BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
Selected Questions
1995-1996, 2004
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July 1, 1995
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18 Multiple Choice Questions
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1.
A brand name for aluminum
cladding is:
a) ALMOND
b) ALCOLIC
c) ALPOLIC
d) none of the above
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2.
Type of water pipe which can
be fused together by heat:
a) POLYPROPELENE
b) POLYETHELENE
c) POLYVINYL
d) POLYCARBONATE
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3.
TTC is an acronym for a
cabinet for:
a) transport
b) telephone
c) public address
d) INTERCOM
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4.
An external support built to
stabilize a structure by
opposing its outward thrusts:
a) column
b) brace
c) buttress
d) transverse arch
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5.
A subordinate vertical structure
terminating in a pyramid or
spire to add weight to a
buttress pier:
a) dome
b) gargoyle
c) dead weight
d) pinnacle
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6.
A vault having a circular cross
section that is larger at one end
than the other:
a) conical
b) barrel
c) rampant
d) anvular
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7.
Resembling glass, as in
transparency, hardness,
brittleness, luster, or having low
or no porosity:
a) polycarbonate
b) vitreous
c) homogenous
d) burnt
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8.
The property of light by which
colors of an object is classified
as heavy red, yellow, green, or
blue:
a) hue
b) chroma
c) value
d) color
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9.
One of the pair of opposing
colors on a color wheel
perceived as completing or
enhancing each other:
a) analogous
b) advancing
c) complementary
d) achromatic
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10. A narrow deposit of sealant
applied to a building joint:
a) bead
b) bond
c) filler
d) substrate
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11. A continuous separation
formed in concrete to form a
plane of weakness and thus
regulate amount of crashing.
a) control joint
b) contraction joint
c) expansion joint
d) isolation joint
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12. The projection of a figure or
form from the flat background
on which it is formed:
a) bas
b) applique
c) emboss
d) relief
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13. A steel rod serving as a king
post of a truss:
a) king rod
b) king bolt
c) truss rod
d) vertical rod
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14. A pitch truss having vertical
members in tension and
diagonal web membranes in
compression:
a) pratt
b) howe
c) warrren
d) fink
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15. A pitch truss having vertical
members in compression and
diagonal web membranes in
tension:
a) pratt
b) howe
c) warrren
d) fink
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16. Name of metal tile section of
DN Steel:
a) Intramuros
b) Madrid
c) Stile
d) Spanish
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17. Another name of BARREL clay
roof tile:
a) Pan tile
b) Tuscan tile
c) Mission tile
d) Spanish tile
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18. Distance of purlins for metal
roof tile.
a) 1000 mm
b) 300 mm
c) 100 mm
d) 500 mm
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8 Multiple Choice Questions
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June 2004
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1.
What landscape element is
also known as a “carpet”. It can
easily grow in weeks.
a) lawn
b) grass
c) sand dune
d) ridge
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2.
What is used to clean
efflorescence in bricks?
a) metal brush
b) muriatic acid
c) paint
d) hydrochloride
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3.
What do you call a window
attached to a roof?
a) lay light
b) day light
c) clerestory
d) dormer window
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4.
Name for a new type of marble
used in kitchen and bathroom
counters.
a) synthetic marble
b) granolithic marble
c) romblon
d) formica
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5.
Best kind of glass for mirrors,
windows, etc.
a) sheet
b) tempered
c) float
d) patterned
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6.
What kind of adhesive is used
in installing marble?
a) cement tile adhesive
b) grout
c) rubber cement
d) lime
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7. A yellowish substance used in
paints, inks, etc.
a) lacquer
b) linseed oil
c) flaxseed
d) linoleic acid
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8. Vertical, horizontal, diagonal
members used to support
formwork. Also allows workers
to pass through during
construction.
a) bolstering
b) shoring
c) scaffolding
d) frame
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23 Multiple Choice Questions
July 1, 1995
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1.
It is a special plate girder
consisting of tees, plates,
angles and multiple web:
a) box girder
b) hybrid girder
c) T-flange girder
d) bridging
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Hybrid Beam – a fabricated metal
beam composed of flanges with a
material of a specified minimum
yield strength different from that of
the web plate
or box beam; a hollow beam,
usually rectangular in section;
if fabricated of steel, the sides
are steel plates welded
together, or they may be
riveted together by steel
angles at the corners
a brace, or a system of braces,
placed between joists (or the
like) to stiffen them, to hold
them in place and to help
distribute the load
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2.
Longitudinal beams which rest
on top chord, and preferably at
the joints of the truss:
a) purlins
b) jack rafter
c) rafters
d) girders
a piece of timber laid
horizontally on the principal
rafters of a roof to support the
common rafters on which the
roof covering is laid
any rafter that is shorter than
the usual length of the rafters
used in the same building; esp.
occurs in hip roofs
one of a series of inclined
structural members from the
ridge of the roof down to the
eaves, providing support for
the covering of a roof
a large or principal beam of
steel, reinforced concrete or
timber; used to support
concentrated loads at isolated
points along its length
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3.
It is the general term applied
for all forces which act upon a
structure and anything else
which causes stresses or
deformation within a structure,
or part thereof:
a) loads
forces, or systems of forces
carried by a structure or a part
of a structure
b) none of the listed
c) reactions
d) unit weights
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4.
