BT PREBOARD

Which of the following floors would require the highest quality of leveling and flatness?

Which of the following does not constitute the types of basement wall structures?

A shingle-type roofing tile approximately semi-cylindrical in shape laid in courses with units having their convex side alternately up and down.

A twisting force is called.

Lumber specification for S4S means

A device for tightening bolts and nuts by means of rapidly repeated torque impulses produced by electrical or mechanical energy.

In Figure 1.0, identify "I"

A column feature projecting from corner of a building.

The failure of retaining walls where the top portion of the wall slides first.

What is the simplest unit of a space frame, having only 6 structural members?

A cantilever steel beam requires what kind of connection?

This kind of admixture is added to a concrete mix to act as "microreinforcing". Its most common use is to reduce plastic shrinkage cracking that sometimes occurs during curing of slabs. GFRC, which is used for cladding panel, also makes use of this admixture.

Metal decking that serves as permanent formwork for a reinforced concrete deck.

A low partial story between two main stories of a building, especially on that projects as a balcony and forms a ccompossition with the story beneath it.

The visible rings in a cross section of a tree.

A plate structure composed of thin, deep elements joined rigidly along their boundaries and forming sharp angles to brace each other against lateral buckling.

Which among the masonry wall types connects to a structural frame such as wood or metal stud wall?

A brick laid on its long edge, with its exposed in face of the wall.

If poured concrete passes a cylinder test at 1,400 psi, what is its expected compressive strength?

The vernacular term for vertical stud is

A joint formed when a concrete surface hardness before the next batch of concrete is placed against it.

The abbreviation "HSS" refers to

In Figure 1.0, identify "D"

Prior to designing a foundation for a building larger than a typical residential house, it is necessary to detemine the soil and water conditions beneath the site. What is the initial investigation that can be undertaken?

At present, the steel construction industry uses 5 major welding processes. Which is a popular process called "stick" welding?

The lateral deflection of structure is called

Building multistory site-cast concrete walls with forms that rise up the wall as construction progresses.

Diaphragm Action is defined as a bracing action that derives from the stiffness of a thin plane of material when it is loaded in a direction parallel to the plane. Which of the following does not characterize diaphragm action?

The major ingredient of glass is

Double-strength glass is

Single-strength glass is

Which of the following is not a high-range sealant?

Concrete (or sometimes mortar) conveyed through a hose and pneumatically projected at high velocity onto a surface, as a construction technique.

Resistant to high temperatures.

Among the paint ingredients, which is volatile?

Portland cement concrete (PCC) that contains less portland cement paste than a typical PCC.

Term for steel metal shapes such as angles, channels, flats, rounds, etc. that are used for shaping into different products.

Aside from corrosion resistance as its most telling benefit, what is the second most important benefit that stainless steel impart?

What is the best type of hinge to install for a door between a kitchen and a dining area?

A classroom with two doors shall specify the use of 3" by 6" door jamb. The clear opening for each door is 3' by 7' and the ordering of door jambs is at 18 ft. lengths. If 10 classrooms shall be constructed, what would be the board-foot requirement for the fabrication of the door jambs?

Distortion from shrinkage of swan lumber depends on the position of the piece of lumber occupied in the tree. which sawing method produces the least distortion?

Metal with maximum width of 0.005 inches.

Which of the following is not a bituminous material?

The cost of construction.

Placing the last member in a building frame.

Which of the following locksets cannot be installed on the door edge?

Which of the following paving systems all under flexible paving?

Overlay of portland cement concrete (PCC) over an existing flexible pavement such as hot mix asphalt (HMA).

A critical path shows logic diagrams of activities and their relationships. what kind of activity flows requires one activity to be complete before the next activity starts?

A critical path shows logic diagram of activities and their relationships. What kind of activity flow allows one activity to be carried out independently of others at the same time?

A critical path shows logic diagram of activities and their relationships. what all activities do not have to wait for the preceding activities to be finished before they can be started, what is this kind of activity flow?

Which of the following equipment can perform both excavation and finishing?

This type of forming system, used to form walls and labs that are concreted in one operation, are suitable for repetitive use, such as those found in high-rise residential projects, and particularly for cellular- type construction such as hotels, office buildings and hospitals

A heavy-duty lifting machine that raises itself as the building rises.

Wood expands...

What is the difference between nominal and actual dimensions for dimension lumber 8" and above?

The Filipino term for rabbet.

In fig. 2.0, which welding symbol indicates the use of backup bar to support the first pass of weld?

Instrument or tool capable of vertical and horizontal line check is called

What is the appropriate paint material for G.I. sheet roofing?

What kind of shrinkage in logs is most pronounced?

A highs-speed rotary shaping hand power tool used to make smooth cutting and curving on solid wood is called

Dressed lumber is described as

The term for removing concrete forms from the cured concrete.

A type of ”hands of door” where the doorknob is at the left and the door leaf swings outside of the room.

What type of joint is used to install a glass into a lite of a French window?

Which of the following does not pertain to lumber as having achieved a seasoned quality?

