COSC 175: Exam 2

A permanent object of known elevation used to measure other elevations.

A benchmark is ___________________.

Site Plan

A drawing showing the location of a building on its plot of land and various details of the land. Also called plot plan.

Plot Plan

A drawing showing the location of a building on its plot of land and various details of the land. Also called site plan.

Property Lines

A line shown on a site plan representing the limits of a plot of land.

Schedule

A list of details or sizes for building components such as doors, windows, or beams.

Legend

A list of symbols and their corresponding meanings, used in a set of prints.

Bearing

A measure of direction expressed as degrees east or west of north or south.

Setback

A minimum distance required between the building and the property lines is called a(n):

Floor Plan

A plan view showing room sizes and locations and many construction details. For simple construction, this may contain all of the needed information.

Benchmark

A point of known elevation, such as a mark cut on a permanent stone or plate set in concrete, from which measurements are taken.

Plot

A site plan is also known as a _______________ plan.

Detail

A type of drawing showing a specific detail of the construction. These are normally drawn at a larger scale than other drawings.

Minute

A unit of angular measure equal to 1/60th of a degree.

True North

Actual North, as opposed to the arbitrary Plan North.

Assumed Benchmark

An arbitrarily chosen benchmark.

North Arrow

An arrow shown on a plan view drawing indicating the orientation of the structure.

Plan North

An assumed north direction (differing from True North) that is aligned with the building orientation.

False

Details are typically made at a smaller scale than floor plans.

Architectural Drawings

Drawings showing the materials and construction processes that define the structure, typically created as plan, elevation, section, and detail drawings.

True

Elevations show the materials used on the exterior of the building.

False

Floor plans show all of the information you need to build the building.

False

If the interval between contour lines is too large, the contour lines will be crowded too closely.

Second

In angular measurement, a unit equal to 1/60th of a minute and 1/3600th of a degree.

Elevation

In surveying, the height of a survey marker above sea level; a measurement on a plot or foundation referenced to a known point. In architectural drafting, the drawing of the front, sides, or rear view of a structure.

Contour lines

Lines drawn on the site plan to indicate the changing elevation of the land. All of the points along a single contour line are at the same elevation.

False

On an exterior elevation, underground footings are shown with solid, continuous lines.

Reflected ceiling plan

On what type of drawing would you find a ceiling layout?

True

Plan North is defined by the creator of the drawing.

Delta

The central angle formed by the radii of a curve meeting the curve at the points of tangency.

Setback

The distance from the property boundaries to the building location, required by zoning.

Topography

The locations and details of land features.

Section

View showing the building as if it were cut apart. Show walls, stairs, and other details not clearly shown in other drawings. They are usually drawn to a scale larger than that used for the elevations and plan drawings.

1/4" = 1'-0"

What is a typical scale used to make a floor plan?

Wall section

Where would batt insulation typically be detailed?

Full building section and interior elevation

Where would ceiling heights be indicated?

Window schedule

Where would the size and type of a window be found?

Elevation change

Which of the following is not used to define a curved property line?

Property line lengths

Which of the following items would not be found in the architectural drawings?

Location of the chimney on a building.

Which of the following would not be shown on a site plan?