN FRESHLY MIXED CONCRETE IS CHECKED TO ENSURE THAT THE
CLINKER DURING THE FINAL GRINDING. SPECIFIED SLUMP IS BEING ATTAINED CONSISTENTLY. A STANDARD SLUMP CONE IS
12 INCHES HIGH (0.30) AND 8 INCHES (O.20) IN DIAMETER AT THE BOTTOM AND 4
INCHES (O.10) ON TOP WHICH IS OPEN ON BOTH ENDS.
TYPES OF AGGREGATES USED IN CONCRETE
FORTUNE CEMENT
TOPS AND WALL, PIERS, PARAPET & CURBS 5.0 cm. (.50) 2” NORTHERN CEMENT
SIDE WALLS AND ARCH IN TUNNEL LINING 10.0 cm. (.10) 4” BRANDS OF WHITE CEMENT
KEENE
HEAVY MASS CONSTRUCTION 5.0 cm. (.50) 2”
TRINITY
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH TEST- COMMON QUALITY-CONTROL TEST OF CONCRETE,
BASED ON 7 AND 28 DAYS CURING PERIODS. SPECIMENS ARE USUALLY CYLINDRICAL
WITH A LENGHT EQUAL TO TWICE THE DIAMETER. STANDARD SIZE IS 12 INCH. HIGH SNOWCRETE
AND 6 INCH. DIAMETER. FILLING IS DONE THE SAME WAY AS THE SLUMP TEST BUT
TAKEN OUT FROM THE MOLD IN 24 HOURS. IT IS THEN SENT TO A COMPRESSION
TESTING LABORATORY, BY MAKING THE CYLINDER WHILE STILL WET. SOME MORTAR – CEMENT, SAND & WATER.
COMPRESSIVE STRESSES ARE 2,000 psi, 2,500 psi, 3,000 psi.
GROUT – CEMENT AND WATER MIXTURE.
UNION CEMENT WHEATHERED – MOST WATERPROOFED TYPE OF MORTAR JOINTS FOR WALLS.
RIZAL CEMENT ADOBE BRICK – LARGE ROUGHLY MOULDED SUN DRIED CLAY BRICKS OF
VARYING SIZES.
FILIPINAS CEMENT
ASHLAR BRICK – A BRICK WHOSE FACE HAS BEEN HACKED TO RESEMBLE PRODUCE BY THREE BASIC RAW MATERIALS, IRON ORE, AND LIMESTONE. FIVE
ROUGHLY HACKED STONE. PARTICLES OF ALL THREE BASIC INGREDIENTS OF STEEL, WHICH OTHERWISE WOULD BE
WASTE, ARE BLENDED AND BURNED ON A MOVING GATE TO CAUSE THE FORMATION OF
CLINKERS. THESE ARE CALLED SINTER, A HIGH- GRADE BLAST-FURNANCE CHARGE
RETARDER – AN ADMIXTURE WHICH DELAY THE SETTING OF CEMENT PASTE OR MATERIAL.
MIXTURES/ AN ADDITIVE MIXED WITH PLASTER TO CONTROL THE RATE OF
HARDENING.
FROM THESE, RAW MATERIALS WHICH IS MELTED INTO INGOTS PLACE IN
MOLDS, A GRAT VARIETY OF PRODUCTS USED IN CONSTRUCTION ARE MADE. THEY
STEAM CURING – THE CURING OF CONCRETE OR MORTAR IN WATER VAPOR AT INCLUDED:
AN ELEVATED TEMPERATURE AT EITHER ATMOSPHERIC OR HIGH PRESSURE.
NONFERROUS- CONTAINING NO, OR VERY LITTLE IRON. STEEL PIPE- SEAMLESS OR WELDED SMALL DIAMETER PIPE AND ELECTRICALLY
WELDED LARGE DIAMETER PIPE.
FERROUS METAL:
REINFORCING STEEL- MADE FROM NEW STEEL OR FROM DISCARDED
STEEL- A MALLEABLE ALLOY OF IRON AND CARBON PRODUCED BY MELTING AND RAILWAY- CAR AXLES OR RAILS.
REFINING PIG IRON AND/ OR SCRAP STEEL, GRADED ACCORDING TO THE CARBON
CONTENT.
REINFORCING STEEL COMES IN PLAIN OR DEFORMED BARS, THAT IS, BARS BULGING UNDER THE PRESSURE OF FRESHLY POURED CONCRETE. A
WHICH HAVE LUGS OR DEFORMATIONS ROLLED ON THE SURFACE TO TIGHTERNER TIGHTENS IT AND THE TWO LAPPED ENDS IS SEALED.
PROVIDE ARCHORAGE IN CONCRETE.
OPEN WEB STEEL JOISTS – LIGHTWEIGHT WARREN-TYPE TRUSSES MADE
SIZES-START WITH NO.2 OR ¼ in. (DIVIDE A NUMBER OF BAR BY 8 TO GET THE IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT STYLES.
EQUIVALENT IN inch DIAMETER)
SHEET STEEL – BLACK AND GALVANIZED, CAN BE USED TO MANUFACTURE
CORRUGATED ROOFING AND SIDING AND FORMED STEEL DECKING.
No. 2= ¼“ = 6 mm. STEEL STUDS – LIGHTWEIGHT, REQUIRING MINIMUM STORAGE SPACE AND
DOES NOT WARP OR SHRINK. FASTENERS DO NOT POP, AND JOINTS STAY
No. 3= 3/8” = 10 mm. CLOSED. MUCH FASTER TO INSTALL THAN WOOD STUD INSTALLATION.
AVAILABLE IN 1 5/8, 2 ½ AND 3 5/8 INCHES. PLUMBING STACKS AND
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FIT EASILY INTO A STEEL-FRAMEWALL.
No. 4= ½” = 12mm.
No. 6= ¾” = 20mm.
No. 8= 1” = 25mm. ALUMINUM – ITS ORE, BAUXITE, REQUIRES 10 KILOWATT HOURS FOR EACH POUND OF
METAL ALUMINUM EXTRACTED. THE REDDISH BROWN ORE IS WASHED AND TREATED
No. 9= 1 1/8 = 30mm. IN A SODA SOLUTION TO YIELD A CHALKY-WHITE POWDER CALLED ALUMNA,
CONTAINING A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF ALUMINUM.
