Spray foam and fiberglass can both ______ a building.
Insulate. Insulation slows or eliminates air flow between a building's exterior and interior. This limits temperature fluctuations inside the building.
What material are most I-beams made out of?
Structural steel. Structural steel has a high strength/weight ratio that makes it excellent to use in the construction of enormous structures.
The building material made out of laminated sheets of wood is called:
Plywood. Plywood comes in many grades and is accompanied by letters denoting the quality of the exterior surfaces.
Tongue & groove is a method to ______ pieces of wood.
Fit. Typically used in flooring and siding applications, tongue and grove makes for a stronger seam and more stable surface.
Drywall (also known as plasterboard) is a panel made of...
Gypsum. Gypsum is a calcium sulfate that is widely mined and used in drywall, plaster, and as a fertilizer.
Building structures by bending, cutting, and assembling metal is called:
Fabrication. A metal fabrication crew will take drawings and specifications and then make the desired parts.
Double-pane windows contain two glass panels that can be separated by a spacer and:
Argon and krypton. Argon and krypton gasses help increase the thermal efficiency of an insulated glass unit.
Walls that separate rooms are known as:
Partition walls. These non-bearing walls can be fixed or movable, and are made from building materials such as glass, fabric, and masonry.
Low-emissivity glass contains a metallic coating that reflects:
Infrared and Ultraviolet radiation. Low-e glass coatings come in two types: passive coatings and solar control coatings.
A material that contains gravel, sand and a binding substance is called__________.
Concrete. While this formula for concrete is one of the most commonly used today, there are many formulations of concrete.
Why does stucco look like this? What is this pattern for?
Decoration. Stucco is used in building styles as varied as Tudor and Spanish colonial.
Most mezzanine floors have a frame made from:
(Cold finished) steel. Cold finished steel has greater tensile strength, better dimensional tolerance, and is straighter than hot rolled steel.
______ glass helps to soundproof buildings.
Acoustic glass. This is a form of laminated glass with a sound dampening (sound reducing) core.
Which building material is mainly made of earth and organic substances?
Adobe. Adobe as a building material is defined as mud bricks containing large amounts of clay and straw that are dried in the sun.
To qualify as Type IV, a building must use:
Heavy timber. Type 4 buildings are built using heavy timber. You commonly see this in hunting or ski lodges, and in log cabins.
Which of the following is not a termite-resistant material? steel / concrete / fibre-reinforced cement / treated termite resistant timber / bamboo
No. Termites eat cellulose. Bamboo is not their favorite meal but if they have no other options, they will eat it.
