B UILDING T ECHNOLOGY

1. BUILDING TECHNOLOGY Selected Questions 1995-1996, 2004 c d e p July 1, 1995

2. BUILDING TECHNOLOGY 18 Multiple Choice Questions c d e p Aug-Nov 2004

3. 1. A brand name for aluminum cladding is: a) ALMOND b) ALCOLIC c) ALPOLIC d) none of the above

4. 2. Type of water pipe which can be fused together by heat: a) POLYPROPELENE b) POLYETHELENE c) POLYVINYL d) POLYCARBONATE

5. 3. TTC is an acronym for a cabinet for: a) transport b) telephone c) public address d) INTERCOM

6. 4. An external support built to stabilize a structure by opposing its outward thrusts: a) column b) brace c) buttress d) transverse arch

7. 5. A subordinate vertical structure terminating in a pyramid or spire to add weight to a buttress pier: a) dome b) gargoyle c) dead weight d) pinnacle

8. 6. A vault having a circular cross section that is larger at one end than the other: a) conical b) barrel c) rampant d) anvular

9. 7. Resembling glass, as in transparency, hardness, brittleness, luster, or having low or no porosity: a) polycarbonate b) vitreous c) homogenous d) burnt

10. 8. The property of light by which colors of an object is classified as heavy red, yellow, green, or blue: a) hue b) chroma c) value d) color

11. 9. One of the pair of opposing colors on a color wheel perceived as completing or enhancing each other: a) analogous b) advancing c) complementary d) achromatic

12. 10. A narrow deposit of sealant applied to a building joint: a) bead b) bond c) filler d) substrate

13. 11. A continuous separation formed in concrete to form a plane of weakness and thus regulate amount of crashing. a) control joint b) contraction joint c) expansion joint d) isolation joint

14. 12. The projection of a figure or form from the flat background on which it is formed: a) bas b) applique c) emboss d) relief

15. 13. A steel rod serving as a king post of a truss: a) king rod b) king bolt c) truss rod d) vertical rod

16. 14. A pitch truss having vertical members in tension and diagonal web membranes in compression: a) pratt b) howe c) warrren d) fink

17. 15. A pitch truss having vertical members in compression and diagonal web membranes in tension: a) pratt b) howe c) warrren d) fink

18. 16. Name of metal tile section of DN Steel: a) Intramuros b) Madrid c) Stile d) Spanish

19. 17. Another name of BARREL clay roof tile: a) Pan tile b) Tuscan tile c) Mission tile d) Spanish tile

20. 18. Distance of purlins for metal roof tile. a) 1000 mm b) 300 mm c) 100 mm d) 500 mm

21. BUILDING TECHNOLOGY 8 Multiple Choice Questions c d e p June 2004

22. 1. What landscape element is also known as a “carpet”. It can easily grow in weeks. a) lawn b) grass c) sand dune d) ridge

23. 2. What is used to clean efflorescence in bricks? a) metal brush b) muriatic acid c) paint d) hydrochloride

24. 3. What do you call a window attached to a roof? a) lay light b) day light c) clerestory d) dormer window

25. 4. Name for a new type of marble used in kitchen and bathroom counters. a) synthetic marble b) granolithic marble c) romblon d) formica

26. 5. Best kind of glass for mirrors, windows, etc. a) sheet b) tempered c) float d) patterned

27. What kind of adhesive is used in installing marble? a) cement tile adhesive b) grout c) rubber cement d) lime

28. 7. A yellowish substance used in paints, inks, etc. a) lacquer b) linseed oil c) flaxseed d) linoleic acid

29. 8. Vertical, horizontal, diagonal members used to support formwork. Also allows workers to pass through during construction. a) bolstering b) shoring c) scaffolding d) frame

30. BUILDING TECHNOLOGY 23 Multiple Choice Questions c d e p July 1, 1995

31. 1. It is a special plate girder consisting of tees, plates, angles and multiple web: a) box girder b) hybrid girder c) T-flange girder d) bridging Hybrid Beam – a fabricated metal beam composed of flanges with a material of a specified minimum yield strength different from that of the web plate or box beam; a hollow beam, usually rectangular in section; if fabricated of steel, the sides are steel plates welded together, or they may be riveted together by steel angles at the corners a brace, or a system of braces, placed between joists (or the like) to stiffen them, to hold them in place and to help distribute the load

32. 2. Longitudinal beams which rest on top chord, and preferably at the joints of the truss: a) purlins b) jack rafter c) rafters d) girders a piece of timber laid horizontally on the principal rafters of a roof to support the common rafters on which the roof covering is laid any rafter that is shorter than the usual length of the rafters used in the same building; esp. occurs in hip roofs one of a series of inclined structural members from the ridge of the roof down to the eaves, providing support for the covering of a roof a large or principal beam of steel, reinforced concrete or timber; used to support concentrated loads at isolated points along its length

33. 3. It is the general term applied for all forces which act upon a structure and anything else which causes stresses or deformation within a structure, or part thereof: a) loads b) none of the listed c) reactions d) unit weights forces, or systems of forces carried by a structure or a part of a structure

34. 4. These members are inclined joists used to support sloping roofs: a) plates b) purlins c) rafters d) planks in wood frame construction, horizontal boards or timbers connecting and terminating posts, joists, rafters, etc. a piece of timber laid horizontally on the principal rafters of a roof to support the common rafters on which the roof covering is laid one of a series of inclined structural members from the ridge of the roof down to the eaves, providing support for the covering of a roof long, wide, square-sawn thick piece of timber; specifications vary but often the minimum width is 8” (20 cm) and thickness of 2” – 4” (5 to 10 cm) for softwood and 1” (2.5 cm) for hardwood