These members are inclined
joists used to support sloping
roofs:
a) plates
b) purlins
c) rafters
d) planks
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in wood frame construction,
horizontal boards or timbers
connecting and terminating
posts, joists, rafters, etc.
a piece of timber laid
horizontally on the principal
rafters of a roof to support the
common rafters on which the
roof covering is laid
one of a series of inclined
structural members from the
ridge of the roof down to the
eaves, providing support for
the covering of a roof
long, wide, square-sawn thick
piece of timber; specifications
vary but often the minimum
width is 8” (20 cm) and
thickness of 2” – 4” (5 to 10
cm) for softwood and 1” (2.5
cm) for hardwood
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5.
A three dimensional structural
system without the bearing
walls, composed of
interconnected members
laterally supported so as to
function as a complete selfcontained unit with or without
the aids of horizontal
diaphragms or floor-bracing
system:
a) box system
b) space frame
c) freeform
d) braced frame
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any three dimensional
structural framework (e.g., the
rigid frame of a multi-storey
building) as contrasted with a
plain frame all of whose
elements lie on the same
plane
the frame of a building in which
the resistance to lateral forces
or to frame instability is
provided by diagonal bracing,
K-bracing or other type of
bracing
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6. Concrete slab should have a
minimum clearance of:
a) 20 mm
b) 40 mm
c) 15 mm
d) 30 mm
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7. It is designed to resist lateral
forces parallel to the plane of
the wall:
a) bearing wall
b) curtain wall
c) grade wall
d) shear wall
a wall capable of supporting
an imposed load; also called a
structural wall or loadbearing
wall
in a tall building of steel-frame
construction, an exterior wall
that is non-loadbearing, having
no structural function
not defined
a wall which in its own plane
carries shear, resulting from
forces such as wind, blast or
earthquake
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8.
What is the appropriate
painting material type for wood
surfaces?
a) zinc chromate
b) alkyd
c) latex
d) polyurethane
or buttercup yellow, zinc
yellow; a bright yellow stable
pigment used in paints, esp. in
metal primers as a rustinhibiting pigment
uses an alkyd resin as the
vehicle for the pigment; an alkyd
resin is of a group of
thermoplastic synthetic resins
used in bonding materials, in
adhesives, and in paints and
varnishes
an emulsion of finely dispersed
particles of natural or synthetic
rubber or plastic materials in
water
an exceptionally hard and
wear-resistant paint or varnish
made by the reaction of
polyols with a multifunctional
isocyanate
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9. Commercially made corrugated
G.I. sheets, of gauge 26,
having standard corrugation
are coated o both sides with:
a) aluminum coating
b) laminations
c) paints
d) pure virgin spelter
aluminum powder – small flakes of
aluminum metal obtained by
stamping or ball milling foil in the
presence of a fatty lubricant, such
as stearic acid, which causes the
flakes to orient in a pattern to give
high brilliance; usually supplied in
paste form wetted with mineral
spirits
bonding together two or more layers
of materials, e.g., plywood, laminated
wood, etc.
liquid solutions of pigment in a
suitable vehicle of oil, organic solvent
or water; liquid when applied but dries
to form an adherent, protective and
decorative coating; often categorized
according to the solvent used for
thinning, e.g., water-thinned paint or
solvent-thinned paint
same as zinc; a hard bluish white
metal, brittle at normal temperatures,
very malleable and ductile when
heated; not subject to corrosion;
used for galvanizing sheet steel and
iron, in various metal alloys, and as
an oxide for white paint pigment
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10. Wood flooring finishing
material:
a) T & G wood planks
b) V-cut wood planks
c) gypsum board
d) ply board panel
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11. What hardware/material is
needed to fasten an asphalt
strip roof shingle on wooded
sheets/planks?
a) CW nail
b) staple wire
c) tekscrew
d) fin nail
common wire nail or common nail; a
cut or wire low carbon steel nail,
having a slender plain shank and a
medium diamond point; used in
work where finish is unimportant, as
in framing
material used for fastening building
paper, asphalt-prepared roofing, and
the like
roofing screw to fasten corrugated
metal roof to purlins
finishing nail; a slender nail made
from finer wire than the common
nail; has a brad-type head which
permits it to be set below the suface
of the wood, leaving only a small
hole which can be putted easily;
used in finishing work
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12. The time required for the
removal of formworks of a
concrete footing:
a) 24 hours
b) 36 hours
c) 48 hours
d) 12 hours
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13. Identify in illustration CMU-2,
which figure is a lintel block?
a) figure 4
b) figure 2
c) figure 1
d) figure 3
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14. Identify in illustration WJ-1,
which figure is a dado wood
joint?
a) figure 1
b) figure 4
c) figure 3
d) figure 2
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15. Wall partition wooden framing
is called:
a) joist
b) jambs
c) studs
d) nailers
one of a series of parallel
beams of timber, reinforced
concrete or steel used to
support floor and ceiling loads
and supported in turn by large
beams, girders or bearing walls
the vertical members at each
side of an opening such as a
doorframe, window frame or
fireplace
an upright post or support, esp.
one of a series of vertical
structural members which act
as the supporting elements in a
wall or partition
or nailing strip; a wood strip,
attached to a surface; used as
a base for nailing or fastening
another material
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16. How many corrugation is
required as the minimum side
lap of an ordinary standard G.I
sheet roofing?
a) 1 ½
b) 2 ½
c) 2
d) 1
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17. Identify in illustration T-4, which
letter in the target is a valley
jack rafter?
a) target B
b) target D
c) target C
d) target A
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18. What is the appropriate paint
material for G.I sheet roofing?