STEEL STRAPPING – MADE FROM HIGH-TENSILE FLAT WIRE IN A NUMBER LEAD – A SOFT, MALLEABLE, HEAVY METAL; HAS LOW MELTING POINT AND A
OF SIZES. USED FOR BANDING COLUMN FORMS TO KEEP THEM FROM HIGH COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION. VERY EASY TO CUT AND WORK,
ENABLING IT TO BE FITTED OVER UNEVEN SURFACES. USED FOR ROOFING, COMPARATIVELY, WIDE FLANGE SECTIONS ARE MORE EFFICIENT THAN STANDARD I
FLASHING AND SPANDREL WALL PANELS. BEAM WITH RESPECT TO BENDING RESISTANCE.
TIN – A LUSTROUS WHITE, SOFT AND MALLEABLE METAL HAVING A LOW STANDARD I-BEAM
MELTING POINT; RELATIVELY UNAFFECTED BY EXPOSURE TO AIR; USED FOR MAKING
ALLOYS AND SOLDER AND IN COATING SHEET METAL.
THE USE OF I-BEAM AS A COLUMN IS UNECONOMICAL, BECAUSE THE WHIRL
OR REVOLVING ACTION OF THE STRUCTURE ABOUT AN AXIS THROUGH THE CENTROID
STRUCTURAL SHAPES PARALLEL TO THE WAB OF THE I-BEAM IS COMPARATIVELY SMALL.
THE MOST COMMON SHAPES OF STRUCTURAL STEEL USED IN BUILDING H-BEARING PILES
CONSTRUCTION ARE THE AMERICAN STANDARD FORMS SUCH AS:
H-BEARING PILES ALTHOUGH SUITABLE FOR PILE DRIVING ON DEEP
1. SQUARE BARS 6. I- EXCAVATIONS IS MUCH MORE SUITABLE THAN THE I-BEAM FOR COLUMNS.
BEAM
ZEE SECTIONS
2. ROUND BARS 7. TEE
BEAM
THE ZEE SECTION IS ANOTHER STRUCTURAL FORM IN A LETTER Z WHICH IS
NOT FREQUENTLY USED IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION EXEPT ON THE FABRICATION OF
3. PLATE BARS 8. H- STEEL WINDOWS AND OTHER FRAMES.
COLUMN
WROUGHT IRON – A COMMERCIALLY PURE IRON OF FIBROUS NATURE, VALUED
4. ANGLE BARS 9. FOR ITS CORROSION RESISTANCE AND DUCTILITY.
WIDE FLANGES
CAST IRON – AN IRON ALLOY USUALLY INCLUDING CARBON AND SILICON WHICH
5. CHANNELS 10. ZEE HAS HIGH COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH BUT LOW TENSILE STRENGTH.
STANDARD CHANNEL WELDING – IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH TWO METALS ARE SO JOINT THAT THERE
IS AN ACTUAL UNION OF THE INTERATOMIC BONDS.
THE STANDARD CHANNEL HAS THE SHAPE OF UNSYMMETRICAL BALANCE
CONSISTING OF TWO FLANGES ON ONE SIDE. IT THEREFORE REQUIRES LATERAL EXTRUSION – THE PROCESS OF PRODUCING METAL SHAPES OF A CONSTANT
SUPPORT TO PREVENT ITS TENDENCY TO BUCKLE. THE STANDARD CHANNELS ARE CROSS SECTION BY FORCING THE HOT METAL THROUGH AN ORFICE IN A DIE BY
GENERALLY USED AS ELEMENTS OF BUILT-UP SECTIONS FOR COLUMNS AND ARE MEANS OF A PRESSURE RAM.
ALSO SUITABLE FOR FRAMING AROUND FLOOR OPENINGS, SPANDRELS, AND LINTELS
ATTRIBUTED TO THE ABSENCE OF FLANGE ON THE OTHER SIDE. THE CHANNEL
SECTION IS IDENTIFIRD AS C 15 x 20 WHICH MEANS THAT THE CHANNEL HAS A DEPTH RED OXIDE – PROTECTIVE COAT FOR IRON.
OF 20 cm. AND WEIGHTS 15 kg. PER METER LENGTH.
LAP SEAM – A JOINT FORMED BY OVERLAPPING THE EDGES OF METAL SHEET OR
WIDE FLANGE PLATES AND JOINING THEM BY RIVETING OR SOLDERING OR BRACING.
WIDE FLANGE SECTIONS ARE DESIGNATED AS W 12 x 24 WHICH MEANS THAT JOINING STEEL MEMBERS
THE FLANGE HAS A DEPTH OF 24 cm. AND IT WEIGHS 12 kg. PER METER LENGTH. ALL
WIDE FLANGE SECTIONS ARE GENERALLY WITH PARALLEL FACE FLANGE EXCEPT STEEL SHAPES CAN BE JOINED INTO A BUILDING FRAME WITH ANY OF THREE
THOSE WITH 5% SLOPE INSIDE FACE PRODUCED BY BETLEHEM STEEL COMPANY. FASTENING TECHNIQUES.
RIVETS LOAD INDICATOR WASHER
PROCESS OF RIVETING: A) THE WRENCH HOLDS BOTH THE NUT AND THE SPLINED BODY OF THE BOLT,
AND TURNS THEM AGAINST ONE ANOTHER TO TIGHTEN THE BOLT,
D) THE RIVET SHRINKS AS IT COOLS, DRAWING MEMBERS TIGHTLY WELDING CAN JOIN THE MEMBERS OF A STEEL FRAME AS IF THEY WERE A
TOGETHER. MONOLITHIC WHOLE. WELDED ARE STRONGER THAN THE MEMBERS THEY JOIN IN
RESISTING BOTH SHEAR AND MOMENT FORCES.
BOLTS
TYPICAL WELDS USED IN STEEL FRAME CONSTRUCTION:
1) CARBON STEEL BOLTS – OR COMMON BOLTS ARE SIMILAR TO THE DOUBLE FILLET WELD
ORDINARY MACHINE BOLTS THAT CAN BE PURCHASED IN
HARDWARE STORES. DOUBLE-BEVEL GROOVE WELD
2) HIGH-STRENGTH BOLTS – ARE HEAT TREATED DURING SINGLE-BEVEL GROOVE WELD WITH BACKUP BAR
MANUFACTURE TO DEVELOP THE NECESSARY STRENGTH. IT IS
USUALLY TIGHTENED USING PNEUMATIC OR ELECTRIC IMPACT
WRENCH. V-GROOVE WELD
A MAJOR PROBLEM IN HIGH-STRENGTH BOLTING OR FRICTION-TYPE V-GROOVE WELD WITH BACKUP BAR
CONNECTIONS IS HOW TO VERIFY THE NECESSARY TENSION HAS BEEN ACHIEVED IN
ALL THE BOLTS IN A CONNECTION.
