COSC 275 UPDATED MAIN EXAMINATION SET
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Load-bearing wall - ✔✔A wall specifically designed and built to support an imposed
load in addition to its
own weight
✔✔Anchor Bolt - ✔✔A threaded bolt, usually embedded in a foundation, for securing a
sill, framework,
or machinery.
✔✔envelope - ✔✔A term used to denote the extreme outside surface and dimensions
of a building.
✔✔Wythe - ✔✔Each continuous vertical section of a wall one masonry unit in thickness.
✔✔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 - ✔✔Metal framed partitions 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 Barrier - ✔✔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 Barrier - ✔✔Material used to prevent the passage of vapor or moisture into a
structure or
another material, thus preventing condensation within them.
✔✔Bond Breaker - ✔✔A material used to prevent adhesion between freshly placed
concrete and the substrate.
✔✔storefront sash - ✔✔An assembly of light metal members that form a frame for a
fixed-glass storefront.
✔✔Curtain Wall - ✔✔The exterior closure or skin of a building. A curtain wall is
nonbearing 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.
✔✔# of Master Format System Divisions '95 - ✔✔16
✔✔# of Master Format Divisions '04 - ✔✔42, (0-33)
✔✔Types of foundations - ✔✔spread footings, mat foundations, pile foundations, drilled
shafts
✔✔Spread footings - ✔✔-used to spread load of columns or walls over an area large
enough to reduce the load per square foot below the bearing capacity of the soil
-This system may be used when the bearing layer of soil is w/in 10' of the surface.
-Known as a shallow foundation system
✔✔mat foundations - ✔✔-used when the load from columns or walls is very high
-combine all loads into one mat thereby eliminating differential settlement b/t individual
footings
✔✔Pile Foundations - ✔✔-transfer heavy loads to an underlying strata that is too deep
to utilize spread footings or mat foundations
✔✔Drilled Shafts - ✔✔-(or caissons) are cast in place foundations which distribute loads
through skin friction and/or bearing
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Load-bearing wall - ✔✔A wall specifically designed and built to support an imposed
load in addition to its
own weight
✔✔Anchor Bolt - ✔✔A threaded bolt, usually embedded in a foundation, for securing a
sill, framework,
or machinery.
✔✔envelope - ✔✔A term used to denote the extreme outside surface and dimensions
of a building.
✔✔Wythe - ✔✔Each continuous vertical section of a wall one masonry unit in thickness.
✔✔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 - ✔✔Metal framed partitions 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 Barrier - ✔✔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 Barrier - ✔✔Material used to prevent the passage of vapor or moisture into a
structure or
another material, thus preventing condensation within them.
✔✔Bond Breaker - ✔✔A material used to prevent adhesion between freshly placed
concrete and the substrate.
✔✔storefront sash - ✔✔An assembly of light metal members that form a frame for a
fixed-glass storefront.
✔✔Curtain Wall - ✔✔The exterior closure or skin of a building. A curtain wall is
nonbearing 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.
✔✔# of Master Format System Divisions '95 - ✔✔16
✔✔# of Master Format Divisions '04 - ✔✔42, (0-33)
✔✔Types of foundations - ✔✔spread footings, mat foundations, pile foundations, drilled
shafts
✔✔Spread footings - ✔✔-used to spread load of columns or walls over an area large
enough to reduce the load per square foot below the bearing capacity of the soil
-This system may be used when the bearing layer of soil is w/in 10' of the surface.
-Known as a shallow foundation system
✔✔mat foundations - ✔✔-used when the load from columns or walls is very high
-combine all loads into one mat thereby eliminating differential settlement b/t individual
footings
✔✔Pile Foundations - ✔✔-transfer heavy loads to an underlying strata that is too deep
to utilize spread footings or mat foundations
✔✔Drilled Shafts - ✔✔-(or caissons) are cast in place foundations which distribute loads
through skin friction and/or bearing