35. 5. A three dimensional structural system without the bearing walls, composed of interconnected members laterally supported so as to function as a complete self-contained unit with or without the aids of horizontal diaphragms or floor-bracing system: a) box system b) space frame c) freeform d) braced frame any three dimensional structural framework (e.g., the rigid frame of a multi-storey building) as contrasted with a plain frame all of whose elements lie on the same plane the frame of a building in which the resistance to lateral forces or to frame instability is provided by diagonal bracing, K-bracing or other type of bracing

36. 6. Concrete slab should have a minimum clearance of: a) 20 mm b) 40 mm c) 15 mm d) 30 mm

37. 7. It is designed to resist lateral forces parallel to the plane of the wall: a) bearing wall b) curtain wall c) grade wall d) shear wall a wall capable of supporting an imposed load; also called a structural wall or loadbearing wall in a tall building of steel-frame construction, an exterior wall that is non-loadbearing, having no structural function not defined a wall which in its own plane carries shear, resulting from forces such as wind, blast or earthquake

38. 8. What is the appropriate painting material type for wood surfaces? a) zinc chromate b) alkyd c) latex d) polyurethane or buttercup yellow, zinc yellow; a bright yellow stable pigment used in paints, esp. in metal primers as a rust-inhibiting pigment uses an alkyd resin as the vehicle for the pigment; an alkyd resin is of a group of thermoplastic synthetic resins used in bonding materials, in adhesives, and in paints and varnishes an emulsion of finely dispersed particles of natural or synthetic rubber or plastic materials in water an exceptionally hard and wear-resistant paint or varnish made by the reaction of polyols with a multifunctional isocyanate

39. 9. Commercially made corrugated G.I. sheets, of gauge 26, having standard corrugation are coated o both sides with: a) aluminum coating b) laminations c) paints d) pure virgin spelter aluminum powder – small flakes of aluminum metal obtained by stamping or ball milling foil in the presence of a fatty lubricant, such as stearic acid, which causes the flakes to orient in a pattern to give high brilliance; usually supplied in paste form wetted with mineral spirits bonding together two or more layers of materials, e.g., plywood, laminated wood, etc. liquid solutions of pigment in a suitable vehicle of oil, organic solvent or water; liquid when applied but dries to form an adherent, protective and decorative coating; often categorized according to the solvent used for thinning, e.g., water-thinned paint or solvent-thinned paint same as zinc; a hard bluish white metal, brittle at normal temperatures, very malleable and ductile when heated; not subject to corrosion; used for galvanizing sheet steel and iron, in various metal alloys, and as an oxide for white paint pigment

40. 10. Wood flooring finishing material: a) T & G wood planks b) V-cut wood planks c) gypsum board d) ply board panel

41. 11. What hardware/material is needed to fasten an asphalt strip roof shingle on wooded sheets/planks? a) CW nail b) staple wire c) tekscrew d) fin nail common wire nail or common nail; a cut or wire low carbon steel nail, having a slender plain shank and a medium diamond point; used in work where finish is unimportant, as in framing material used for fastening building paper, asphalt-prepared roofing, and the like roofing screw to fasten corrugated metal roof to purlins finishing nail; a slender nail made from finer wire than the common nail; has a brad-type head which permits it to be set below the suface of the wood, leaving only a small hole which can be putted easily; used in finishing work

42. 12. The time required for the removal of formworks of a concrete footing: a) 24 hours b) 36 hours c) 48 hours d) 12 hours

43. 13. Identify in illustration CMU-2, which figure is a lintel block? a) figure 4 b) figure 2 c) figure 1 d) figure 3

44. 14. Identify in illustration WJ-1, which figure is a dado wood joint? a) figure 1 b) figure 4 c) figure 3 d) figure 2

45. 15. Wall partition wooden framing is called: a) joist b) jambs c) studs d) nailers 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 large beams, girders or bearing walls the vertical members at each side of an opening such as a doorframe, window frame or fireplace an upright post or support, esp. one of a series of vertical structural members which act as the supporting elements in a wall or partition or nailing strip; a wood strip, attached to a surface; used as a base for nailing or fastening another material

46. 16. How many corrugation is required as the minimum side lap of an ordinary standard G.I sheet roofing? a) 1 ½ b) 2 ½ c) 2 d) 1

47. 17. Identify in illustration T-4, which letter in the target is a valley jack rafter? a) target B b) target D c) target C d) target A

48. 18. What is the appropriate paint material for G.I sheet roofing? a) alkyd type b) acrylic latex type c) lacquer type d) urethane uses an alkyd resin as the vehicle for the pigment; an alkyd resin is of a group of thermoplastic synthetic resins used in bonding materials, in adhesives, and in paints and varnishes a type of latex paint made of acrylic resins; also called acrylic latex paint. Acrylic resin is one of a group of thermoplastic resins made from esthers of acrylic acid; exceptionally tough, stable, resistant to chemicals, and transparent; used as a binder, in sheet form, as air-curing adhesive, and as the main ingredient in some caulks and sealants. any glossy enamel which dries quickly by evaporation of the volatile solvents and diluents polyurethane - an exceptionally hard and wear-resistant paint or varnish made by the reaction of polyols with a multifunctional isocyanate

49. 19. Identify in illustration CMU-3, which figure is a Flemish brickwork? a) Figure 3 b) Figure 4 c) Figure 1 d) Figure 2

50. 20. Identify in illustration WJ-1, which figure is a rabbet wood joint? a) Figure 1 b) Figure 2 c) Figure 3 d) Figure 4