BUILDING TECHNOLOGY PART 2-A 15.

A large or principal beam of steel, reinforced concrete, or timber;

used to support concentrated loads at isolated points along its
1. A modification of the old braced frame which was of heavy timbers length.
with every joint mortised and tenoned. a. Floor joist c. Floor Slab
a. Combination Frame c. Platform Frame b. Girder d. Principal Joist
b. Balloon Frame d. Western Framing 16. That part of a foundation system (usually in a building without a
2. A horizontal structural member in the framing of a timber-framed basement) which supports the exterior wall of the superstructure;
house, typically supporting the ends of the ceiling joists and acting commonly designed as a beam which bears directly on the column
as the main horizontal support for the floor or roof above. footings, or may be self-supporting, as a long strap footing.
a. Full frame c. Top Plate a. Floor joist c. Grade Beam
b. Ribbons d. Girts b. Wall footing d. Principal Joist
3. A system of framing for a building of wood construction several 17. A _____ is a horizontal structural member (such as a beam) over an
stories high, in which the studs are only one story high; the floor opening which carries the weight of the wall above it; usually of
joists for each story rest on the top plates of the story below or on steel, stone, or wood.
the sole plate of the first story. Also called Western Framing. a. Lintel c. Grade Beam
a. sole plate c. Girder Framing b. Wall footing d. Principal Joist
b. Platform Frame d. Girts 18. Short, reinforces bars of steel which extend approximately equally
4. It is used in very hasty construction for temporary framing and is into two abutting pieces of concrete, to increase the strength of the
made by lapping one piece over the other joint. Used in joint with columns or beams.
and nailing then together. It is not a very a. Lintel c. Grade Beam
b. Wall footing d. Dowel-bar reinforcement
strong joint.
19. A steel reinforcing bar, for use in reinforced concrete, with the end
a. End Joint c. Finger Joint bent into a hook to provide anchorage. Used in joint with the wall
b. Plain Joint d. Scarf Joint footing.
5. It is made by placing full thickness of wood a. Hook or hooked bar c. Oblique Joint
directly against the second piece. The butt end b. Claw Plates d. Split Rings
should be squared and the sides against which 20. A _____ is a masonry unit laid horizontally with its length in the
it butts smooth so that the pieces will be direction of the face of the wall.
perpendicular to each other. The joint is toe-nailed. a. Sill c. Masonry
a. Butt or Square Joint c. Oblique Joint b. Stretcher d. Footing
b. Plain Joint d. Scarf Joint 21. A medium-high-strength mortar recommended for use in masonry
6. A joint by which the ends of two pieces of where bond and lateral strength are more important than
timber are united to form a continuous compressive strength; compressive strength is 1800 psi (12,411
piece; the mating surface may be kPa).
beveled, chamfered, notched, etc. before a. Type N c. Type S
bolting, gluing, welding, etc b. Type O d. Type K
a. End Joint c. Plain Joint 22. One side is clawed and other smooth. They are used either singly, in
b. Scarf Joint d. Oblique Joint timber to metal connections, or in pairs in timber to timber
7. This joint is made by cutting half the connections. The female plate is adaptable for use when the
thickness of the wood from each piece at the connector must lie flush with the timber surface.
ends to be joined so as to bring the sides a. Hook or hooked bar c. Oblique Joint
flushes. The purpose of this type of joint is to b. Claw Plates d. Split Rings
maintain a level surface at the joint. 23. These are made in sizes of 2-1/2, 4 and 6 in. in diameter. They used
a. Rabbet Joint c. Plain Joint for heavy construction.
b. Mortise and Tenon Joint d.Halved Joint a. Hook or hooked bar c. Oblique Joint
8. A cement mortar to which lime is added to increase its plasticity and b. Claw Plates d. Split Rings
water retentivity. 24. These are metal devices used to provide added strength at bolted
a. Lime mortar c. Masonry cement joints. They eliminate complicated framing of joints; simplify the
b. Cement-lime mortar d. Cement mortar design of heavy construction, and save much time and labor.
9. A low-strength mortar suitable for use in interior non-load bearing a. Sill c. Masonry
walls and partitions. b. Stretcher d. Timber connectors
a. Type N c. Type S 25. This type of joint, used for cabinet work and furniture work, is
b. Type O d. Type K strong and durable. It is made by cutting a pin in the shape of a
10. A very low-strength mortar suitable only for use in interior non-load dovetail in one piece to fit a groove similarly shaped in the other
bearing walls where permitted by the building code. piece.
a. Type N c. Type S a. Rabbet Joint c. Plain Joint
b. Type O d. Type K b. Mortise and Tenon Joint d. Dovetail Joint
11. A horizontal timber, at the bottom of the frame of a wood structure,
which rests on the foundation.
a. Sill c. Masonry
b. Stretcher d. Footing
12. Short members (boards) which are fixed vertically between floor
joists to stiffen the joists.
a. Sill c. Masonry
b. Wall Footing d. Block, Solid Bridging, Solid Strutting
13. A large joist that carries much of the floor load.
a. Floor joist c. Floor Slab
b. Wall footing d. Principal Joist
14. One of a series of parallel beams of timber, reinforced concrete, or
steel used to support floor and ceiling loads, and supported in turn
by larger beams, girders or bearing walls; the widest dimension is
vertically oriented.
a. Floor joist c. Floor Slab
b. Wall footing d. Principal Joist