PUDDLE WELD
TURN-OF-NUT METHOD
THE BASIC SYBOLS ARE:
BACK FILLET PLUG OR
SLOT
GROOVE OR BUTT
SYMBOLS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE REFERENCE
LINE
SQUARE V BEVEL U J FLARE V FLARE BEVEL
FIELD WELD – THIS WELD BE DONE IN THE FIELD DURING ERECTION. OTHER WELDS
THE BASIC SYMBOLS
ARE DONE EARLIER IN THE FABRICATOR’S SHOP.
THE BASIC WELD SYMBOL IS LOCATED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE REFERENCE LINE AS
FOLLOWS:
WELD ALL AROUND – THIS INDICATES THAT THE WELD SHOULD BE CARRIED FULLY
AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE JOINING PIECES.
SYMBOLS ON THE TOP OF THE REFERENCE LINE REFER TO WELDS ON THE SIDE OF THE
JOINT OPPOSITE THE
SPACER – SMALL METAL SPACERS ARE USED TO MAINTAIN A GAP BETWEEN THE PIECS
TO BE JOINED, PRIOR TO WELDING.
A SHARP BEND NEAR THE END OF THE ARROW INDICATES THAT THE ARROWHEAD IS SHARDS OF GLASS IN PLACE RATHER THAN ALLOWING THEM TO FALL OUT
POINTING TOWARD THE GROOVED SIDE OF THE BEVEL OR J-GROOVED JOINT OF THE FRAME.
THE MAJOR INGREDIENT OF GLASS IS SAND (SILICON DIOXIDE). A HARD HOT GLASS CAN BE ROLLED INTO SHEETS WITH MANY DIFFERENT SURFACE
BRITTLE INORGANIC SUBSTANCE, ORDINARILY TRANSPARENT OR TRANSLUCENT; PATTERNS FOR USE WHERE LIGHT TRANSMISSION IS DESIRED BUT VISION MUST BE
PRODUCED BY MELTING A MIXTURE OF SILICA, A FLUX AND A STABILIZER; WHILE OBSCURED FOR PRIVACY.
MOLTEN MAYBE BLOWN, DRAWN, ROLLED, PRESSED OR CAST TO A VARIETY OF
SHAPES.
5. SPANDREL GLASS
2. HEAT-STRENGTHENED GLASS
TINTED GLASS IS MADE BY ADDING SMALL AMOUNTS OF SELECTED
CHEMICAL ELEMENTS TO THE MOLTEN GLASS MIXTURE TO PRODUCE THE
THE HEAT STRENGTHENED PROCESS IS SIMILAR TO TEMPERING, DESIRED HUE AND INTENSITY OF COLOR IN GRAYS, BRONZES, BLUES,
BUT ITS, ABOUT ONE-THIRD AS HIGH AS TEMPERED GLASS IN TERMS OF GREEN, AND GOLDS.
BENDING AND STRENGTH.
2) REFLECTIVE COATED GLASS
3. LAMINATED GLASS
REFLECTIVE COATED GLASS APPEAR AS MIRROR FROM THE OUTSIDE ON A
ITS MADE BY SANDWICHING A TRANSPARENT VINYL INTERLAER BETWEEN BRIGHT DAY AND AT NIGHT, WITH LIGHTS ON INSIDE THE BUILDING, THEY APPEAR AS
SHEETS OF GLASS AND BONDING THE THREE LAYERS TOGETHER UNDER DARK BUT TRANSPARENT GLASS.
HEAT AND PRESSURE. WHEN ITS BREAKS, THE SOFT VINYL HOLDS THE
3) INSULATING GLASS PAINT GENERALLY REFERS TO OPAQUE OR CLEAR FILM-FORMING MATERIAL
THAT ACTS AS A SHIELD OR BARRIER BETWEEN THE BUILDING MATERIAL AND THOSE
ELEMENTS OR CONDITIONS THAT MAY ADVERSELY AFFECTS OR DETERIORATE. THE
A SECOND SHEET OF GLASS APPLIED TO A WINDOW WITH AN AIRSPACE
PAINT FILM MUST RESIST DETERIORATION DUE TO SUNLIGHT HEAT, TEMPERATURE
BETWEEN THE SHEETS CUTS THIS RATE OF HEAT LOSS IN HALF. TWO KINDS
VARIATIONS, WATER OR MOISTURE VAPOR, MILDEW AND DECAY CHEMICALS AND
OF EDGES SEALS ARE FUSED GLASS EDGES AND A METAL SPLINE AND
PHYSICAL ABRASION. PAINT MAY ALSO SERVE TO MAKE SURFACES MORE SANITARY,
ORGANIC SEALANT.
IMPROVE HEATING AND LIGHTING EFFECTS, AND PROMOTE HUMAN COMFORT AND
SAFETY.
GLASS PRODUCTS
WHEN USING PAINT, THE PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF COLOR AND
I. GLASS BLOCKS SURFACE TEXTURE MUST BE CONSIDERED. CERTAIN COLORS MAY BE STIMULATING
WHILE OTHERS ARE RELAXING. WHITE AND LIGHT COLORS REFLECT SIZE OF FORM
AND SPACE. DARK COLOR CAN INHIBIT THE PERCEPTION OF FORM AND MAY BE USED
COMPARABLE IN MANY WAYS TO UNIT MASONRY BUT HAVE THE ADDED FOR CONTRAST. FLAT PAINT FINISHES SOFTEN AND DISTRIBUTE, ILLUMINATION
FEATURE OF TRANSMITTING LIGHT. THEY ARE MADE INTO TWO SEPARATE EVENLY. GLOSSY FINISHES REFLECT LIGHT AND CAN CAUSE GLARE, BUT THEY ALSO
HALVES, WHICH ARE HEAT-SEALED TOGETHER TO FORM A HOLLOW UNIT PROVIDE SMOOTH, EASILY CLEANED, NON-ABSORPTIVE SURFACES.
WITH REASONBLY HIGH THERMAL EFFICIENCY AND SOUND INSULATION. THE
EDGE SURFACES OF THE BLOCK ARE COATED WITH A GRITTY MORTAR
BOND. MOST PAINTS ARE CAREFULLY FORMULATED TO MEET SPECIFIC
APPLICATION THAT USE REQUIREMENTS AND ARE READY-MIXED FOR APPLICATION
EXCEPT FOR THINNING, STIRRING, OR THE ADDITION OF AN ACTIVATOR OR CATALYST.
TWO TYPES: IT IS ALWAYS ADVISABLE THEREFORE TO FOLLOW THE PAINT MANUFACTURERS
RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE APPLICATION AND USE OF A PAINT OR OTHER
1. FUNCTIONAL BLOCKS – DIRECT OR DIFFUSE THE DAYLIGHT WHICH PASSES PROTECTIVE COATING.
THEOUGH THEM TO IMPROVE THE ILLUMINATION OF THE BUILDING INTERIOR.