a) alkyd type
b) acrylic latex type
c) lacquer type
d) urethane
uses an alkyd resin as the
vehicle for the pigment; an alkyd
resin is of a group of
thermoplastic synthetic resins
used in bonding materials, in
adhesives, and in paints and
varnishes
a type of latex paint made of
acrylic resins; also called acrylic
latex paint. Acrylic resin is one
of a group of thermoplastic
resins made from esthers of
acrylic acid; exceptionally tough,
stable, resistant to chemicals,
and transparent; used as a
binder, in sheet form, as aircuring adhesive, and as the main
ingredient in some caulks and
sealants.
any glossy enamel which dries
quickly by evaporation of the
volatile solvents and diluents
polyurethane - an exceptionally
hard and wear-resistant paint or
varnish made by the reaction of
polyols with a multifunctional
isocyanate
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19. Identify in illustration CMU-3,
which figure is a Flemish
brickwork?
a) Figure 3
b) Figure 4
c) Figure 1
d) Figure 2
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20. Identify in illustration WJ-1,
which figure is a rabbet wood
joint?
a) Figure 1
b) Figure 2
c) Figure 3
d) Figure 4
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21. The paint finishing material of
long-span pre-painted roofing
sheet is:
a) acrylic paint
b) duco paint
a type of latex paint made of
acrylic resins; also called acrylic
latex paint. Acrylic resin is one
of a group of thermoplastic
resins made from esthers of
acrylic acid; exceptionally tough,
stable, resistant to chemicals,
and transparent; used as a
binder, in sheet form, as aircuring adhesive, and as the main
ingredient in some caulks and
sealants.
c) polyester paint
d) automotive paint
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polyester resin – one of a group
of synthetic resins which
undergo polymerization during
curing; advantageous because
high pressure is not required for
curing; has excellent adhesive
properties, high strength, good
chemical resistance; especially
used in laminating and
impregnating materials
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22. A common paint film defect
where progressive powdering
from the surface inward
occurs. It is called:
a) blistering
b) peeling
c) chalking
d) alligatoring
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small blisters, bubbles or
bulges in a plaster finish coat;
results from applying a finish
coat over too damp a base coat,
or from troweling on plaster too
soon; also called turtleback
a defect in a paint film or
plaster finish which causes the
film or finish to lose its
adhesion to the substrate, so
that it can be removed in strips
an upright post or support, esp.
one of a series of vertical
structural members which act
as the supporting elements in a
wall or partition
the splitting of a film of paint in
a pattern resembling an alligator
skin, caused by shrinkage of a
coat of paint applied over a
semi-plastic or thermoplastic
undercoat; also called
crocodiling
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23. Identify in illustration WJ-4,
which figure is a blind and
stub-mortise and tenon joint?
a) Figure 4
b) Figure 3
c) Figure 2
d) Figure 1
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23 Multiple Choice Questions
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1. In column, the ratio of its
effective length to its least radius
of gyration is called:
of a body around an axis, the
sum of the products obtained
by multiplying each element of
mass by the square of its
distance from the axis
a) Moment of Inertia
b) Development length
c) Slenderness ratio
the minimum length of straight
reinforcing bar which is
required to anchor it in
concrete
d) Ratio and proportion
of a column, the ratio of its
effective length to its least
radius of gyration
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2.
A joint where two successive
placement of concrete meet is
called:
a) Truss joint
b) Contraction joint
c) Construction joint
d) Expansion joint
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not defined
an expansion joint; a joint
between adjacent parts of a
structure which permits
movement between them
resulting from contraction
a joint where two successive
placements of concrete meet
a joint or gap between adjacent
parts of a building, structure or
concrete work which permits
their relative movement due to
temperature changes (or other
conditions) without rupture or
damage
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3. A wall which supports vertical
loads in addition to its weight
without the benefit of a
complete vertical load carrying
space frame is called:
a) Retaining wall
b) Curtain wall
c) Shearing wall
d) Bearing wall
a wall, either freestanding or
laterally braced, that bears
against an earth or other fill
surface and resists lateral and
other forces from the material
in contact with the side of the
wall, thereby preventing the
mass from sliding to a lower
elevation
in a tall building of steel-frame
construction, an exterior wall
that is non-loadbearing, having
no structural function
a wall which in its own plane
carries shear, resulting from
forces such as wind, blast or
earthquake
a wall capable of supporting an
imposed load; also called a
structural wall or loadbearing
wall
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4. The point in the moment
diagram at which the curvature
reverses as it changes from
concave to convex is called:
a) Point of deflection
b) Moment of Inertia
c) Point of Inflection
d) Magnitude
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of a body around an axis, the
sum of the products obtained
by multiplying each element of
mass by the square of its
distance from the axis
the point on the length of a
structural member subjected to
flexure at which the direction of
curvature changes and at which
the bending moment is zero
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5.
A type of concrete floor which
has no beam is called:
a) Flat slab
b) 2-way slab
c) one-way slab
d) Ribbed floor
a concrete slab which is
reinforced in two or more
directions, usually without
beams or girders to transfer
the loads to supporting
members
a concrete floor slab in which
the main reinforcement runs in
two directions
a rectangular reinforced
concrete slab which spans a
distance very much greater in
one direction than the other;
under these conditions, most of
the load is carried on the shorter
span
a floor of ribbed slab or panel;
a reinforced concrete panel
composed of a thin slab
reinforced by a system of ribs
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6. One-way concrete slab are used
when:
a) The slab is being supported
by two parallel beams
b) The slab has no cantilevered
portion
c) The concrete slab is reinforced
on the near bottom side
d) The concrete slab is sloping to
all side
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7.
