Building Technology

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 A wall jointly used by two parties under
easement agreement
 Fire block
 Party Wall
 Shear Wall
 Exterior Wall
 Type hinge containing one or more
springs, when a door is opened, the hinge
returns it to the open position
automatically, may act in one direction
only, or in both directions.
 Spring hinge
 Butt hinge
 Olive knuckle hinge
 Loose joint hinge
 A group of more-or-less transparent
liquids which are used to provide a
protective surface coating at the same
time they allow the original surface to
show but add a lustrous and glossy finish
to it
 Enamel
 Shellac
 Varnishes
 Fillers
 A soft mineral consisting of a hydrated
calcium sulfate from which gypsum
plaster is made (by heating); colorless
when pure used as a retarder in Portland
cement.
 Plywood
 Gypsum
 Hardboard
 Chipboard
 Basic ingredient in clay
 Metal
 Plastic
 Wood
 Brick
 A class of rock composed silica grains.
Colors include gray, buff, light brown and
red
 Limestone
 Granite
 Sandstone
 Marble
 A vent that does not serve as drain and is
located where if is not exposed to back up
waste from drainage pipe
 Dry Vent
 Air Vent
 Relief Vent
 Ventilation
 A vent installed so as to permit additional
circulation of air between the drainage
and vent system where the drainage
system might otherwise be air bound.
 Dry Vent
 Air Vent
 Relief Vent
 Ventilation
 Written or printed description of work to
be done describing the qualities of
materials and mode of construction.
 Specification
 Material Specifications
 Bid Bullet
 Punch list
 Additional information contract documents
 Specification
 Material Specifications
 Bid Bullet
 Punch list
 Given the span of the slab as 5.40 m of
18 ft. The depth of the girder shall be
__________.
 16 inches or .41 m
 15 inches or .38 m
 16 inches or .46 m
 16 inches or .30 m
 Given the depth of the girder mentioned
above, what shall be the size of its
breadth?
 10 inches or .25 m
 8 inches o .20 m
 9 inches o .23 m
 6 inches o .15 m
 Space in a building without a basement,
an unfinished accessible space below the
first floor which is usually less than a full
story height.
 Slab on fill
 Substructure
 Superstructure
 Crawl Space
 The ability of a material to fix itself and
cling to an entirely different material.
 Adhesiveness
 Elasticity
 Cohesiveness
 Flexibility
 The ability of particles of a material to
cling tightly to one another.
 Adhesiveness
 Elasticity
 Cohesiveness
 Flexibility
 Which of the following is not a nonferrous
metal?
 Aluminum
 Tin
 Led
 Steel
 A hard, brittle inorganic substance,
ordinarily transparent or translucent;
produced by melting a mixture of silica, a
flux and stabilizer.
 Brick
 Metal
 Glass
 Wood
 Materials used to reduce or stop the
penetration of moisture through the
concrete. Reduces permeability.
 Damproofers
 Water Reducing Admixtures
 Retarders
 Accelerators
 An admixture which is used to speed up
the initial set of concrete. Such a material
maybe added to the mix to increase the
rate of early-strength development for
several reasons
 Damproofers
 Water Reducing Admixtures
 Retarders
 Accelerators
 A traditional building material, it is easily
worked, has durability and beauty. It has
great ability to absorb shocks from
sudden load. In addition, wood has
freedom from rust and corrosion, is
comparatively light in weight, and is
adaptable to countless variety of purpose.
 Metal
 Brick
 Wood
 Plastic
 A mixture consisting of vehicles or binders,
with or without coloring pigments, adjusted
and diluted with correct amounts and
types of additives and thinners, which
when applied on a surface, forms as
adherent continuous film which provides
protection, decoration, sanitation,
identification and other functional
properties.
 Stickwell
 Thinner
 Sealant
 Paint
 Is a cellular framework of squared steel,
concrete, or timber members, assembled
in layers at right angles, and filled with
earth or stones.
 Bin Wall
 Riprap
 Cribbling
 Gabions
 Bigger than ceiling joist usually place
every 1.20m o.c.
 Nailers
 Bridging
 Ceiling rafters
 Girders
 Used for bearing walls of light buildings,
the height usually restricted to four
stories. Structural load bearing wall tile
are made in 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 in
thickness.
 Floor tile
 Fireproofing tile
 Load bearing wall tile
 Back-up tile
 What should be the maximum spacing of
stirrups applied if the depth of he girder is
0.40 m?
 4 inches
 8 inches
 10 inches
 12 inches
 A wall which separates two abutting living
units as to resist the spread of fire.
 Fire Block
 Party Wall
 Shear Wall
 Exterior Wall
 Measures the density of granular soils
and the consistency of some clay.
 Shearing Strength
 Maximum Dry Density
 SPT – Standard Penetration Test
 Allowable Bearing Capacity
 Materials often added to the concrete or
applied to the surface of freshly placed
concrete to produce some special result
 Retarders
 Concrete Additives
 Air-entraining agents
 Accelerators
 Which of the following is not a Sheet
Glass?
 Picture Glass
 Window Glass
 Heavy Sheet Glass
 Insulating Glass
 A door made 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.
 Roll-up door
 Panel door
 Flush door
 Overhead Swing-up door
 The minimum length of splice needed for
column.
 60 cm
 50 cm
 30 cm
 40 cm
 Minimum angle of inclination of an
escalator
 35 degree
 45 degree
 25 degree
 85 degree
 Which are timber, steel, or pre-cast planks
driven side by side to retain earth and
prevent water from seeping into the
exaction?
 Sheet piles
 Wales
 Rakers
 Lagging
 The main feed line of an electrical circuit
to which branch circuits are connected.
 Service Line
 Circuit Breaker
 Distribution Line
 Feeder line
 Are wooden sticks used as posts
sharpened at once end driven into the
ground to serve as boundaries?
 Stakes
 Batter Boards
 Ledger
 Brace or the Diagonal