COSC 275 PALMER UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Tilt-up - ✔✔A method of concrete construction in which members are cast
horizontally at a location
adjacent to their eventual position and tilted into place after removal of forms.
✔✔Metal framing - ✔✔Commonly used for fire-rated construction around columns and
at beams.
✔✔Dampproofing - ✔✔An application of a water-resisting treatment or material to the
surface of a concrete
or masonry wall to prevent passage or absorption of water or moisture. Can also be
accomplished by
using an admixture in the concrete mix.
✔✔Air Barriers - ✔✔A component of the building envelope system that prohibits air
leakage into a building
and reduces the risk of condensation build up. House wrap and fluid-applied air barriers
are examples.
✔✔Sheathing - ✔✔Plywood, waferboard, oriented strand board, or lumber used to close
up side walls, floors,
or roofs preparatory to the installation of finish materials on the surface. The sheathing
grades of lumber are also commonly used for pallets, crates, and certain industrial
products.
✔✔Flashing - ✔✔A thin, impervious sheet of material placed in construction to prevent
water penetration or
direct the flow of water. Flashing is used especially at roof hips and valleys, roof
penetrations, joints between a roof and a vertical wall, and in masonry walls to direct the
flow of water and moisture.
✔✔Vapor Barriers - ✔✔Material used to prevent the passage of vapor or moisture into a
structure or another
material, thus preventing condensation within them.
✔✔Bond breakers - ✔✔A material used to prevent adhesion between freshly placed
concrete and the substrate.
✔✔Storefront sashes - ✔✔An assembly of light metal members that form a frame for a
fixed-glass storefront
✔✔Curtain walls - ✔✔The exterior closure or skin of a building that is non-load-bearing
and is not
, supported by beams or girders.
✔✔Veneer - ✔✔A masonry facing attached to the backup, but not so bonded as to act
with it under load.
✔✔Lintel - ✔✔A horizontal supporting member, installed above an opening such as a
window or a door, that serves to carry the weight of the wall above it.
✔✔Shop drawing - ✔✔what the sub is going to do for the GC that details everything
(like an expansion for the
drawings).
✔✔Mortar is for sticking material together, grout is for filling a space in - ✔✔Mortar vs
Grout
✔✔Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan - ✔✔SWPPP
✔✔Building footprint - ✔✔where a building sits
✔✔P is the power or panel, 11 is the current - ✔✔ex. P1-11
✔✔30 amps with 2 breakers - ✔✔ex. 30/2
✔✔Active soil - ✔✔Soil that swells when it comes in contact with water.
✔✔High PL - ✔✔Active layer
✔✔LL - ✔✔Liquid Limit
✔✔PL - ✔✔Plasticity Limit
✔✔20/80 rule - ✔✔80% of time is used for 20% of take-off
✔✔EIFS - ✔✔Exterior cladding assembly consisting of a polymer finish over a
reinforcement adhered to foam plastic insulation that is fastened to masonry, concrete,
building sheathing or directly to the structural framing. The sheathing may be cement
board, gypsum sheathing or another acceptable substrate.
✔✔43,560 - ✔✔1 acre of land = ? SF
✔✔Keyway - ✔✔A recess or groove in one lift or placement of concrete that is filled with
concrete of the next lift, giving shear strength to the joint.
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Tilt-up - ✔✔A method of concrete construction in which members are cast
horizontally at a location
adjacent to their eventual position and tilted into place after removal of forms.
✔✔Metal framing - ✔✔Commonly used for fire-rated construction around columns and
at beams.
✔✔Dampproofing - ✔✔An application of a water-resisting treatment or material to the
surface of a concrete
or masonry wall to prevent passage or absorption of water or moisture. Can also be
accomplished by
using an admixture in the concrete mix.
✔✔Air Barriers - ✔✔A component of the building envelope system that prohibits air
leakage into a building
and reduces the risk of condensation build up. House wrap and fluid-applied air barriers
are examples.
✔✔Sheathing - ✔✔Plywood, waferboard, oriented strand board, or lumber used to close
up side walls, floors,
or roofs preparatory to the installation of finish materials on the surface. The sheathing
grades of lumber are also commonly used for pallets, crates, and certain industrial
products.
✔✔Flashing - ✔✔A thin, impervious sheet of material placed in construction to prevent
water penetration or
direct the flow of water. Flashing is used especially at roof hips and valleys, roof
penetrations, joints between a roof and a vertical wall, and in masonry walls to direct the
flow of water and moisture.
✔✔Vapor Barriers - ✔✔Material used to prevent the passage of vapor or moisture into a
structure or another
material, thus preventing condensation within them.
✔✔Bond breakers - ✔✔A material used to prevent adhesion between freshly placed
concrete and the substrate.
✔✔Storefront sashes - ✔✔An assembly of light metal members that form a frame for a
fixed-glass storefront
✔✔Curtain walls - ✔✔The exterior closure or skin of a building that is non-load-bearing
and is not
, supported by beams or girders.
✔✔Veneer - ✔✔A masonry facing attached to the backup, but not so bonded as to act
with it under load.
✔✔Lintel - ✔✔A horizontal supporting member, installed above an opening such as a
window or a door, that serves to carry the weight of the wall above it.
✔✔Shop drawing - ✔✔what the sub is going to do for the GC that details everything
(like an expansion for the
drawings).
✔✔Mortar is for sticking material together, grout is for filling a space in - ✔✔Mortar vs
Grout
✔✔Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan - ✔✔SWPPP
✔✔Building footprint - ✔✔where a building sits
✔✔P is the power or panel, 11 is the current - ✔✔ex. P1-11
✔✔30 amps with 2 breakers - ✔✔ex. 30/2
✔✔Active soil - ✔✔Soil that swells when it comes in contact with water.
✔✔High PL - ✔✔Active layer
✔✔LL - ✔✔Liquid Limit
✔✔PL - ✔✔Plasticity Limit
✔✔20/80 rule - ✔✔80% of time is used for 20% of take-off
✔✔EIFS - ✔✔Exterior cladding assembly consisting of a polymer finish over a
reinforcement adhered to foam plastic insulation that is fastened to masonry, concrete,
building sheathing or directly to the structural framing. The sheathing may be cement
board, gypsum sheathing or another acceptable substrate.
✔✔43,560 - ✔✔1 acre of land = ? SF
✔✔Keyway - ✔✔A recess or groove in one lift or placement of concrete that is filled with
concrete of the next lift, giving shear strength to the joint.