The tendency for one part of
the beam to move vertically
with respect to an adjacent part
is called:
a) Shear
b) Moment
c) Force
d) Strength
a deformation (e.g., in a beam
or flexural member) in which
parallel planes slide relative to
each other so as to remain
parallel
the property by which a force
tends to cause a body, to which
it is applied, to rotate about a
point or line; equal in magnitude
to the product fo the force and
the perpendicular distance of the
point from the line of action of
the force
mass * acceleration
of a material, the capability of
the material to resist physical
forces imposed on it
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8.
Any material changes in shape
when subjected to the action of
a force is called:
a) Reflection
b) Deflection
c) Deformation
the change of direction which
a ray of light, sound or radiant
heat undergoes when it
strikes a surface
any displacement in a body
from its static position, or from
an established direction or
plane, as a result of forces
acting on the body
d) Acceleration
any change of form, shape or
dimensions produced in a body
by a stress or force, without
breach of the continuity of its
parts
the rate of change of the
velocity of a moving body
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Hooke’s law
9.
The greatest stress to which a
material is capable of
developing without a
permanent deformation
remaining upon the complete
release of stress is called:
a) Allowable stress
b) Moment of Inertia
c) Bending Stress
d) Proportional limit
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a law stating that the
deformation of an elastic
body is proportional to the
force applied, provided the
stress does not exceed the
elastic limit of the material
in the design of structures, the
maximum unit stress
permitted under working loads
by codes and specifications
of a body around an axis, the
sum of the products obtained
by multiplying each element of
mass by the square of its
distance from the axis
the greatest stress which a
material is capable of
sustaining without any
deviation from Hooke’s law
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Hooke’s law
10. The measure of the stiffness of
a material is called:
a) Effective length
b) Proportional limit
c) Stiffness ratio
d) Ratio and proportion
a law stating that the
deformation of an elastic
body is proportional to the
force applied, provided the
stress does not exceed the
elastic limit of the material
of a column, the distance
between inflection points of a
column when it bends
the greatest stress which a
material is capable of
sustaining without any
deviation from Hooke’s Law
the ratio of the force applied to
a structure (or a structural
element) to the corresponding
displacement
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11. The deformation of a structural
member as a result of loads
acting on it is called:
a) Strength
b) Strain
c) Stress
d) Deflection
of a material, the capability of
the material to resist physical
forces imposed on it
a change in the form or shape
of a body or material which is
subjected to an external force
the internal forces set up at a
point in an elastic material by
the action of external forces;
expressed in units of force per
unit area, e.g., pounds per
square inch or kilograms per
square millimeter
any displacement in a body
from its static position, or from
an established direction or
plane, as a result of forces
acting on the body
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12. Timber should have nominal
thickness measurement of:
a) 4 inches
b) 6 inches
Timber - a square sawn lumber
having: (USA) a minimum
dimension of 5”; (Brit. )
approximately equal cross
dimensions greater than 4” by
4 ½” (101.6 mm by 114.3 mm)
c) 3 inches
d) 5 inches
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13. Level tool is a:
a) Tool use for guiding and
testing the work to a vertical
and horizontal position
b) A tool for checking height
elevation
c) Tool use to check the water
level
d) The tool designated the
different ranking of tool
usage
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14. Steel square is a:
a) A small try square
b) Tool for testing and for
framing work
c) A steel square for use of
signage
d) Tool of the steelman
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15. The vertical surface on the face
of a stair step is called:
a) Stair clip
b) Stairhead
c) Nosing
d) Riser
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16. Tin shear is a:
a) Painter tool
Tin Shear – shear with a blunt
nose; used for cutting thin
sheet metal
b) Masonry tool
c) Tinsmithry tool
d) Electrical tool
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17. Wood board should have a
thickness specification of:
a) Not less than 2” thick x 5”
and up wide
Wood Board – lumber less than
2” (5 cm) thick and between 4”
(10 cm) and 12” (30 cm) in width;
a board less than 4” (10 cm) wide
may be classified as a strip
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
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18. Wood plank is a piece of
lumber that is:
a) 2” to 5” thick
b) 6” to 8” thick
Wood Plank – a long wide square
sawn thick piece of timber; the
specifications vary, but often the
minimum width is 8” (20 cm),
and the minimum thickness is 2
to 4” (5 to 10 cm) for softwood
and 1” (2.5 cm) for hardwood
c) 5” to 7” thick
d) 8” up thick
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19. A high-speed rotary shaping
hand power tool use to make
smooth cutting and curving on
solid wood is called:
a) Surface planer
b) Dado plane
c) portable hand router
d) Lathe machine
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Router – a machine tool having a
rapidly revolving vertical spindle
and cutter; used for routing,
cutting mortises, etc. A chisel
having a curved point; used for
cleaning out grooves, mortises,
etc.
