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1. 140 mm Actualy thickness of a 150mm CMU 32. 30 Min length of structural steel in feet
(in mm)
33. 4x8 Dimension of welded wjre fabric jn feet
2. 12.5 Number of CMU blocks per square
34. 1/8 Min diameter of welded wire mesh
meter
35. Chip door Aka hidden/secret door
3. Roderang Bakal (steel Used to finish a smooth plastered
trowel) surface 36. 32 Min width if pre-painted GI corrugated
roofing sheet (in inches)
4. Roderang Kahoy Used to finish a rough plastered
(wooden trowel) surface 37. 8 ft Max length if itdinary GI corrugated
roofing
5. Tansi (nylon) used to represent column gridlines
during stakeout 38. 2-3 cubic meter Capacity of elf truck

6. 4 gallons 1 tin of paint = 39. Rebocada Primer coat of plastering work

7. #120 Which has smoother grit, #100 or 40. 6 1/4" = ___ mm

#120? 41. 16 5/8"= ___mm
8. 40 Bag of cement in kg 42. 10 3/8"= ___mm
9. 1 Bag of cement in cu ft 43. 22 7/8"= ___mm
10. arbitrary Common type of concete 44. 4.5 3/16" = ___mm
proportioning
45. Slump Test Determines the consistency of concrete.
11. Anodized Mill finish of aluminum sections
46. 1:3 Standard mix proportion of plaster
12. 3/8" Min diameter of rebar used for
47. 2400 kg Weight of concrete per cubic meter
structural works
48. Putty Applied last before painting
13. 200 mm Minimum splice length
49. Clear top coat Applied after finish coat
14. 3 Minimum number of longitudinal
bars in a wall footing 50. QDE Paint commonly used for metal gates
15. Glazing putty Used to fix a glass on a steel 51. To avoid buckling Purpose of rebars on a masonry wall
window sash 52. Wide varieties of Produced on continuous process of cold
16. Diamond cutter Used to cut glass steel rolled and hot rolled steel

17. 12mm Thickness of solid surface 53. 6-7 cubic feet Capacity of 1 bagger concrete mixer
18. 1/8" Minimum thickness of plywood 54. 20 ft Length of stainless steel tubing
19. 3/4" Max thickness of plyboard 55. Tempered Strengthened glass
20. Square feet Commercial unit of glass 56. 2 Material test results should be kept for
how many years
21. meter BOQ unit of glass
57. Owner Approves material specs
22. Architect Prepares the BOQ
58. Specs Conflict between plans and specs, which
23. Contractor Prepares the BOM
will govern?
24. 4x8 Dimension of MDF by feet
59. Long span sheets Has a 10 year warranty
25. 4x8 Dimension of plywood by feet
60. Roof deck Has a 5 year warranty
26. Spray gun Paint tool for stucco finish waterproofing
27. 4" Minimum length of baby roller 61. Acrylic Most common plastic for advertising
28. Mortar gun Used to apply texture paint 62. Melamine Which is not a thermoplastic
29. Bolada Filipino term for building 63. Long time for What happens when enamel is applied
projections paint to adhere to metals
30. Tisa Filipino term for clay tile roofing 64. Fluid applied Not a type of waterproofing
31. Ton or kg Commercial unit of quantity of 65. Gypsum Not a substitute for plastic laminates
structural steel
66. Hardboard Which has no melamine form 92. Gabion A wire basket filled with rocks or stones
used for stabilising slopes and protecting
67. 1/8 Min thickness of float glass
the base of cliffs in areas of coastal
68. CHB Appropriate material for a vacation house erosion.
situated in a remote area
93. 30 Apply termiticide _______ mins before
69. 1.5mm Thickness of Ga. 16 concrete pouring
70. 0.45mm Thickness of Ga. 26 roofing sheet 94. Hexaflumuron Insect growth regulator used in the bait
71. 6x12 Dimension of standard concrete test cylinder system of termite-proofing; by Sentricon

72. 4x8 Dimension of sub-standard concrete test 95. Asphaltic Concrete with asphalt as binding element
cylinder concrete

