BUILDING TECH PREBOARD | 2025/2026 UPDATE |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION!!
Which of the following floors would require the highest quality of levelness and
flatness?
A: Gymnasium floors
B: Ice or skating rink
C: Movie/TV studios
D: Warehouse with air pallets
E: Carpet floors for office or commercial buildings Answer - C
Which of the following does not constitute the types of basement wall
structures? Answer - Retaining
A shingle-type roofing tile approximately semi-cylindrical in shape laid in
courses with units having their convex side alternately up and down. Answer -
Mission tile
A twisting force Answer - Torsion
Lumber specification for S4S means Answer - Smooth on four sides
,A device for tightening bolts and nuts by means of rapidly repeated torque
impulses produced by electrical or mechanical energy. Answer - Impact
wrench
A column feature projecting from a corner of a building Answer - Canton
The failure of retaining walls where the top portion of the wall slides first.
Answer - Overturning
What is the simplest unit of a space frame, having only 6 structural members?
Answer - Tetrahedron
A cantilever steel beam requires what kind of connection? Answer - AISC Type I
This kind of admixture is added to concrete mix to act as "microreinforcing". Its
most common use is to reduce plastic shrinkage cracking that sometimes
occurs during curing of slabs. GFRC, which is used for cladding panels, also
makes use of this admixture. Answer - Fibrous admixtures
Metal decking that serves as permanent formwork for a reinforced concrete
deck. Answer - Composite deck
A low or partial story between two main stories of a building, especially one
that projects as a balcony and forms a composition with the story beneath it.
Answer - Mezzanine
The visible rings in a cross section of a tree Answer - Summerwood
, A plate structure composed of thin, deep elements joined rigidly along their
boundaries and forming sharp angles to brace each other against lateral
buckling. Answer - Folded plate
Which among the masonry wall types connects to a structural frame such as
wood or metal stud walls? Answer - Masonry veneer
A brick laid on its long edge, with its end exposed in the face of the wall Answer
- Rowlock
If poured concrete passes a cylinder test at 1,400 psi, what is its expected
compressive strength? Answer - 2,800 psi
The vernacular term for vertical stud is Answer - Pilarete
A joint formed when a concrete surface hardens before the next batch of
concrete is placed against it. Answer - Cold joint
The abbreviation HSS refers to Answer - Hollow structural steel
Prior to designing a foundation for a building larger than a typical residential
house, it is necessary to determine the soil and water conditions beneath the
site. What is the initial investigation that can be undertaken? Answer - Test pit
At present, the steel construction industry uses 5 major welding processes.
Which is a popular process called "stick" welding? Answer - Shielded metal arc
welding
The lateral deflection of structure is called Answer - Drift
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION!!
Which of the following floors would require the highest quality of levelness and
flatness?
A: Gymnasium floors
B: Ice or skating rink
C: Movie/TV studios
D: Warehouse with air pallets
E: Carpet floors for office or commercial buildings Answer - C
Which of the following does not constitute the types of basement wall
structures? Answer - Retaining
A shingle-type roofing tile approximately semi-cylindrical in shape laid in
courses with units having their convex side alternately up and down. Answer -
Mission tile
A twisting force Answer - Torsion
Lumber specification for S4S means Answer - Smooth on four sides
,A device for tightening bolts and nuts by means of rapidly repeated torque
impulses produced by electrical or mechanical energy. Answer - Impact
wrench
A column feature projecting from a corner of a building Answer - Canton
The failure of retaining walls where the top portion of the wall slides first.
Answer - Overturning
What is the simplest unit of a space frame, having only 6 structural members?
Answer - Tetrahedron
A cantilever steel beam requires what kind of connection? Answer - AISC Type I
This kind of admixture is added to concrete mix to act as "microreinforcing". Its
most common use is to reduce plastic shrinkage cracking that sometimes
occurs during curing of slabs. GFRC, which is used for cladding panels, also
makes use of this admixture. Answer - Fibrous admixtures
Metal decking that serves as permanent formwork for a reinforced concrete
deck. Answer - Composite deck
A low or partial story between two main stories of a building, especially one
that projects as a balcony and forms a composition with the story beneath it.
Answer - Mezzanine
The visible rings in a cross section of a tree Answer - Summerwood
, A plate structure composed of thin, deep elements joined rigidly along their
boundaries and forming sharp angles to brace each other against lateral
buckling. Answer - Folded plate
Which among the masonry wall types connects to a structural frame such as
wood or metal stud walls? Answer - Masonry veneer
A brick laid on its long edge, with its end exposed in the face of the wall Answer
- Rowlock
If poured concrete passes a cylinder test at 1,400 psi, what is its expected
compressive strength? Answer - 2,800 psi
The vernacular term for vertical stud is Answer - Pilarete
A joint formed when a concrete surface hardens before the next batch of
concrete is placed against it. Answer - Cold joint
The abbreviation HSS refers to Answer - Hollow structural steel
Prior to designing a foundation for a building larger than a typical residential
house, it is necessary to determine the soil and water conditions beneath the
site. What is the initial investigation that can be undertaken? Answer - Test pit
At present, the steel construction industry uses 5 major welding processes.
Which is a popular process called "stick" welding? Answer - Shielded metal arc
welding
The lateral deflection of structure is called Answer - Drift
