CMM 1 Final chapter 13-24
True or False: A raft is a wall footing.
False
True or False: A shaft wall is a wall surrounding the exterior of a building.
False
True or False: A sump is a pit designed to collect water for storage from an excavation or basement.
False
True or False: A tie rod is a steel rod that acts in commpression.
False
True or False: A waffle slab is a concrete joist system made with a waffle batter-like mix.
False
True or False: In construction, SCC is an abbreviation for Seminole Community College.
False
True or False: LSG is an abbreviation for Light to Sun Gain ration.
False
True or False: Light is a sheet of glass, also spelled lithe.
False
True or False: Milling is shaping or planning by using an oscillating cutting tool.
False
True or False: Modular home is assembled at the factory from boxlike factory built sections.
False
True or False: Modular is conforming to a multiple of a variable dimension.
False
True or False: Open-truss wire stud is a wall framing member in the form of a large steel truss.
False
True or False: Organic soil is a soil containing decayed vegetable and/or animal matter, gravel.
False
True or False: Plasticity is the inability to retain a shape attained by pressure deformation.
False
True or False: Plumb is horizontal.
False
True or False: Polyurethane foam is thermoplastic foam with thermal insulation properties.
False
True or False: Roofer is one who trains dogs.
False
True or False: SGPL is an abbreviation for Structural-Grade Portland Lumber.
False
True or False: SSP is an abbreviation for Skin Stressed Plastic.
False
True or False: Shear wall is a stiff wall that imparts vertical force resistance to a building frame.
False
True or False: Siding is the interior wall finish material applied to a light frame structure.
False
True or False: Soldier is a brick laid on its end, with its wide face toward the outside of the wall.
False
True or False: Solvent is a liquid that does not dissolve another material.
False
True or False: Superstructure is the below-ground portion of a building.
False
True or False: Suspended ceiling is a finish ceiling that is hung on wires from the structure below.
False
True or False: TPO is an abbreviation for Thermoset PolyOlefin.
False
True or False: Thermal conductivity is the rate at which a material insulates heat.
False
True or False: U-Factor is a measure of the thermal resistivity of a material or assembly.
False
True or False: Underpinning is the process of placing a new foundation above an existing structure.
False
True or False: Vee joint is a joint whose profile resembles the letter T.
False
True or False: Vertical bar is an upright reinforcing bar in a concrete column and is also called a beam bar.
False
True or False: WWF is an abbreviation for Welded Wire Reinforcing.
False
True or False: Waferboard is a building panel made by bonding together small, flat particles of wood.
False
Pozzolan's include which of the following?
A and B
Which of the following window is from the projected windows category?
A. Casement and C. Hopper
Which of the following is another name for bull floats?
A. Darby
Another name for green roofs is which of the following?
A. Eco roofs and B. Vegetated
Which of the following is one of the two ways the cost of interior finish systems may be measured?
A. First Cost and B. Life-cycle cost
Glass-fiber reinforced plastic windows are also called which of the following?
A. GFRP windows and C. Fiberglass windows
Which of the following is one of the more common base-coat gypsum plasters?
A. Gauging plaster and C. Molding plaster
Fibrous reinforcing is composed of short fibers of which of the following?
A. Glass and C Steel
Another name for Gypsum board is which of the following?
A. Gypsum wallboard and B. Dry wall
Abuse-resistant gypsum board is also called which of the following?
A. Impact resistant
Double or triple glazed windows are also called which of the following?
A. Insulating glass units and C. IGU's
Which of the following is a one of the three categories for gunnable sealants?
A. Low range sealants and C. Medium range sealants
PVB is an abbreviation for which of the following?
A. Polyvinyl butyral
Which of the following is a standard precast concrete beam or girder?
A. Rectangular Beam and B. L-shaped beam
Which one of the following is used where a tile is thickset over substrate to isolate the tile assembly from the substrate and reduce the chance of cracking? BONUS
A. Slip sheet and C. Cleavage membrane
Reflective coated glass is also called which of the following?
A. Solar control glass
Which of the following is a precast slab element?