73. 220 Estimated number id 6" CHB for a 5 x 3.5 M 96. Vitomol Cold mix asphaltic concrete
wall 97. Asphalt Compacted gravel with asphalt as top
74. Plastering Has the same area for application macadam layer and binder
of wall, 98. Asphalt For contour correcting of existing
painting of overlay pavement
wall
99. Hot Mix More durable kind of asphalt
75. Plasolux Highest cost per gallon Asphalt
76. Corrugated Cheapest per piece 100. Quick lime Slaked/hydrated lime
GI sheet
101. Type 1 Normal; for general construction
77. Romblon Cheapest marble Portland
78. Cull Term for unacceptable building material Cement

79. White Color code of PS 230 reinforcing bar 102. Type 2 Moderate; resistant to sulfate action; for
Portland large piers and retaining walls
80. 300 Minimum waterproofing return for roof decks
Cement
with parapet
103. Type 3 High early strength; fast curing; for early
81. Plastic Water content at which soil begins to crumble
Portland removal of formworks or cold-weather
Limit
Cement construction
82. Fill soil, crushed stone, and sand used to raise an
104. Type 4 Low heat, surface resisting, for massive
materials existing grade, or as a man-made-deposit;
Portland structures like dams
generally used under footings, pavers, or
Cement
concrete slabs on grade
105. Type 5 Heavy sulfate resistance
83. 3 Number of seconds per immersion point of the
Portland
needle vibrator
Cement
84. Boulder AASHTO classification for rocks >300mm
106. White/stainless Cement free of iron or impurities
85. Cobble AASHTO classification for rocks 76mm-300mm cement
86. Gravel AASHTO classification for rocks 4.75mm-75mm 107. Pozzolanic Cement with volcanic ash, slag cement
87. Plasticity a range of moisture in which a soil remains in a cement
Index plastic state while passing from a semisolid 108. inversely Relationship of strength with water-cement
state to a liquid state proportional ratio
88. Fill Used to raise an existing grade 109. Arbitrary Most common concrete proportioning
materials
110. Class AA 1:1.5:3 for underwater or retaining walls
89. Fill "Escombro" concrete
materials proportioning
90. Borrow Fill Banda y banda or escombro 111. Class A 1:2:4 for slabs, beams, columns, walls and
91. Riprap Constructed layer of stone to prevent erosion concrete stairs
proportioning
112. Class B 1:2.5:5 for footings, slabs on fill and walls 133. Primer "Pondo"
concrete thicker than 4"
134. Concrete Applied before painting to balance
proportioning
lazonizer alkalinity
113. Class C 1:3:6 for plantboxes or non-critical
135. Latex Cheapest paint option for repainting of
concrete
ceiling
proportioning
136. Gypsum putty Putty for drywall
114. Class D 1:3.5:7 for mass concrete works
concrete 137. Acrytex Textured paint from Boysen
proportioning 138. Textured paint Kind of paint that is good for exterior and
115. 1 bag of 1 cubic foot for hiding imperfections
cement = 139. Vinegar or Used to minimize odor of epoxy flooring
116. 30 Delivery of concrete from mixer to forms charcoal
should not exceed ___ mins. 140. New "Basal"
117. Drum mixer Most common type of concrete mixer construction

118. Time, 3 main factors of concrete curing 141. Drawing index Composed of the drawing title and scale
temperature, 142. Pull strings "Batak ng tansi"
moisture
143. Plumb "Hulog"
119. Admixtures Materials that are added to a concrete mix
144. Superstructure something built on top of something else;
to change certain properties of the concrete
the part of the building that was built on
such as retarding setting time, reducing
top of the foundation or base
water requirements, or making the concrete
easier to work with. 145. Foundation The natural material on which the
bed construction rests
120. Brand of Florhard
concrete 146. Grade beam Part of a foundation system which supports
hardener the exterior walls of a superstructure and
bears directly on the column footing
121. Non-staining Used to cure floor hardener
curing paper 147. Footing tie a structure used to distribute horizontal
beam forces to other pile caps or footings
122. Lacquer Fastest drying putty
putty 148. Foundation The part of the structure, typically below
Walls grade, upon which all other construction is
123. Gypsum Slowest drying putty
built.
putty
149. Anywhere Where to bore for soil boring tests
124. Lacquer Putty with strongest odor
putty and 150. Triangle within Usual positioning of bores for soil boring
body filler footprint test
(Polituff) 151. Allowable maximum unit pressure a foundation is
125. Gypsum and Putty with least irritating odor bearing permitted to impose vertically or laterally
patching capacity on the soil mass
compound 152. Shearing Ability to resist displacement when an
126. Automotive Paint with strongest odor strength external force is applied
acrylic 153. Clay and silt Cohesive soils
127. Flat/Gloss Paint with least odor 154. Frictional soils Sand and gravel
Latex
155. Water table Level beneath which has groundwatwr
128. Pigment Solid component of paint
156. Pit with How to dig cohesionless soils
129. Vehicle Liquid component of paint slanted sides
130. Fulatite Brand of plastic wood, wood filler 157. Standard measure of density of granular soils and the
131. Stripsol Brand of paint stripper Penetration consistency of some clays
Test
132. Enamel Type of paint that can't be sprayed
158. 3 Minimum points for penetration test 184. Ridge Topmost part of roof, usually where two
roofs converge
159. Geotechnical Performs standard penetration tests and
Engineer signs soil test reports 185. Roof Beam Supports a roof
160. Excavating Digging earth to make space for 186. Truss or rafter Supports the roofing material
foundation
187. Purlins For mounting the roofing material
161. Rear or area Best place to excavate first
188. Soffit/invert Area under the eave.
farthest from a
street 189. Monitor Roof above another roof for ventilation