Planer – a tool for smoothing
wood surfaces; consists of a
smooth sole plate, from the
underside of which projects
slightly the cutting edge of an
inclined blade; there is an
aperture in front of the blade for
the shavings to escape
Lathe – a machine for shaping
circular pieces of wood, metal,
etc., by rotating the material
about a horizontal axis while a
stationary tool cuts away the
excess material
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20. The major horizontal
supporting member of the floor
system is called:
a) Rafter
b) Girder
c) Purlin
d) Girt
one of a series of inclined
structural members from the
ridge of the roof down to the
eaves, providing support for
the covering of a roof
a large or principal beam of
steel, reinforced concrete or
timber; used to support
concentrated loads at isolated
points along its length
a piece of timber laid
horizontally on the principal
rafters of a roof to support the
common rafters on which the
roof covering is laid
a horizontal structural member
in the framing of a timberframed house supporting the
ends of the ceiling joists and
acting as the main horizontal
support for the floor above
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21. Wood defects are heart shake,
cup shake, star shake and:
a) Knots
b) Discoloration
c) Deterioration
d) Rotten
the hard cross-grained mass of
wood formed in a trunk at the
place where a branch joins the
trunk
any change in color from the
original color or the desired
color
same as disintegration; the
deterioration into small
fragments or particles
decomposition in wood by
fungi and other
microorganism; reduces in
strength, density and hardness
brown rot – is a fungus that
destroys wood cellulose, leaving
a brown powdery residue behind
white rot – is a type of decay in
wood caused by a fungus that
leaves a white residue
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22. 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
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23. The other kind of handsaw
other than rip-cut saw is:
a) Diagonal cut saw
b) Cross-cut
c) Circular saw
d) Coping saw
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1.
Walls that support weight from
above as well as their own
dead weight.
a) Load-bearing walls
b) Dead load
c) Shoring walls
a wall capable of supporting an
imposed load in addition to its
own weight
the weight of a structure itself,
including the weight of fixtures
or equipment permanently
attached to it
d) None of these
shore – a piece of timber to
support a wall, usually set
in a diagonal or oblique
position, to hold the wall in
place temporarily
shoring – a number of
shores acting collectively
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2.
It refers to the occupancy load
which is 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
the moving or movable external
load on a structure; includes the
weight of furnishings of a
building, of the people, of
equipment, etc. but does not
include wind load
the weight of a structure itself,
including the weight of fixtures
or equipment permanently
attached to it
a load acting on a very small
area of a structure
a load which acts evenly over a
structural member or over a
surface that supports the load
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3. 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
(1) the minimum length of
straight reinforcing bar or
reinforcing rod which is
required to anchor it in
concrete
(2) the length of embedded
reinforcement required to
develop the design strength at
a critical section
area of the section of any solid
object
of a column, the distance
between inflection points in the
column when it bends
not defined
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4. The amount of space measured
in cubic units:
a) None of these
b) Perimeter
1-D: sum length of all sides of an
enclosed shape
c) Volume
3-D: width x length x breadth
d) Area
2-D: width x length
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5. A bended rod to resist shear and
diagonal stresses in a concrete
beam is called:
a) Bottom bar
b) Stirrups
a reinforcing device to resist
shear and diagonal tension
stresses in a beam
c) Metal plate
d) temperature bar
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or temperature steel; steel
reinforcement which is placed in
a concrete slab, or the like, to
minimize the possibility of
developing cracks as a result of
temperature changes
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6.
Ratio of unit stress to unit strain:
a) Ratio and proportion
b) Moment of Inertia
c) Modulus of elasticity
d) Slenderness ratio
of a body around an axis, the
sum of the products obtained by
multiplying each element of
mass by the square of its
distance from the axis
in an elastic material which has
been subject to strain below its
elastic limit, the ratio of the unit
stress to the corresponding
unit strain
of a column, the ratio of its
effective length to its least
radius of gyration
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7. An expansion joint’s 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
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an expansion joint; a joint
between adjacent parts of a
structure which permits
movement between them
resulting from contraction
a joint where two successive
placements of concrete meet; a
separation provided in a
building which allows its
component parts to move with
respect to each other
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8. To find the volume of water in a
cylinder tank, multiply the area
of its base by its:
a) Diameter
b) Radius
c) Height
d) None of these
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9.
The most important component
to determine the strength of
concrete mix is:
a) Cement
b) Sand
c) Gravel
d) Lime
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10. The ultimate strength of the
material divided by the
allowable working load.
a) Maximum strength
b) Strength limit
c) Safety factor
d) None of these
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or factor of safety; the ratio of
the ultimate breaking strength of
a member or piece of material or
equipment to the actual working
stress or safe load when in use
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11. The stress per unit area of the
original cross section of a
material which resist its
elongation is:
a) Allowable stress
b) Tensile stress
c) Flexural stress
d) Bending stress
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in the design of structures, the
maximum unit stress permitted
under working loads by codes
and specifications
the stress per square unit area
of the original cross section of
a material which resists its
elongation
the stress that can cause the
bending of a member, as under
a load
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12. The force adhesion per unit
area of contact between two
bonded surface is:
a) Axial stress
b) Bond stress
c) Allowable stress
d) Flexural Stress
axial load, axial force; the
resultant longitudinal internal
component of force which acts
perpendicular to the cross
section of a structural member
and at its centroid, producing
uniform stress
the force of adhesion per unit
area of contact between two
bonded surfaces, such as
between concrete and a steel
reinforcing bar
in the design of structures, the
maximum unit stress permitted
under working loads by codes
and specifications
the stress that can cause the
bending of a member, as under
a load
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13. Jack rafter is used for:
a) Hip roof support
b) Cantilevered truss
c) Long span beam
d) None of these
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14. Another term for plaster board
is:
a) Block board
b) Concreting board
c) Form board
d) Gypsum board
or coreboard, Brit. battenboard;
a wood-base panel used in
plywood or laminated ocre
constructions; the core to which
faces are glued
or form liner, form lumber; a
board or a sheet of wood used in
formwork
or gypsum lath, board lath,
gypsum plasterboard, rock
lath; a base for plaster; a sheet
having a gypsum core, faced
with paper, which provides a
good bond for plaster
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15. The total of all tread widths on
a stair is called:
a) Total riser
b) Total run
c) Winder
d) None of these
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16. The face or front elevation of a
building.