PAINTS MAY BE CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO:
THREE STYLES OF FUNCTIONAL BLOCKS:
MATERIAL TO WHICH IT IS APPLIED
A. A LIGHT DIRECTING BLOCK – DIRECTS INCOMING LIGHT UPWARD TOWARD
THE CEILING. USED ALWAYS ABOVE EYE LEVEL.
WOOD, METAL MASONRY, CONCRETE, PLASTIC, ETC.,
DRYING
400 SF (37 m2) @ 2 MIL DFT
- THE TIME AND CONDITIONS NECESSARY FOR A PAINT TO DRY MUST BE CHECKED.
PAINT GENERALLY CONSIST OF:
FILM THICKNESS
PIGMENT – FINELY GROUND SOLIDS THAT PROVIDE THE PAINTS COVERINGS
OR HIDING POWER OR ITS COLOR.
- THE DRY FILM THICKNESS (DFT) IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE NUMBER OF
COATS.
VEHICLE – LIQUID MEDIUM TO CARRY THE PIGMENT IN SUSPENSION
DURING APPLICATION. AND CONSISTS OF BINDERS AND SOLVENTS.
- MULTIPLE THIN COATS ARE GENERALLY MORE EFFECTIVE THAN A SINGLE THICK
COAT.
BINDER SERVE TO FORM THE PAINT FILM AND CAUSE IT TO ADHERE THE
SURFACE BEING PAINTED.
- A MINIMUM OF 2 COATS IS REQUIRED TO PRODUCE 5 MIL DFT.
BINDERS ARE LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROTECTIVE QUALITY AND
COVERAGE DURABILITY OF THE PAINT FIL OR PROTECTIVE COATING.
- A PAINT’S COVERAGE CAN BE ESTIMATED BY ITS PERCENTAGE OF VOLUME SOLVENTS OR THINNERS ACTS DRYING AGENTS.
SOLIDS:
PIGMENTED COATING
LACQUER AND ENAMEL PAINTS COATINGS WITH A VEHICLE OF BOTH PETROLEUM AND NATURAL ASPHALTS ARE
USED TO PROTECT WOOD, MASONRY, CONCRETE AND AS ROOF COATING.
CLEAR COATINGS
HAVE GOOD WATER RESISTANCES BUT THERMOPLASTIC IN NATURE.
VARNISHES, LACQUERS, SHEELAC, SEALERS
ADDITION OF ALUMINUM GLAKES HELPS TO REFLECT THE SUN’S RAYS.
RUST INHIBITIVE COATINGS
ADDITION OF EPOXY RESINS MINIMIZES THE COLD FLOW AND MAXIMIZES THE
CHEMICAL-RESISTANCE OF ASPHALT.
ZINC-PIGMENTED COATINGS
CEMENT MORTAR COATINGS USED IN COATINGS HIGHLY RESISTANT TO ALKALIES, ACIDS, CHEMICALS, AND
WATER
MIXTURE OF PORTLAND CEMENT, LIME AND WATER USED TO DAMPPROOF
MASONRY MATERIALS AND PROTECT EXPOSED STEEL MAY BE REMOVED BY COAL TAR SOLVENTS
PLASTIC AND SYNTHETIC RUBBER COATINGS HAS LIMITED RESISTANCE TO PROLONGED HEAT EXPOSURE
COATING RESISTANT TO MILDEW, MOLD, FUMES, MARINE ENVIRONMENTS ETC., USED IN SWIMMING POOLS, WATER TREATMENT PLANTS
PAINTS MAY BE CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO ITS VEHICLE OR BINDER: EPOXY CATALYZED – USED FOR DUCO FINISH.
ALKYDS – USED FOR EXTERIOR PAINTS. TWO COMPONENT COATINGS CONSISTING OF A PIGMENTED PRIMER OR ENAMEL
AND AN ACTIVATOR OR CATALYST.
OIL MODIFIED RESINS THAT HARDEN BY OXIDATION AND EVAPORATION.
MIXED JUST PRIOR TO USE – HAS LIMITED “POT LIFE”
THE MOST COMMON PAINT VEHICLE
PRODUCES BY CHEMICAL ACTION A DENSE, HARD FILM SIMILAR TO BAKED
ENAMEL.
FAST DRYING A HARDER THAN ORDINARY TIME, LOWERS THE GLOSS, AND
IMPROVES THE PAINTS WETTING PROPERTIES, DURABILITY AND ELASTICITY TO
RESIST BLISTERING. HAS EXCELLENT RESISTANT TO SOLVENTS, CHEMICALS, PHYSICAL ABRASION,
TRAFFIC WEAR, A CLEANING MATERIALS
HAVE GOOD DRYING PROPERTIES, DURABILITY AND WATER RESISTANCE FOR
EXTERIOR EXPOSURES, AND GOOD COLOR RETENTION. HAS GOOD ADHESION PROPERTIES, COLOR RETENTION AND STAIN RESISTANCE.
ASPHALT – USED FOR WATERPROOFING AT FIREWALL AND ROOF DECKING. HAS GOOD DURABILITY FOR EXTERIOR EXPOSURE BUT MAY CHALK.
HARDWARE
HARDWARE - METAL PRODUCTS USED IN CONSTRUCTION, SUCH AS BOLTS, HINGES, KINDS OF DOORS:
LOCKS, TOOLS, ETC. THEY ARE CLASSIFIED AS:
SWINGING DOOR
FINISHING HARDWARE – HARDWARE, SUCH AS HINGES LOCKS, CATCHES,
ETC. THAT HAS A FINISHED APPEARANCE AS WELL AS FUNCTION, ESP. THAT USED
WITH DOORS, WINDOWS, AND CABINETS, MAYBE CONSIDERED PART OF THE OVERHEAD SWING-UP GARAGE DOOR – A RIGID OVERHEAD DOOR WHICH OPENS
DECORATIVE TREATMENT OF A ROOM OR BUILDING. AS AN ENTIRE UNIT.
ROUGH HARDWARE – IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, HARDWARE MEANT TO OVERHEAD ROLL-UP GARAGE DOOR – A DOOR WHICH, WHEN OPEN, ASSUMES A
BE CONCEALED, SUCH AS BOLTS, NAILS, SCREWS, SPIKES, RODS, AND OTHER METAL HORIZONTAL POSITION ABOVE THE DOOR OPENING, MADE OF SEVERAL LEAVES.
FITTINGS.