For direct illumination (general lighting), what is the appropriate distance of light fixtures from the wall using downlights (e.g. pinlights)?

What is the act of excavating or filling of earth or any sound material or combination thereof, in preparation for a finishing surface such a paving?

The vernacular term for earthfill is

Calcium sulfate dihydrate.

Figure 1.0, identify “C”

A beam that, if loaded to failure without lateral bracing of the compression flange, would fail by bucking rather than in flexure.

Continuous wire bar support used to support bars in the bottom of slabs.

Which is the most appropriate curtain wall panel for a high-rise residential building?

Brickwork laid with each course consisting of alternating headers and stretchers.

Brickwork laid with alternating courses each consisting entirely of headers and stretchers.

Wall cladding are designed to allow the structural frame of a building and the exterior skin (cladding) of the building to move independently of one another. Soft sealant joints in the skin panels make these attachments possible. Under which type of movement joint do you classify this kind of attachment?

A beam that Runs along the outside edge of a floor or roof.

A column whose load capacity is limited by buckling rather than strength.

What is the general term for a slab other than slab-on-grade?

With regards to concrete proportioning, which of the following characteristics considers water-cement ratio asits
measuring device?

The performance of a concrete slab-on-grade depends on the integrity of both the soil-support system and the
slab. What is the recommended method for evaluating the ability of the soil-support system to withstand loading?

What is a joint between two concrete placement where shrinking is a consideration?

The compressive strength of steel reinforcement is how many times greater than that of normal-strength
concrete?

The most common material used as interlayer in laminated glass.

A short rafter, running perpendicular to the other rafters in the roof, which supports a rake overhang.

A ceiling with sufficient structural strength to support workers safely as they install and maintain mechanical and electrical installations above the ceiling.

What is the main component in the production of glass mirrors?

A Vertical bar between adjacent window or door units.

What is the purpose of placing a drip groove and/or capillary break at the bottom of a window sash, along with a
corresponding weatherstrip placed at bottom interior side of the same sash?

the opening through a parapet trough which water can drain over the edge of a flat roof.

The vernacular term for joist is

Apiece of steel welded to the top of a steel beam or girder so as to become embedded in the concrete fill over the beam and cause the beam and the concrete to act as a single structural unit.

A tall, narrow window alongside a door.

Which of the following is not fire-rated glass?

Individual pieces of glass are known as

A flat steel plate used to connect the members of a truss.

Which of the following reflects the visual characteristic of wood?

A process for preserving wood by impregnating the cell with creosote under pressure

Glue-laminated (Glulam) timber column is

This type of drill , powered by compressed air or hydraulic fluid, break rock into small particles by impact from repeated blows.

This is a type of drill designed for obtaining samples of rock from a hole, usually for exploratory purpose.

A rotary drill consisting a steel-pipe drill stem on the bottom of which is a roller-bit. As the bit rotates, it grinds the rock.

Using a jackhammer falls under which type of drilling?

This is term refers to the fire-resistant material inserted into a space between a curtain wall and spandrel beam or column, to retard the passing of fire through the space.

Any of a number of devices for hoisting building materials on the end of a rope or cable.

The temporary formwork for an arch, dome , or vault.

The vernacular term for purlin is

The materials have substance that swell as a result of heat exposure thus increasing in volume and decreasing in density. In passive fire protection system, these materials are used in a form of coating or mastic that expands to form a stable, insulting char when exposed to fire.These materials are said to be

Refers to properties that are the same regardless of the direction that is measured, or properties that are the same everywhere.

A reinforced-concrete system in which a slab is supported by and is often monolithic with reinforced concrete beams.

Concrete culverts, pipes and poles are examples of which category of concrete?

Concrete in which large stones, each of 50kg or more, are placed and embedded in the concrete as it is deposited.

Concrete of high cement content.

White rust is usually seen in

Which of the following is not a semi-finished product?

Which is not a noble metal?

When a provision of specification action on the Contractor's part, what is the operative word to use?

In specification, if the Contractor is allowed to exercise an option, what is the operative word to use?

In specification, when limited alternatives are available to the Contractor, what is the operative word to use?

When the specification cites informational statement that involve the Owner. the operative word to use is

"structural Conceptualization" means the act of conceiving, choosing and developing the type, disposition, arrangement and proportioning of the structural elements of an architectural work. Which of the following is not included in the considerations afforded for the above statement?

In BP 344, which among the building's facilities and features is not required as "accessible/barrier-free"?

Of or pertaining to project scheduling in which the design and construction phases of a building project overlap to compress the total time required for completion.

An axonometric projection of a tree-dimensional object inclined to the picture plane in such a way that two of its principal axes are equally foreshortened and the third appears longer or shorter that the other two

The complete records of test conduction (slump, compression test, etc.) shall be preserved and made available for inspection during the progress of construction and after completion of the project for a period of not less than

When a product, system, or process in specific. especially when one with a registered trademark, it is described as

n specification, this word shall mean to place in position, incorporate in the work, adjust, clean, and make fit for use.