A roofing tile which has the shape of an “S” laid on its side is a

Mission tile pantile French tile A roofing tile which has the shape of an “S” laid on its side is a

foundation course grade beam foundation wall That part of the building foundation which forms the permanent retaining wall of the structure below grade is a

cold joints control joints block outs Joint employed to reduce restraint by accommodating movement of masonry walls are known as

post and beam western framing balloon framing A system of framing a building in which the studs are continuous to roof supporting second floor joints is known as

tryolean finish trowel finish broom stripped finish Rough plaster finish obtained by flinging plaster on a wall with a hand operated machine is

web member girt chord A principal member of the truss which extends from one end to the other primarily to resist bending is a

Casein Tempera alabaster A protein: the chief nitrogenous ingredient in milk is

annealing alloy built-up a composition of two or more metals fused together usually to obtain a desired property

Backset backfill built-up The horizontal distance from the face of a lock or latch to the center of the knob or lock cylinder

cast iron black iron wrought iron A commercially pure iron of fibrous nature, valued for its corrosion resistance and ductility is

Pabalagbag Tahilan pilareta The Filipino term for horizontal stud is

Muldura takip silipan planehuelda The Filipino term for riser

Hardinera Guililan sinturon The Filipino term for collar plate is

Suban Espolon poleva The Filipino term for temper (metal work)

Pantilya Asintada hulog The Filipino term for plumb line is

continuous cantiliver tie A beam that projects beyond one or both its support

non-bearing prefabricated shear A wall (bearing or non-bearing) designed to resist lateral forces parallel to the wall

15 17 19 Using stair tread-riser proportion formula RT = 75, given riser equals 6 ¼ “ how many risers will there be between two floors having floor line to floor line distance of 7.8125 feet?

gluing/pasting nailing into battens wainscoting A modern method of installing wood parquet flooring on wooden boards sub-flooring is by

1.2 meters 0.60 meters 0.90 meters The standard height of window sills for office rooms in upper floors is

30” x 60” x 1” 24” x 50” x 7/8” 24” x 48” x ½” The dimension of commercial acoustic boards for aluminum T-runners used for dropped-ceiling in offices is

1,280 bf 1,098 bf 1,330 bf The total floor area 16 feet wide by 60 feet deep needs one inch (1”) x 4”(commercial size) T & G flooring. Assuming that the available T & G is 1” x 4” x 16” and the effective width is 3.5” , the total board feet needed is

compressioning post-tensioning pre-casting In the design of a large shopping centers where space is required, intervals of columns can be wider than the ordinary by adopting a structural method of construction called

providing stud space between exterior finish and interior finish providing building paper sheathing providing building paper sheathing and space filled Humidification and condensation in exterior walls can be minimized by

wood concrete steel Heat gain through the structure of a habitable room occur in tropical region at walls and roofs by conduction. This can be minimized by the use of

A roofing tile which has the shape of an “S” laid on its side is a