ROLL-UP DOOR (SOLID OR SEE-THROUGH ALUMINUM SHUTTERS) A DOOR MADE
SOME FINISHING HARDWARE BRANDS: UP OF SMALL HORIZONTAL INTERLOCKING METAL SLATS WHICH ARE GUIDED IN A
TRACK: THE CONFIGURATION COILS ABOUT AN OVERHEAD DRUM WHICH IS
HOUSED AT THE HEAD OF THE OPENING, EITHER MANUAL OR MOTOR - DRIVEN.
1. SARGENT 7. RABBIT
4. CORBIN 10. MASTER BI-FOLDING DOOR - ONE OF TWO OR MORE DOORS WHICH ARE HINGED
TOGETHER SO THAT THEY CAN OPEN AND FOLD IN A CONFINED SPACE.
5. SCHLAGE 11. ALPHA
REVOLVING DOOR - AN EXTERIOR DOOR CONSISTING OF FOUR LEAVES (AT 900
TO EACH OTHER) WHICH PIVOT ABOUT A COMMON VERTICAL AXIS WITHIN A
6. KWIKSET 12. YETI CYLINDRICALLY SHAPED VESTIBULE, PREVENTS THE DIRECT PASSAGE OF AIR
THROUGH THE VESTIBULE, THEREBY ELIMINATING DRAFTS FROM OUTSIDE.
DOORS – AN ENTRANCE WAY
SLIDING DOOR - A DOOR MOUNTED ON TRACK WHICH SLIDES IN A HORIZONTAL
TYPES OF DOOR: DIRECTION USUALLY PARALLEL TO ONE WALL.
FLUSH – A SMOOTH-SURFACED DOOR HAVING FACES WHICH ARE PLANE WHICH BY-PASSING SLIDING DOOR - A SLIDING DOOR WHICH SLIDES TO COVER A FIXED
CONCEAL ITS RAILS AND STILES OR OTHER STRUCTURE WHEN USED INSIDE, IT IS DOOR OF THE SAME WIDTH OR ANOTHER SLIDING DOOR.
OF HOLLOW CORE, WHEN USED FOR EXTERIOR IT IS OF SOLID CORE.
SLIDING POCKET DOOR - A DOOR WHICH SLIDES INSIDE A HOLLOW OF THE WALL.
PANEL DOOR – A DOOR HAVING STILES, RAILS AND SOMETIMES MUNTINS, WHICH
FORM ONE OR MORE FRAMES AROUND RECESSED THINNER PANELS.
DUTCH DOOR - A HINGED DOOR WHICH IS DIVIDED TO TWO. THE UPPER PART
CAN BE OPENED WHILE THE LOWER PORTION IS CLOSED.
FRENCH DOOR
FINISHING HARDWARES: 3. PIVOT HINGE - THE AXLE OR PIN ABOUT WHICH A WINDOW OR DOOR ROTATES.
A. TO HUNG A DOOR VERTICAL SPRING PIVOT HINGE- A SPRING HINGE FOR A DOOR WHICH
IS MORTISTED INTO THE HEEL OF THE DOOR, THE DOOR IS FASTENED
TO THE FLOOR AND DOOR HEAD WITH PIVOTS.
HINGE- A MOVABLE JOINT USED TO ATTACH SUPPORT AND TURN A DOOR
ABOUT A PIVOT, CONSISTS OF TWO PLATES JOINED TOGETHER BY A PIN WHICH
SUPPORT THE DOOR AND CONNECT IT TO ITS FRAME, ENABLING IT TO SWING OPEN B. TO FIX ONE SASH
OR CLOSED.
TYPES OF BOLT AND FASTENER:
TYPES OF HINGES:
CHAIN HEAD AND FOOT BOLT
1. BUTT HINGE - CONSISTS OF TWO RECTANGULAR METAL PLATES WHICH ARE JOINED
WITH A PIN, IN LARGE HINGE, THE PIN IS REMOVABLE, IN SMALL HINGES, IT IS FIXED.
DOOR OR BARREL BOLT
FULL SURFACE HINGE - A HINGED DESIGNED FOR ATTACHMENT ON THE CHAIN DOOR FASTENER
SURFACE OF THE DOOR AND JAMB WITHOUT MORTISING.
C. TO LOCK THE DOOR
LOOSE JOINT HINGE - A DOOR HINGED HAVING TWO KNUCKLES, ONE OF
WHICH HAS VERTICAL PIN THAT FITS IN A CORRESPONDING HOLE IN THE LOCKSET – A COMPLETE LOCK SYSTEM INCLUDING THE BASIC LOCKING MECHANISMS
OTHER, BY LIFTING THE DOOR UP, OFF THE VERTICAL PIN, THE DOOR MAY BE AND ALL THE ACCESSORIES, SUCH AS KNOBS ESCUTCHEONS, PLATES, ETC.
REMOVED WITH UNSCREWING THE HINGED.
ENTRANCE LOCKSET – WITH A KEY AND UNIVERSAL BUTTON WHICH MAGNETIC PADLOCK – A KIND OF LOCK WHICH OPENS BY USING THE
WHEN PUSHED STAYS PUT AND LOCKS THE DOOR. CORRESPONDING MAGNET WHICH GOES WITH IT.
BEDROOM LOCKSET – SAME AS THE ENTRANCE LOCKSET BUT SIMPLER HASPLOCK – A KIND OF HASP THAT HAS A BUILT-IN LOCKING DEVICE WHICH CAN BE
IN DESIGN. OPENED ONLY WITH A KEY.
TOILET LOCKSET – WITHOUT A KEY HAS A BUTTON THAT IS PUSHED TO BORED LOCK – A LOCK INTENDED FOR INSTALLATION IN A CIRCULAR HOLE IN A DOOR.
LOCK INSIDE.
CREMONE BOLT – USED TO FASTEN UPPER AND LOWER DOOR.
KIND OF LOCKSET:
DEAD BOLT – A TYPE OF DOOR LOCK, THE BOLT, WHICH IS SQUARE IN SECTION IS
INTEGRAL LOCK – A TYPE OF MORTISE LOCK HAVING ITS CYLINDER IN OPERATED BY THE DOOR KEY OR A TURN PIECE.
THE KNOB.
TYPES OF AUTOMATIC DOOR CLOSER:
CYLINDER LOCK – A BORED LOCK WHICH HAS A CYLINDRICAL CASE
INTO WHICH A SEPARATE LATCH CASE FITS. PNEUMATIC TYPE
LATCH – A SIMPLE FASTENING DEVISE HAVING A LATCH BOLT, BUT NOT A DEAD BOLT SEMI-CONCEALED OVERHEAD TYPE
CONTAINS NO PROVISIONS FOR LOCKING WITH A KEY.