162. Soil Stabilization Process of compacting the soil on which 190. Gas station Project most suitable for butterfly roof
the structure rests on 191. Bird's mouth Joint used to connect a rafter and a roof
163. Civil code Contains protection of adjoining beam
structures 192. Hold down Steel used to connect a rafter and a roof
164. PE sheet Used to cover and retain soil on plate beam
excavation sides 193. 10 Number of corrugations per corrugated
165. Diaphragm mode Shoring used as foundation roofing sheet

166. Shotcrete The placing of concrete using pneumatic 194. 0.45 mm Gauge 26 roofing
pressure of dry mix concrete or mortars 195. 0.61 mm Gauge 24 roofing
167. Embodied The total energy (or carbon footprint) 196. 0.75 mm Gauge 22 roofing
energy required to produce a product.
197. 0.90 mm Gauge 20 roofing
168. 40 db Splicing for footing bars
198. 1.2 mm Gauge 18 roofing
169. Anywhere Construction joint for footing
199. 1.5 mm Gauge 16 roofing
170. 40 mm Thickness of concrete spacer
200. Tekscrew a screw used to fasten metal roofing sheets
171. Hot air welding How to connect vinyl sheets to the purlins
172. Intensive and 2 kinds of green roofs 201. 0.60 m Purlin spacing
extensive
202. Purlin Where the gutter is attached
173. Don't increase What shouldn't happen when you
203. Fascia Covers roof framing/structure
dead load convert a roofdeck to a green roof?
204. Bottom to top Direction of roofing sheet installation
174. Well points Vertical pipes inserted to the ground
with mesh 205. Reglet devices that form slots in concrete for the
insertion of flashing.
175. Anywhere Where to put turf blocks
exposed to sun 206. Clay tile Oven baked tile roofing
(Tegola)
176. 1/3 top layer Where to put temp bars for concrete
SOG for road and pavements 207. 0.30 m Purlin distance for tile roofing

177. Seismic joint What joint to employ on the bridgeway 208. Asinto Steel Manufacturer of Coloroof
to an expansion building 209. Discolouration Disadvantage of fiberglass
178. Old to new Concrete pouring sequence of bridge 210. Less lapping Advantage of long span rib type roofing
connecting an old building to a new one
211. 10 years Warranty of long span rib type roofing
179. Control Joint A groove in a concrete structure made
to predetermine the location of cracks. 212. Valley Intersection of two roofs

180. Temperature Reason for hairline cracks 213. Gusset plate Plate used for steel to steel truss
connections
181. Sub base gave in Reason for broken concrete
214. Fish plate Plate used for wood to steel truss
182. Keyed joint Mortar joint between brick courses connections
183. 8" Length of dowel joint 215. Scab Plate used for wood to wood truss
connections
216. King Post A triangular frame formed by two inclined members joined at their apex and a horizontal tie beam that connects their
Truss lower ends; a vertical central strut extends from apex to tie beam
217. Queen A roof truss having two vertical posts between the rafters and the tie beam.
Post Truss
218. Howe A truss having upper and lower horizontal members, between which are vertical and diagonal members; the vertical
Truss members of the web take tension, and the diagonal members are under compression.
219. Pratt A type of truss with parallel chords, all vertical members in compression, and all diagonal members in tension. The
Truss diagonals slant toward the center