a) Façade
b) Front view
c) Faceplate
d) Front approach
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the exterior face of a building
which is the architectural front,
sometimes distinguished from
the other faces by elaboration of
architectural or ornamental
details
any protective plate, such as an
escutcheon or the plate over a
mortised lock
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17. Prefabrication refers to:
a) Design of a factory
b) Pre-construction of
components as a part of the
whole
c) A system of material audit
Preliminary building
procedure
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18. An opening in the roof for
admitting light is called:
a) Natural lighting
b) Oculus lighting
oculus – an opening at the
crown of a dome
c) None of these
d) Skylight
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in a roof, an opening which is
glazed with a transparent or
translucent material; used to
admit diffused light to the space
below. Compare with dome light.
Also see, hip skylight, lantern
skylight, monitor skylight,
pitched skylight, saw-tooth
skylight
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19. Wood coming from trees with
needle leaves, rather than
broad leaves are called:
a straight grained wood of
intermediate density, pinkish to
red-brown in color; found
principally in the West Indies and
Central and South America.
Used primarily for interior
cabinet work and decorative
panelling
a) Ironwood
b) Mahogany
c) Softwood
d) Hardwood
wood from the evergreens;
usually relatively soft and easy
to cut and work, although some
woods so classified in the USA
are harder than others classified
as hardwood
a tree belonging to the angiosperms; usually broad leaved
and deciduous, such as cherry,
mahogany, maple, oak, etc.
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20. A kind of brick used for high
temperature.
a) Fly-ash brick
b) Thermal brick
c) Fire brick
brick made of refractory ceramic
material which will resist high
temperatures; used to line
furnaces, fireplaces and
chimneys; usually contains a
high percentage of silica
d) Cinder block
Brit. clinker block; a light-weight
masonry unit made of cinder
concrete; widely used for interior
partitions
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21. The building frame construction
system that uses one piece
structural stud from the
foundation to the roof.
a) Balloon Framing
b) Lath Framing
a system of framing a wooden
building; all vertical structural
elements of the exterior bearing
walls and partitions consist of
single studs which extend the
full height of the frame, from the
top of the sole plate to the roof
plate; all floor joists are fastened
by nails to studs
c) Wall Framing
d) Upright Framing
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22. 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 wood strip, metal bead or
screed attached around a door,
window, etc. as a guide for
plastering to a given thickness;
also serves as a fastener for trim
a) None of these
b) Plaster ground
c) Gravel stop
d) Trimming guard
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gravel strip, slag strip; a flange,
usually of a metal strip, used to
prevent gravel or loose surfacing
from washing off a roof; may
also provide a finished edge for
built-up roofing
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23. The acceptable variance of
dimensions from the approved
standard size is called:
a) Max. allowable difference
b) Verified sizes
c) Tolerance
the permissible deviation in a
specified size or dimension
d) None of these
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24. The distance between two
structural support:
a) Overall distance
b) Bay
c) Span
d) None of these
(1) within a structure, a regularly
repeated spatial element defined
by beams or ribs and their
supports
(2) in plastering, the distance
between screeds employed for
working the floating of plaster
screed – firmly established
grade strips or side forms for
unformed concrete which will
guide the strikeoff in
producing the desired plane or
shape; also the tool to strike
off the concrete surface
the distance apart of any two
consecutive supports, especially
as applied to the opening of an
arch. A structural member (or
part of a member) between two
supports.
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25 The scientific name for wood is:
a) CITEM
b) XYLEM
c) APTG
d) TANG
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26. A kind of roof that has four
sloping sides.
a) Gable roof
a roof having a single
slope on each side of a
central ridge; usually
with a gable at one or at
both ends of the roof
a roof having a double
slope on all four sides,
the lower slope being
much steeper
b) Mansard roof
c) Hip roof
d) Lean-to
or hipped roof; a roof
comprising adjacent
flat surfaces that slope
upward from all sides
of the perimeter of the
building, requiring a
hip rafter along each
intersection of the
inclined surfaces
a small extension to a
building with a roof
(having but one slope)
whose supports lean
against the building
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27. Stone placed on a slope to
prevent erosion:
a) Riprap
b) Flag stone
c) Embankment
irregularly broken and randomsized large pieces of quarry
rock; individual stones ranging
from very large (2 to 3 cu yd,
approx. 1.5 to 2.3 cu m) to small
(1/2 cu ft, approx. 0.014 cu m);
used for foundations and
revetments
a flat stone, usually 1 to 4 in
(2.5 to 10 cm) thick, used as a
stepping-stone or for terrace or
outdoor paving; usually either
naturally thin or split from rock
that cleaves readily
d) Border stone
a raised structure of earth, rocks
or gravel, usually intended to
retain water or carry a roadway
same as curbstone; a stone
forming a curb or part of a curb
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28. Hammer is:
a) Striking tool
b) Holding tool
c) Measuring tool
d) Cutting tool
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29. A trough used for carrying
runoff water:
a) Gutter
b) None of these
c) Meat
also eaves gutter, eaves trough,
roof gutter; a shallow channel
of metal or wood set
immediately below and along
the eaves of a building to catch
and carry off rainwater from the
roof
d) Valley duct
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30. The process of removing
concrete forms from the cured
concrete.