CONCEALED TYPE
NIGHT LATCH – KEY OPERATED LATCH WITH SAFETY PIN.
RABBETED LOCK – A LOCK OR LATCH IN WHICH THE FACE IS FLUSH WITH THE FLUSH
RABBET ON A RABBETED DOOR JAMB.
OVERLAPPING
ROLLER LATCH – A TYPE OF DOOR LATCH HAS A ROLLER UNDER SPRING TENSION
INSTEAD OF A BEVELED SPRING BOLT, THE ROLLER ENGAGES A STRIKE PLATE,
HAVING A RECESS FORMED TO RECEIVE. OFFSET
SCREEN DOOR LATCH – A SMALL LOCKING OR LATCHING DEVICE USED ON SCREEN BUTT HINGES
DOORS AND GENERATED BY A KNOB OR LEVER HANDLE, SOMETIMES EQUIPPED WITH
A DEAD BOLT. COMMON BUTT
HASP – A FASTENING DEVICE CONSISTING OF A LOOP OR STAPLE AND A SLOTTED LOOSE PIN
HINGE PLATE NORMALLY SECURED WITH A PADLOCK.
T-HINGE SCREW-IN KNOB
MAGNETIC CATCH – A DOOR CATCH FLAT THAT USES A MAGNET TO FINISHING NAIL WITHOUT HEAD AND FOR BETTER APPEARANCE
HOLD THE DOOR IN A CLOSED POSITION.
TYPES OF KNOBS:
OTHER COMMON HAMMER DRIVEN FASTENER
SCOTCH NAILS BRADS FLAT SQUARE NUT
CLASSIFIED BY GAUGE (DIAMETER), LENGTH, HEAD TYPE, AND METALLIC ACORN NUT
MAKE-UP.
T – NUT
TYPES OF SCREW HEAD
KNURLED NUT
FLAT HEAD SCREW
WING NUT
OVAL HEAD SCREW
L-BRACKET
COUNTER SUNK
BOLTS HAVE THREADED SHAFTS THAT RECEIVE NUTS. TO USE THEM, A HOLE HOPPER WINDOW – A WINDOW SASH WHICH OPENS INWARD AND ITS HINGED AT
IS DRILLED, PUSHING A BOLT THROUGH AND ADDING A NUT. THE BOTTOM.
BOLTS TIGHTENED WITH SCREW WHILE HOLDING THE NUT WITH A WRENCH. ORIEL WINDOW – A PROJECTED WINDOW BEYOND BUILDING WALL CARRIED BY A
CORBEL.
NUTS
BATTEN DOOR - A DOOR W/OUT STILES WHICH IS COSTRUCTED OF VERTICAL PARQUET – INLAID WOOD FLOORING USUALLY SET IN SIMPLE GEOMETRIC
BOARDS HELD TOGETHER BY HORIZONTAL BATTENS. PATTERN.
STILE – VERTICAL FRAMES OF PANELLED DOOR. VINYL TILE – A FLOOR TILE COMPOSED PRINCIPALLY OF POLYVINYL CHLORIDE.
TRANSOM – WINDOW OVER A DOOR. BEVEL – THE ANGLE WITH ONE SURFACE OF A BODY MAKES WITH ANOTHER
SURFACE WHEN THEY ARE NOT AT RIGHT ANGLE.
DOOR JAMB – FINISHED FRAME SURROUNDING A DOOR.
CHASE – A CONTINOUS RECESS BUILT INTO A WALL TO RECEIVE PIPES, DUCTS,
ETC.
ANCHOR BOLT – A STEEL BOLT USUALLY FIXED IN ABUILDING STRUCTURE WITH
ITS THREADED PORTION PROJECTING.
GYPSUM BOARD – MATERIAL USED IN DRYWALL CONSTRUCTION.
PLATE BOLT – A BOLT IN A BUILDING FOUNDATION WHICH SECURES THEPLATE OR
SILL. PLOUGH – A GROOVE EXTENDED ALONG THE EDGE OR FACE OF THE WOOD
MEMBER BEING CUT PARALLEL TO GRAIN.
MACHINE BOLT – A THREADED BOLT HAVING A STRAIGHT SHANK AND A
CONVENTIONAL HEAD SUCH AS A SQUARE, HEXAGONAL, BUTTON OR BUILDING PROTECTION
COUNTERSANK.
PREVENTIONS
CARRIAGE BOLT – A BOLT WITH NECK FOR NON-RATATING MOUNTING.
WATERPROOFING – A METHOD OF PROTECTING SURFACES AGAINST THE
LAG SCREW – COMMON HARDWARE FASTENER FOR TRUSS BRACES. DESTRUCTIVE EFFECTS OF WATER.
KNOB BOLT – A DOOR LOCK WITH A SPRING BOLT CONTROLLED BY ONE OR BOTH DAMP-PROOFING – PROTECTION FROM THE OUTSIDE IS PROVIDED BY WATER
KNOBS AND DEAD BOLT CONTROLLED BY AKEY. REPELLENT MATERIALS WHICH TURN WATER ASIDE AND FORCE IT TO RETURN TO
THE EARTH. THE DAMPNESS THAT SOMETIMES OCCURS INSIDE THE BUILDING
CAN BE CAUSED BY PENETRATION OF MOISTURE FROM THE OUTSIDE OR BY
BACKSET – THE HORIZONTAL DISTANCE FROM THE FACE OF A LOCK OF LATCH TO CONSIDERATION OF WATER VAPOR GENERATED ON THE INSIDE.
THE CENTER OF THE KNOB OR LOCK CYLINDER.
CANOPIES
RATPROOFING – A METHOD OF PROTECTING ROOMS AGAINST THE INTRUSION
OF RATS AND OTHER SMALL DESTRUCTIVE ANIMALS FROM GNAWING THE
WOODEN PARTS OF THE HOUSE, HABITATING ON CEILINGS AND FLOORS OF BASEMENT FLOOR AND WALLS
HOUSES AND BUILDINGS.
ELEVATOR PITS
RUSTPROOFING – A METHOD OF PROTECTING THE FERROUS MATERIALS LIKE
STEEL, IRON FROM RUSTING OR CORROSION. SWIMMING POOL
FLOOR PROTECTION – WHEN FLOORS ARE SUBJECTED TO WEAR AND TEAR, OR MACHINE ROOMS, AIR CON & PUMP ROOMS
FROM CHEMICAL ABRASIONS AND HEAVY USE, A SPECIAL KIND OF MATERIAL
SHOULD BE USED TO PROTECT THE FLOORING.
