Bt 1

Front 1

Short metal "T" beam used in suspended ceiling systems to bridge the spaces between the main beams

Back 1

cross tee

Front 2

Roofing tile which has the shape of an "S" laid on its side

Back 2

pantile

Front 3

Clay roofing tile approximately semi cylindrical in shape laid in courses with units having their convex side alternately up and down

Back 3

mission tiles

Front 4

Groove cut into a board or panel intended to receive the edge of a connecting board

Back 4

dado

Front 5

Part of the building foundation which forms the permanent retaining wall of the structure below grade

Back 5

foundation wall

Front 6

Part of a foundation system which supports the exterior walls of a superstructure and bears directly on the column footing

Back 6

grade beam

Front 7

Black, tar like waterproofing material applied to the exterior of a foundation wall

Back 7

dampproofing

Front 8

System of framing a building in which the studs are continuous to roof supporting second floor joints

Back 8

balloon framing

Front 9

System of framing a building in which the studs are continuous to roof supporting second floor joints

Back 9

balloon framing

Front 10

System of framing a building on which floor joists of each storey rest on the top plates of the storey below and the bearing walls and partitions rest on the subfloor of each storey

Back 10

western framing

Front 11

An exterior security lock installed on exterior entry doors that can be activated only with a key or thumb-turn

Back 11

deadbolt

Front 12

Rough plaster finish obtained by flinging plaster on a wall with a hand operated machine

Back 12

tyrolean finish

Front 13

Principal member of the truss which extends from one end to the other primarily to resist bending

Back 13

chord

Front 14

Composition of two or more metals fused together usually to obtain a desired property

Back 14

alloy

Front 15

Horizontal distance from the face of a lock or latch to the center of the knob or lock cylinder

Back 15

backset

Front 16

Vertical members in a railing used between a top rail and bottom rail or the stair treads

Back 16

balluster

Front 17

An iron alloy usually including carbon and silicon which has high compressive strength but low tensile strength

Back 17

cast iron

Front 18

Ferrous metal that offers great resistance to abrassion and finds important use in the cutting edges of heavy digging tools

Back 18

Ferrous metal that offers great resistance to abrassion and finds important use in the cutting edges of heavy digging tools

Front 19

Ferrous metal that offers great resistance to abrassion and finds important use in the cutting edges of heavy digging tools

Back 19

wrought iron

Front 20

Commercially pure iron of fibrous nature, valued for its corrosion resistance and ductility

Back 20

wrought iron

Front 21

Ferrous metal that offers great resistance to abrassion and finds important use in the cutting edges of heavy digging tools

Back 21

nickel steel

Front 22

Commercially pure iron of fibrous nature, valued for its corrosion resistance and ductility

Back 22

wrought iron

Front 23

The wall of Intramuros

Back 23

fortification

Front 24

Beam that projects beyond one or both its support

Back 24

cantiliver beam

Front 25

Beam that projects beyond one or both its support

Back 25

cantiliver beam

Front 26

Beam that projects beyond one or both its support

Back 26

cantiliver beam

Front 27

Wall (bearing or non-bearing) designed to resist lateral forces parallel to the wall

Back 27

shear wall

Front 28

Modern method of installing wood parquet flooring on wooden boards sub-flooring

Back 28

gluing / pasting

Front 29

Standard height of window sills for office rooms in upper floors

Back 29

0.90m

Front 30

Dimension of commercial acoustic boards for aluminum T-runners used for dropped-ceiling in offices

Back 30

24"x48"x1/2"

Front 31

Structural method used for longer span/ interval of columns

Back 31

Building paper sheathing and space filled

Front 32

Corrugated metal or concrete barrier walls installed around a basement window to hold back the earth

Back 32

area wells

Front 33

Corrugated metal or concrete barrier walls installed around a basement window to hold back the earth

Back 33

area wells

Front 34

Type of slab when the ratio of short span to the long span of a slab is less than 0.50

Back 34

one way slab

Front 35

Corrugated metal or concrete barrier walls installed around a basement window to hold back the earth

Back 35

area wells

Front 36

Type of slab when the ratio of short span to the long span of a slab is less than 0.50

Back 36

one way slab

Front 37

Tar paper. Installed under the roof shingles

Back 37

felt

Front 38

Longitudinal beams which rest on the top chord and preferably at the joints of the truss

Back 38

purlins

Front 39

The section of which the moment changes from positive to negative

Back 39

inflection point

Front 40

Narrow strip of wood applied to cover a joint along the edges of two parallel boards in the same plane

Back 40

batten

Front 41

Narrow strip of wood applied to cover a joint along the edges of two parallel boards in the same plane

Back 41

batten

Front 42

A wood or plywood piece used to fasten the ends of two members together at a

Back 42

fish plate / gusset plate

Front 43

The boxing in of covering a joist, beam or girder to give the appearance of a larger beam

Back 43

beam blocking