a) Stripping
b) Clearing
c) None of these
the cutting down of bushes and
trees and the digging and
removal of their roots and
stumps
d) Deforming works
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31. A structural member spanning
from truss-to-truss or
supporting rafters:
a) Floor joist
b) Purlin
c) Girts
d) Girder
one of a series of parallel beams
of timber, reinforced concrete or
steel used to support floor loads
and supported in turn by larger
beams or girders
a piece of timber laid
horizontally on the principal
rafters of a roof to support the
common rafters on which the
roof covering is laid
a horizontal structural member in
the framing of early timber-framed
houses, typically supporting the
ends of the ceiling joists and
acting as the main horizontal
support for the floor above
a large or principal beam of steel,
reinforced concrete or timber;
used to support concentrated
loads at isolated points along its
length
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32. A threaded steel bent inserted
in masonry construction for
securing wood or metal plates
to concrete construction.
a) Anchor bolt
b) U-bolt
c) Gusset plate
d) Strut
a rod bent in the shape of the
letter U with threads for nuts on
the ends
a plate, usually triangular in
shape, used to connect two or
more members or to add
strength to a framework
a brace or any piece of a frame
which resists thrusts in the
direction of its own length; may
be upright, diagonal or
horizontal
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33. 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 opening.
a) None of these
b) Lintel
c) Transom beam
d) Transverse rafter
a horizontal structural member
(such as a beam) over an
opening which carries the weight
of the wall above it; usually of
steel, stone or wood
or transom bar; an intermediate
horizontal member which
separates a door from a window,
panel or louver above
not defined
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34. The placing of glass in
windows and doors:
a) None of these
setting glass in an opening
b) Glazing
c) Puttying
d) Glassing
applying putty to fill holes and
cracks in wood prior to painting
or to secure and seal panes of
glass in window frames
not defined
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35. Another word for handrail on a
stair construction:
a) Balustrade
b) Banister
c) Hand guard
d) Stringer
an entire railing system (as along
the edge of a balcony) including
a top rail and its balusters, and
sometimes a bottom rail
a handrail for a staircase
a long, heavy horizontal timber
which connects the posts in a
frame which supports a floor
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36. A joint produced by lapping two
pieces of materials:
a) Sandwiched joint
b) Butt joint
c) Dado joint
d) Lap joint
or housed joint; a joint between
two wood members, usually at
right angles; the full thickness of
the edge or end of one member
is inserted in a corresponding
housing in the other
a joint in which one board, plank,
metal plate, etc., overlaps the
edge of another piece; the
overlapping part of each member
may be cut away to half
thickness, resulting in flush
surfaces
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37. Green lumber.
a) Womanized lumber
green lumber – lumber which
has not been dried or seasoned
b) Creasate treated lumber
c) Tanalized lumber
d) Lumber that still contains
moisture or sap
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38. The internal angle formed by
the two roof slopes of a roof is
called:
a) Canal
b) Gutter
c) Valley
d) Ridge cap
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a channel or groove, as a hollow
between the fillets of the volutes
of an Ionic capital
a shallow channel of metal or
wood set immediately below and
along the eaves of a building to
catch and carry off rainwater
form the roof
or ridge capping, ridge
covering; any covering (such as
metal, wood, shingle, etc.) used
to cover the ridge of a roof
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39. A vertical board attached on
the ends of rafters. It is a part
of the cornice.
a) Fascia
b) Decorative board
or eaves fascia, fascia board; a
board that is nailed vertically at
the ends of roof rafters;
sometimes supports a gutter
c) Face over
d) Construction board
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40. A large heavy nail is referred to
as:
a) Spike
b) Anchorage hardware
c) None of these
d) Dowel rod
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specially formed connectors
used to fasten together timbers,
masonry, trusses, etc.
or simply dowel; a cylindrical
wood or metal rod used to
secure two pieces of wood,
stone, concrete, etc., by
inserting it in a hole through the
two members
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41. Lumber specification S4S
means:
a) Smooth for surfacing jobs
b) square on four side
c) First class lumber
d) Smooth on four sides
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42. The term used to indicate top
and lower principal member of
a roof or bridge truss.
a) Rafter
b) Chord
c) Beam
d) Tie
one of a series of inclined
structural members from the
ridge of the roof down to the
eaves, providing support for the
covering of a roof
a structural member whose
prime function is to carry
transverse loads, as a joist,
girder, rafter or purlin
any unit of material which
connects two parts, as masonry
to masonry
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43. Strips of hardwood, usually 2” x
2” laid over a concrete slab
floor:
a) Sleepers
b) Leveling blocks
c) Wood anchor blocks
d) Wood saddle
not defined
(1) or wood block; a solid piece
of wood placed in a concrete
formwork to prevent movement
of the formwork or to fill a space
(2) or anchor block a block of
wood, replacing a brick in a wall
to provide a nailing or fastening
surface
any hollow-backed wooden
structure suggesting a saddle,
as a ridge connected to two
higher elevations
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44. A wall that holds back on earth
embankment:
not defined
a) Shoring wall
b) Retaining wall
c) Buttress wall
d) Foundation wall
a wall, either freestanding or laterally
braced, that bears against an earth or
other fill surface and resists lateral
and other forces from the material in
contact with the side of the wall,
thereby preventing the mass from
sliding over to a lower elevation
not defined
that part of the foundation for
building which forms the permanent
retaining wall of the structure below
grade
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45. In structural steel section joints,
it is recommended NOT to use:
a) Rivets
b) Nuts and bolts
c) Oxy / acetylene welding
d) Electric arch welding
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units, known also as party wall:
a) Common wall
not defined
b) Property wall
c) Exterior wall
d) Perimeter wall
or external wall, periphery wall;
a wall which is part of the
envelope of a building, thereby
having one face exposed to the
weather or to earth
not defined
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47. Pertaining to a material
description that resembles
glass.