REFRIGERATION & COLD STORAGE ROOMS
DESCALERS, PAINT AND CHEMICAL STRIPPERS – WHEN AN OLD HOUSE HAVING
OLE PAINT IS IN NEED OF REPAINTING, PAINT REMOVER IS APPLIED TO THE THREE TYPES OF WATERPROOFING:
SURFACE WHICH SOFTENS AND LIFTS THE PAINT. FOR CLEANING OF BUILDINGS
FROM STAINS, RUST, ALGAE OR EVEN CEMENT BUILD UP FROM FORMS OR
INTEGRAL TYPE – MEDIUM IN POWDER FORM IS ADDED
EQUIPMENT, ETC. A CHEMICAL STRIPPER OR DESCALER IS USED.
AND MIXED WITH THE AGGREGATES OF CONCRETE. IN THIS CASE, ONE
PACK OF USUALLY .908 KILOS IS ADDED TO ONE BAG OF KILOS CEMENT.
CONTROL, PROTECT AND MANAGE – FOR BUILDINGS THAT NEED TOTAL SOME OF THE KNOWN BRANDS ARE SAHARA AND SAKURA.
CONTROL OF THE INCOMING AND OUTGOING INDIVIDUALS FOR THE PROTECTION
OF THE BUILDING AS A WHOLE FROM ROBBERS, STEALERS, ETC. THERE ARE SO
MEMBRANE TYPE – RECOMMENDED FOR USE WHERE
MANY EQUIPMENTS WHICH CAN BE INSTALLED.
DIRECT RAIN, OR STANDING WATER ARE EMINENT, THERE ARE ABOUT 14
USES. THE MATERIALS USED DEPENDING ON THE MANUFACTURER IS
THIS IS APPLIED ON THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: EITHER ASPHALT PAPER LAID WITH HOT ASPHALT, IMPREGNATED
ASBESTOS FELT, SOMETIMES THICK POLYETHYLENE SHEETS IS ALSO
USED. OTHER MATERIALS ARE PERFORMED SELF SEALING ASPHALT.
ROOF DECKS
MINIMUM STRETCH AND SHRINKAGE OR WETTING OR DRYING THESE ARE MATERIALS WHICH EFFECTIVELY RETARD OR STOP THE FLOW OF WATER
WHICH MEANS MINIMUM DISTORTION. VAPOR AND NORMALLY ARE PRODUCED IN SHEETS OR THIN LAYERS. VAPOR
BARRIERS SHOULD BE INSTALLED ON THE WARM SIDE OF THE INSULATION. THEY
LOSES STRENGTH SLOWLY WHILE AGING. SHOULD BE CONTINUOUS SURFACES OF ASPHALT OR WAX COATED PAPER,
ALUMINUM, OR OTHER METAL FOIL SHEETS OR POLYETHYLENE FILM. THEY CAN BE
ATTACHED TO THE INSULATION AS PART OF THE MANUFACTURED PRODUCT OR
EXCELLENT RESISTANCE TO “BURNOUT” IN HOT CLIMATE. INSTALLED SEPARATELY IN OR ON THE WARM SIDE OF THE WALL, FLOOR, OR
CEILING. THEY MUST BE CONTINUOUS AND ALLOW NO OPENINGS THROUGH WHICH
VAPOR MAY PASS. ALTHOUGH ASPHALT PAPER IS A GOOD MOISTURE BARRIER, IT IS
RAT RESISTANT.
NOT A VAPOR BARRIER, AND SHOULD BE USED ON THE OUTSIDE OF A BUILDING FOR
THAT PURPOSE.
ORGANIC:
MATERIALS USED AS VAPOR BARRIERS:
ORGANIC FELTS – COMPOSED OF FIBROUS ORGANIC MATERIALS.
SUBJECT TO DETERIORATION BY OXIDATION AND TO WICKING.
POLYETHYLENE FILM – THIS IS CHEMICALLY INERT PLASTIC,
UNAFFECTED BY ACIDS, ALKALIS AND CAUSTICS, PRODUCED IN ROLLS
DIFFERENT EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION PROPERTIES FROM OF 3 TO 20 FT. WIDE. COMMON THICKNESSES ARE 2,3,4 AND 6 MIL (1MIL
FINISHING PLIES. = .001 IN.) THIS FILM IS USEFUL NOT ONLY AS VAPOR BARRIER FOR
WALLS, CEILINGS AND FLOORS BUT ALSO AS A BARRIER TO PREVENT
THE PASSAGE OF MOISTURE FROM THE EARTH UPWARD THROUGH A
MAXIMUM STRETCH AND SHRINKAGE ON WETTING AND DRYING WHICH CONCRETE SLAB LAIN ON THE GROUND. POLYETHYLENE FILM CAN BE
MEANS MAXIMUM DISTORTION. APPLIED VERTICALLY IN 36 IN. WIDE STRIPS TO STUDDING ON 16 IN.
CENTERS WITH A FULL OVERLAP ON ALTERNATE STUDS. FILMS ARE
LOSES STRENGTH RAPIDLY WHILE AGING. STAPLED TO STUDS. OVERLAPS AND EXTENSIONS TO FLOORS AND
WALLINGS SHALL BE 6 IN.
IN COLD WEATHER, WE ARE INTERESTED IN TRANSFERRING HEAT FROM FURNACES, FOAMED CONCRETE
RADIATORS, HEATING PANELS, INTO VARIOUS ROOMS OF OUR BUILDINGS. AT THE
SAME TIME WE ARE INTERESTED IN PREVENTING THAT HEAT FROM BEING CELLULAR HARD RUBBER
TRANSFERRED FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING TO THE OUTSIDE.
ALL OF THESE ARE DONE BY THE JUDICIOUS USE OF MATERIALS WHICH IS BEST RIGID INSULATION- WHICH ARE IMPERVOUS TO MOISTURE
PREVENT THE TRANSFER OF HEAT, THIS WE CALL THERMAL INSULATION. PENETRATION RESULTING FROM CONTINUOUS CONTACT WITH
THE EARTH AND MOISTURE ARE PARTICULARLY USEFUL AS
PERIMETER INSULATION.
KINDS OF THERMAL INSULATION
REFLECTIVE INSULATION
LOOSE FILL – THIS BULKY AND DIVIDED INTO:
ALUMINUM FOIL
FIBROUS TYPE
REFLECTIVE INSULATION
FIBROUS LOOSE FILL
SHEET FOIL
GRANULE
CORKBOARD
SPRAYED-ON-INSULATIONS – MATERIALS USED ARE POLYURETHANE FOAM FINE GRAINED SOIL – IF THE PARTICLES ARE TOO SMALL TO BE SEEN.
