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1. natural material
construction rest
a. Foundation Bed
bed rock

on

which

the
c.

b. soil
2. process of digging the earth to provide
a place for the foundation of the building
a. Dewatering
Water Table

c.

3. short reinforcing bars of steel which

extend approximately equally into two
abutting pieces of concrete to increase the
strength of joint
c.

4. type of foundation that is employed

when stable soil of adequate bearing
capacity occurs relatively near the ground
surface
c. Spread

5. type of foundation that is employed on

soil with low bearing capacity where there
is a tendency towards unequal settlement
due to unequal loading of soil
c. Spread

6. a system of end bearing or friction piles,

pile caps and tie beams for transferring
building loads down to a suitable bearing
stratum

b. Pile Foundation

8. enclosing wall of an iron or steel

framework or the non-bearing portion of
an enclosing wall between piers
a. curtain wall
Retaining Wall

c.

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9. Type of termite barrier made by
applying 4 liters of termicide per 3 square
meters
a. Horizontal Barrier

c. termicide

10. Type of termite barrier which is

created by applying 4 gallons of termicide
per 3 linear meters by rodding or
trenching around the gate of foundations
etc.
a. Horizontal Barrier

c. termicide

11. Used to shape and support fresh

concrete until cures and able to support
itself
a. Formwork
shoring

c,

b. Batter Board

b. Pile Foundation

a. Mat Foundation
Foundation

b. Foundation Wall

b Vertical Barriers

b. Pile Foundation

a. Mat Foundation
Foundation

c.

bVertical Barriers

b. dowel

a. Mat Foundation
Foundation

a. Bearing Wall
Retaining Wall

b. Foundation Wall

b. Excavation

a. stirrup
steel bars

7. a wall on which either floor or roof

construction rests

c. Spread

12. Temporary supports designed to carry

forms for beams and slabs
a. Formwork
shoring

c,

b. Batter Board
13. Each continuous, vertical section of
the wall, one masonry unit thick.
a. Wythe or Tier

c. Course

b. Bond
14. A continuous layer of bricks, stones, or
other masonry units
a. Wythe or Tier

c. Course

b. Bond
15. A hard, brittle, chemically-inert
substance produced by fusing silica
together with a flux and a stabilizer to a
mass that cools to a rigid condition
without crystallization
a. glass
Glass
b. Drawn Glass

c. Sheet

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b. wash down

1. Raw water is made to pass on pipes of

tiny sieves and exposed to air of fine mist

8. Air pressure less than atmospheric

pressure

a. Backflow
water

a. Back Pressure
pressure

c. ground

c. hydraulic

b.Aeration

b. vacuum

2. A connection in which a ball is held in a

cuplike shell that allows movement in
every direction

9. A stop valve placed in a service pipe

closed to its connection with a water main

a. Ball Joint
Hub

c. Bell /

3. Portion of a pipe which for a short

distance is enlarged to receive the end of
another pipe
c. Bell /

b. Ball Cock

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10. A fabricated assembly of insulated
conductors enclosed in flexible metal
sheath
a.Metal Clad Cable
wire

c. copper

b. Armored Cable

4. A flange that is not drilled

a. Blind Flange
Flange

c.

b. globe valve

b. Ball Cock

a. Ball Joint
Hub

a. gate valve
corporation cock

c.

b. Blank Flange
5. Consists of fittings provided with
projecting rims or flanges which are
screwed over the two pipes ends to be
joined

11. Factory assembled two or more

insulated conductors having a moistureresistant outer sheath, flame-retardant
and non-metallic material
a.Metal Clad Cable
b. non metallic sheathed cable
c. Shielded Nonmetallic Sheathed Cable

b. bushing

12. The total heat in the mixture

measured above zero degree Fahrenheit,
including the latent heat of the water
vapor

6. Used to close a pipe opening

A. furnace

a. Blind Flange
Flange

a. plug
seal

c.

c.

b. cap
7. Water closet consisting of a continuous
trough containing water
a. latrine
siphon jet

c.

c. enthalpy

b. Latent Heat
13. Part of an air-conditioning system that
draws the refrigerant from the evaporator
and pumps it to the condenser
a. Compressor
b. Refrigerant

c. furnace

14. The condenser iscooled by water

circulated to an outdoor cooling water
then is pumped toone air handling unit
where the circulated air for one room is
cooled
and
its
moisture
partially
condensed
a. Central Cooling
b. Air-to-air cooling

c. Cooling Tower

15. Causes an object to change its

properties, cannot be sensed by touch or
measured by a thermometer
A. furnace
b. Latent Heat

c. enthalpy