a) Alabaster
b) Vitreous
c) Fiberglass
d) Cellulose
fine-grained, translucent variety
of very pure gypsum, generally
white or delicately shaded
descriptive of that degree of
vitrification evidenced by low
water absorption; generally
signifies less than 0.3%
absorption
or fibrous glass, glass fiber;
filaments of glass, formed by
pulling or spinning molten glass
into random lengths; either
gathered in a wool-like mass or
formed as continuous threadlike filaments
a naturally occurring
polysaccharide made up solely
of glucose units and found in
most plants; the main
constituent of dried woods, jute,
flax, hemp, ramie, etc.
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48. To allow concrete to dry slowly
by keeping it moist to attain
maximum strength.
a) Permentate
b) Stabilize
c) Tempering
d) Cure
not defined
to increase the stability of a
solution or suspension, usually
by preventing precipitation; or of
a structure by employing any
structural means to improve
stability
(1) mixing lime, sand and water
in such proportions as to make
mortar for masonry or plastering
(2) bringing to a proper degree
of hardness and elasticity for
use, as steel or other metal by
heat treatment
to provide conditions conducive
to the hydration process of
stucco or portland cement
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49. The material used for the
process of making watertight
the roof intersection and other
exposed areas on the exterior
of a building.
a) Capping
b) Flashing
c) Fascia
d) Gutter
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any architectural member serving
as a cap, such as a coping
a color variation on the surface
of a brick, produced
intentionally or otherwise, due
to surface fusion or vitrification
of a film of different texture
any flat horizontal member or
molding with little projection, as
the bands into which the
architraves of Ionic and
Corinthian entablatures are
divided
also eaves gutter, eaves trough,
roof gutter; a shallow channel of
metal or wood set immediately
below and along the eaves of a
building to catch and carry off
rainwater from the roof
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50. The zigzag rule is a:
a) A road builder too; for
measuring zigzag road
b) The law governing intricate
road network
c) An all-metal type measuring
tool
d) Carpenter measuring tool
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51. Keystone is:
a) A wedge-shaped stone of an
arch
b) A kind of grinding every
stone
c) A stone shaped like a key
d) A brand of vehicular tire
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52. Kalomen door is:
a) A fireproof door with metal
covering
b) An indoor decorative door
c) A door product of Kuala
Lumpur
this should be kalamein door
Kalamein door is a door of
composite construction usually
having a wood core and clad
with galvanized sheet metal,
sometimes with panels of
sheet rock or asbestos.
d) None of these
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7 Multiple Choice Questions
BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
January 24, 1998
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1.
What is a material other than
water, aggregate, or hydraulic
cement, used as an ingredient
of concrete and added to
concrete before or during its
mixture to modify its
properties?
a) Admixture
b) Steam
c) Plasticiser
d) Retarder
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used as a water repellent, as a
coloring agent, as a retarder or
accelerator
an additive that increases
plasticity of a cement paste,
mortar or concrete mixture
an admixture which delays the
setting of cement paste or the
setting of mixtures such as
mortar or concrete containing
cement
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2.
Two M.S. plates are to be
welded by end butt joint by a
partial-penetration groove
weld. The thicknesses of the
plates are 16 mm. what is the
minimum effective throat
thickness of the weld?
a) 6.0 mm
b) 9.0 mm
c) 7.5 mm
d) 12.0 mm
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3.
What are piles at an inclination
to resist forces that are not
critical?
a) Guide piles
b) Batter piles
c) Slope piles
d) Fender piles
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heavy, square timbers which
are driven vertically downward
to guide steel sheet-piling
or brace piles, spur piles; piles
driven at an inclination to the
vertical to provide resistance to
horizontal forces
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4. Local species of wood
commonly used for wall
studding, cabinet framing, and
flush door framing, though
scarcely available in the market
now due to forestry ban. This
type of species is used due to
cheaper cost than the others
listed below:
a) Narra
b) Molave
c) Mahogany
d) Tanguile
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5.
A special coating system with a
high gloss shine while
maintaining the natural wood
qualities, maintenance free,
used to finish and topcoat
wood flooring:
a) Polyethylene floor coating
b) Tile floor coating
c) Epoxy floor coating
d) Polyurethane floor coating
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6.
A common and cheap masonry
finish wherein dry consistency
mortar mix is sprayed by
mechanical or pneumatic
means. The sprayed cement is
left to dry and give a rustic
finish.
a) Spraytex
b) Anay finish
c) Stucco finish
d) Sandblast
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7.
A type of window where the
ventilating sash rotates 90
degrees to 180 degrees about
the header and sill or about the
side jamb:
a) Combination
b) Pivoted
c) Awning
d) Jalousie
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a window having a sash
(ventilator) which rotates about
fixed vertical or horizontal
pivots, located at or toward the
center, in contrast one hung on
hinges along an edge
a window consisting of a number
of top hinged horizontal sashes
one above the other, the bottom
edges of which swing outward;
operated by one control device
a window consisting of a series
of overlapping horizontal glass
louvers which pivot
simultaneously in a common
frame and are actuated by one
or more operating devices so
that the bottom edge of each
louver swings toward the
exterior and the top edge swings
toward the interior during
opening
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