ASBESTOS FIBER MIXED WITH INORGANIC BINDERS, VERMICULITE AGGREGATE
WITH A BINDER SUCH AS PORTLAND CEMENT OR GYPSUM AND PERLITE
AGGREGATE USING GYPSUM AS A BINDER. MACHINES ARE USED FOR BLOWING SILT
THESE INSULATIONS INTO PLACE; AS A RESULT THE SHAPE OR IRREGULARITY OF
THE SURFACE BEING INSULATED IS OF LITTLE CONSEQUENCE. CLAY
LARGER THAN A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE, IT IS NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THE SOIL AND 2. CONCRETE
WATER CONDITION BENEATH THE SITE.
3. STEEL
METHOD OF SOIL TESTING:
TIMBER – CANNOT RESIST HIGH STRESSES DUE TO HARD DRIVING THAT IS REQUIRED TO
1. DIGGING TEST PITS – ARE USEFUL WHEN FOUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED TO PENETRATE HIHLY RESISTANT LAYER OF SOIL. THE TIP OF THE TIMBER PILE WHICH
EXTEND DEEPER THAT ABOUT 8 FEET WHICH IS THE MAXIMUM PRACTICAL COULD BE EASILY DAMAGED IS PROTECTED BY THE USE OF STEEL SHOES, ON THE
REACH OF SMALL EXCAVATION MACHINE. OTHERHAND THE BUTT IS ALSO PROVIDED WITH AN AMPLE PROTECTION BY THE USE OF
CUSHION BLOCK.
2. TEST BORING – BORING WITH STANDARD PENETRATION TESTS CAN GIVE AN
INDICATION OF THE BEARING CAPACITY OF THE SOIL BY THE NUMBER OF
BLOWS OF A STANDARD DRIVING HAMMER REQUIRED TO ADVANCE A
SAMPLING TUBE INTO THE SOIL BY A FIXED AMOUNT.
CONCRETE PILES ARE CLASSIFIED INTO TWO TYPES:
TYPES OF SOILS:
1. CAST-IN-PLACE
SAND – IF THE PARTICLE SEEN BUT ARE TOO SMALL TO BE PICKED UP. DIFFERENT METAL PILES:
H-BEARING PILES Banisters ---------------------------- Barandil Filler -----------------------
Tapal, Dagdag
BOS PILES
Barrel Bolt -------------------------- Trankilya Floor Joist -----------------
Soleras
RAIL PILES
Cement --------------------------- Semento Hand rail ----------------- Crushed Stone ------------------- Eskombro Lean to roof ------------- Sibe
Gabay
Diagonal Brace ------------------ Sinturon Level ---------------------
Cement Brick -------------------- Ladrilyo Head ---------------------- Lebel
Sombrero
Door ------------------------------- Pinto Machine Bolt
Cement Tiles --------------------- Baldosa Hinge --------------------- ----------- Peirno Pasante
Bisagra
Door Fillet ------------------------ Batidora Mason -------------------
Chain bolt ------------------------ Baral de Kadena Hip roof ------------------ Kantero
Kuatro Aguas
Door Head ------------------------ Sombrero (Pintuan) Masonry -----------------
Collar ----------------------------- Sinturon Horizontal Stud -------- Kanteria
Trabe-Anzo
Door Jamb ------------------------ Hamba Pintuan Masonry Fill ------------
Column --------------------------- Kolumna,Haligue Inch ----------------------- Lastilyas
Pulgada
Drawbore Pin or Drawpin ------ Punsol Meter ---------------------
Concrete -------------------------- Konkreto Jamb ---------------------- Metro
Hamba
Mitre or Miter -------------------- Canto Mesa Septic Tank ------------- Poso
Concrete Slab -------------------- Larga Masa Joist ----------------------- Negro
Suleras
Mixture of Sand & Gravel ------ Lastilyas Shape -------------------- Korte
Concrete Beam ------------------ Biga Kingpost
----------------- Pendolum
Mortar ----------------------------- Paupo Sheet
--------------------- Plantsa
Conductor ------------------------ Alulod Laborer
------------------- Piyon
Mortar Joists ---------------------- Kostura Shower -------------------
Dutsha
Contractor ------------------------ Kontratista Landing ------------------
Mesa Pahingahan
Moulding -------------------------- Moldura Sidings -------------------
Tabika
Nailers ----------------------------- Pamakuan Sink ----------------------- Pendulum (King Post) ------------ Pendulon Stud (horizontal) ---------
Prigadero Pabalagbag
Nail -------------------------------- Pako Sketch Plan Pickwork --------------------------- Piketa Temper (metal
-------------- Krokis work)----- Suban, Subuhan
Nail Setter ------------------------ Punsol Slab (rough) -------------- Piglead ------------------------------ Tingga, Estopa Thread ---------------------
Larga Masa Roskas
Newel Post ----------------------- Tukod Slope Plain G.I. sheet -------------------- Yiero Liso Galbanisado Tinsmith -------------------
---------------------- Bahada Latero
Nut --------------------------------- Tuerka Solder --------------------- Plain G.I. Strap -------------------- Lingueta Tinsmithing ---------------
Hinang Lateria
Nicolite Bar ----------------------- Estanyo Solder Bar ---------------- Plank Board ------------------------ Senepa Top Chord ---------------- Kilo,
Estaniyo Tahilan
Oakum ----------------------------- Estopa Spacing ------------------- Plaster ------------------------------- Palitada Transom ------------------
Biento Espeho
Open Stringer --------------------- Hardinera Split Knob ---------------- Plastered Course ------------------- Kusturada Tread
Poleya ---------------------- Baytang, Perdano
Over Hand or Projector ---------- Bolada Stairs ---------------------- Plug ---------------------------------- Tapon Trellise
Hagdanan -------------------- Pergola
Panel -------------------------------- Bandeha Stringer (open) ----------- Plumber ----------------------------- Tubero Varnished -----------------
Hardinera Varnisado
Panellee Door ---------------------- De Bandeha Stringer -------------------- Plumb Line ------------------------- Hulog Vertical Stud
Madre, Madrina -------------- Pilarete
Pattern ------------------------------ Plantilya Stucco --------------------- Post ---------------------------------- Poste, Haligue Wainscoating Tiles -------
Palitada Asolehos
Pea Gravel ------------------------- Grabita Stud (vertical)------------- Projection --------------------------- Bolada Washer ---------------------
Pilarete Pitsa, Tsapa
Purlins ------------------------------- Reostra Water Closet --------------
Inidoro
Bintana
Silipan