A. Solid slabs and B. Hollow-core slabs
Which of the following is insulating material that isolates the exterior aluminum components from interior?
A. Thermal Breaks
Which of the following is a grouping for single-ply membrane materials?
A. Thermoplastic and B. Thermoset
The generic term "shingle" includes which of the following?
A. Wood Shingles and C. Slate Shingles
Fibrous reinforcing is composed of short fibers of which of the following?
A. glass and C. steel
Which one of the following is hard finish flooring material? BONUS
All of the above
AAMA is an abbreviation for which of the following?
American Architectural Manufacturers Association
Which of the following is NOT an admixture added to concrete?
B. Anti-drying
EIFS is an abbreviation for which of the following?
B. Exterior Insulation & Finish System
Which one of the following is one of the two general categories for doors?
B. Exterior and C. Interior
Which of the following is a principle of producing aluminum is like squeezing toothpaste from a tube?
B. Extrusion
Which of the following is a solid sealant material?
B. Gaskets
GFRC is an abbreviation for which of the following?
B. Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete
ICF is an abbreviation for which of the following?
B. Insulating Concrete Forms
Which of the following is a metal used in the production of architectural sheet metal roofs?
B. Lead and C. Zinc
Gypsum board is produced in variety of types suitable to a wide range of requirements. Which of the following is one of the various types?
B. Mold resistant and C. Type X
Which of the following is the first operation in finishing concrete?
B. Strike off and C. Screeding
Which one of the following is one of the two broad classes of plastics?
B. Thermoset and C. Thermoplastic
VCT is an abbreviation for what type of moment connection?
B. Vinyl composition tile
Another name for cast-in-place construction is which of the following?
B. sitecasting
Another name for silkscreened glass is which of the following?
C. Fritted Glass
IIC is an abbreviation for which of the following?
C. Impact Isolation Class
SVT is an abbreviation for what type of moment connection?
C. Solid Vinyl Tile
Which of the following are wall components such as mental framing members that are highly conductive of heat?
C. Thermal bridges
w-c ratio is an abbreviation for which of the following?
C. Water Cement
Which one of the following is a method of tying concrete column bars together?
C. column spirals
Another inexact name for vapor retarder is which of the following?
C. vapor barrier
Which of the following is used for the vertical runs of pipes, ducts, wires, and elevators?
Shafts
True or False: A pilaster is a vertical integral stiffening rib in a masonry or concrete wall.
True
True or False: LSL is an abbreviation for Laminated Strand Lumber.
True
True or False: Longitudinal shrinkage in wood is shrinkage along the length of the log.
True
True or False: Mat foundation is a single concrete footing that is essentially equal in area to the area of ground covered by the building.
True
True or False: Monolithic is constructed of a single massive piece.
True
True or False: Muntin is a small vertical or horizontal bar between small lights of glass in a sash.
True
True or False: OSB is an abbreviation for Oriented Strand Board.
True
True or False: Plastic is a synthetically produced giant molecule mostly based on carbon chemistry.
True
True or False: Precast concrete is concrete cast and cured in a location other than its final position in the structure.
True
True or False: Quarry tile is a large clay floor tile that is usually un-glazed.
True
True or False: Reinforced concrete has steel bars embedded in it to impart tensile strength to the construction.
True
True or False: SIP is an abbreviation for Structural Insulated Panel
True
True or False: Scab is a piece of framing lumber nailed to the face of another piece of lumber.
True
True or False: Self-tapping creates its own screw threads on the inside of the hole.
True
True or False: Slurry is a watery mixture of insoluble materials with a high concentration of suspended solids.
True
True or False: Soldering is a low-temperature form of brazing.
True
True or False: Subfloor is the loadbearing surface beneath the finish floor.
True
True or False: Toe nailing is fastening with nails driven at an angle.
True
True or False: Tread is one of the horizontal planes that make up a star.
True
True or False: Unreinforced concrete is constructed without steel reinforcing bars or welded wire fabric.
True
True or False: VOC is an abbreviation for Volatile Organic Compound.
True
True or False: VT is an abbreviation for Visible light Transmittance.
True
True or False: Valley rafter is a diagonal rafter that supports a valley.
True