1.
An approximate calculation or judgment of the value,
number, quantity, or extent of something – ESTIMATES
2. For buildings more than one storey in height, the
minimum ceiling height for the first floor – 2.7 m
3. For buildings more than one storey in height, if the
minimum ceiling height for the floor is given by 2.7 m,
what is the minimum ceiling height of the succeeding
floors? – 2.4 m
4. A movable shelter supported from an exterior wall of a
building and of a type which can be retracted, folded, or
collapsed against the face of a supporting building –
AWNING
5. These are graphic representations of the members,
assemblies, and systems that will transmit live and dead
loads of the structure to the earth –
6. A professional fastening method in which two work
pieces are joined together using rivets – RIVETING
7. A building material maid by mixing sand and gravel or
other fine or coarse aggregates with cement and water –
CONCRETE
8. Most common type of block laying method –
9. Binding component of concrete – CEMENT
10. Standard dimensions of CHBs in mm –
200mmx400mm
11. Standard area of ordinary plywood in square meters –
12. A permanent roofed structure above a door attached
to and supported by the building and projecting over a
wall or sidewalk – MARQUEE
13. What is the minimum ceiling height of mezzanine
floors in meters? – 1.80 m
14. A material consisting of embedded steel bars, plates,
or fibers that strengthen the material covered by concrete
– REINFORCED CEMENT CONCRETE
15. The total free area of openings for windows is at least
what percentage of floor area – 10%
16. A commonly used material in construction of homes
and other buildings in the form of sills, columns, studs,
floor joists, roof rafters, purlins, and trusses –
17. Includes the determination of quantities and costs of
everything that is required to complete a project – COST
ESTIMATION
18. These allowances applied in estimates to avoid
shortages and deficiencies in construction materials –
MATERIAL ALLOWANCE
19. This is placed between two members to be
connected, drawn together by tightening the bolt, so that
the teeth of the ring are forced into the two members
which assists the ring in transmitting stress in members –
20. Type of wood has a moisture content which exceeds
19% -
21. These drawings are done in fabricator shops and
steel plants which consists of detail drawings of all parts
of the entire structure, showing exactly how the parts are
to be made – SHOP DRAWING
22. The body of an I-beam or a wide-flange is called –
WEB
23. The legs of an I-beam or a wide-flange is called –
FLANGE
24. These are connections which transmits the end forces
that beams carry to column members in steel structures –
BEAM – COLUMN CONNECTION
25. All concrete works shall be done in accordance to
what code – ACI
26. A structural steel made up to two legs which can
either be of equal or unequal length – L-SHAPED
27. These are drawings done in offices which is primarily
concerned with the overall dimensions of the structures
i.e., columns, beams, angles, and other structural shapes
– STRUCTURAL DRAWING
28. Most common wood fastening material – NAILS
29. Footings located at least 2.4 meters below the grade
along national roads and highways may project not more
than how many meters beyond the property line – 3 m
30. Foundations may encroach into public sidewalk areas
to a width not exceeding how many millimeters, unless
provided that the top of the foundation is not less than
600 millimeters below the grade line – 500 mm
31. These are connections of discontinuous bars to
provide continuity and connections in structural members
– SPLICING
32. Material is used as tension reinforcement in structural
members – REBARS
33. To get the number of CHBs to be used, the net area
of a wall is multiplied by – 13
34. How many meters is the commercially available
length of an RSB – 6 m
35. These are bars which provides reinforcement
connection from structural members i.e. columns and
beams to the masonry wall during construction -
DOWELS
CF – CONFINEMENT FACTOR
FTB –
RSB – REINFORCED STEEL BARS
WF – WIDE FLANGE
B – BOTTOM
G – GIRTH
RB – RESILIENT BAR
RG – ROUGH GRADE
TYP – TYPICAL
OC - ON CENTER
BW – BLOCK WALL/BRICK WALL