Building Tech Preboard With 177 Ques ons and answers
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C - Ans Which of the following floors would require the highest quality of levelness and
flatness?
A: Gymnasium floors
B: Ice or ska!ng rink
C: Movie/TV studios
D: Warehouse with air pallets
E: Carpet floors for office or commercial buildings
Retaining - Ans Which of the following does not cons!tute the types of basement wall
structures?
Mission !le - Ans A shingle-type roofing !le approximately semi-cylindrical in shape laid in
courses with units having their convex side alternately up and down.
Torsion - Ans A twis!ng force
Smooth on four sides - Ans Lumber specifica!on for S4S means
Impact wrench - Ans A device for !ghtening bolts and nuts by means of rapidly repeated
torque impulses produced by electrical or mechanical energy.
Canton - Ans A column feature projec!ng from a corner of a building
,Overturning - Ans The failure of retaining walls where the top por!on of the wall slides first.
Tetrahedron - Ans What is the simplest unit of a space frame, having only 6 structural
members?
AISC Type I - Ans A can!lever steel beam requires what kind of connec!on?
Fibrous admixtures - Ans This kind of admixture is added to concrete mix to act as
"microreinforcing". Its most common use is to reduce plas!c shrinkage cracking that some!mes
occurs during curing of slabs. GFRC, which is used for cladding panels, also makes use of this
admixture.
Composite deck - Ans Metal decking that serves as permanent formwork for a reinforced
concrete deck.
Mezzanine - Ans A low or par!al story between two main stories of a building, especially one
that projects as a balcony and forms a composi!on with the story beneath it.
Summerwood - Ans The visible rings in a cross sec!on of a tree
Folded plate - Ans A plate structure composed of thin, deep elements joined rigidly along their
boundaries and forming sharp angles to brace each other against lateral buckling.
Masonry veneer - Ans Which among the masonry wall types connects to a structural frame
such as wood or metal stud walls?
Rowlock - Ans A brick laid on its long edge, with its end exposed in the face of the wall
, 2,800 psi - Ans If poured concrete passes a cylinder test at 1,400 psi, what is its expected
compressive strength?
Pilarete - Ans The vernacular term for ver!cal stud is
Cold joint - Ans A joint formed when a concrete surface hardens before the next batch of
concrete is placed against it.
Hollow structural steel - Ans The abbrevia!on HSS refers to
Test pit - Ans Prior to designing a founda!on for a building larger than a typical residen!al
house, it is necessary to determine the soil and water condi!ons beneath the site. What is the
ini!al inves!ga!on that can be undertaken?
Shielded metal arc welding - Ans At present, the steel construc!on industry uses 5 major
welding processes. Which is a popular process called "s!ck" welding?
Dri@ - Ans The lateral deflec!on of structure is called
Slip form - Ans Building mul!story site-cast concrete walls with forms that rise up the wall as
construc!on progresses.
Truss - Ans Diaphragm ac!on is defined as a bracing ac!on that derives from the s!ffness of a
thin plane of material when it is loaded in a direc!on parallel to the plane. Which of the
following does not characterize diaphragm ac!on?
Silica sand - Ans The main ingredient of glass is
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C - Ans Which of the following floors would require the highest quality of levelness and
flatness?
A: Gymnasium floors
B: Ice or ska!ng rink
C: Movie/TV studios
D: Warehouse with air pallets
E: Carpet floors for office or commercial buildings
Retaining - Ans Which of the following does not cons!tute the types of basement wall
structures?
Mission !le - Ans A shingle-type roofing !le approximately semi-cylindrical in shape laid in
courses with units having their convex side alternately up and down.
Torsion - Ans A twis!ng force
Smooth on four sides - Ans Lumber specifica!on for S4S means
Impact wrench - Ans A device for !ghtening bolts and nuts by means of rapidly repeated
torque impulses produced by electrical or mechanical energy.
Canton - Ans A column feature projec!ng from a corner of a building
,Overturning - Ans The failure of retaining walls where the top por!on of the wall slides first.
Tetrahedron - Ans What is the simplest unit of a space frame, having only 6 structural
members?
AISC Type I - Ans A can!lever steel beam requires what kind of connec!on?
Fibrous admixtures - Ans This kind of admixture is added to concrete mix to act as
"microreinforcing". Its most common use is to reduce plas!c shrinkage cracking that some!mes
occurs during curing of slabs. GFRC, which is used for cladding panels, also makes use of this
admixture.
Composite deck - Ans Metal decking that serves as permanent formwork for a reinforced
concrete deck.
Mezzanine - Ans A low or par!al story between two main stories of a building, especially one
that projects as a balcony and forms a composi!on with the story beneath it.
Summerwood - Ans The visible rings in a cross sec!on of a tree
Folded plate - Ans A plate structure composed of thin, deep elements joined rigidly along their
boundaries and forming sharp angles to brace each other against lateral buckling.
Masonry veneer - Ans Which among the masonry wall types connects to a structural frame
such as wood or metal stud walls?
Rowlock - Ans A brick laid on its long edge, with its end exposed in the face of the wall
, 2,800 psi - Ans If poured concrete passes a cylinder test at 1,400 psi, what is its expected
compressive strength?
Pilarete - Ans The vernacular term for ver!cal stud is
Cold joint - Ans A joint formed when a concrete surface hardens before the next batch of
concrete is placed against it.
Hollow structural steel - Ans The abbrevia!on HSS refers to
Test pit - Ans Prior to designing a founda!on for a building larger than a typical residen!al
house, it is necessary to determine the soil and water condi!ons beneath the site. What is the
ini!al inves!ga!on that can be undertaken?
Shielded metal arc welding - Ans At present, the steel construc!on industry uses 5 major
welding processes. Which is a popular process called "s!ck" welding?
Dri@ - Ans The lateral deflec!on of structure is called
Slip form - Ans Building mul!story site-cast concrete walls with forms that rise up the wall as
construc!on progresses.
Truss - Ans Diaphragm ac!on is defined as a bracing ac!on that derives from the s!ffness of a
thin plane of material when it is loaded in a direc!on parallel to the plane. Which of the
following does not characterize diaphragm ac!on?
Silica sand - Ans The main ingredient of glass is
