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COSC 153 Final TAMU Exam Study
Guide with Complete Solutions
Aggregate - Answer✔️✔️-A mixture of sand and stone and a major
component of concrete
Architect - Answer✔️✔️-One who has completed a course of study in
building and design, and is licensed by the state as an architect. One who
draws up plans.
Backing - Answer✔️✔️-Frame lumber installed between the wall studs to
give additional support for drywall or an interior trim related item, such as
handrail brackets, cabinets, and towel bars
Bearing Wall (Load-Bearing Wall) - Answer✔️✔️-A wall that supports any
vertical load in addition to its own weight
Concrete - Answer✔️✔️-Mixture of Portland cement, sand, gravel
(aggregate), and water
Construction Contract - Answer✔️✔️-A legal document which specifies the
what-when-where-how-how much and by whim in a construction project
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Construction Drawings - Answer✔️✔️-a complete set tends to be comprised
of floor plans, elevations, sections, and details drawings that together
provide a complete representation of the building
Drywall, Gypsum Wallboard, Sheet Rock, Plasterboard - Answer✔️✔️-A
manufactured panel made out of gypsum plaster and encased in a thin
cardboard, usually 1/2" thick and 4'x8' or 4'x12' in size
Duct - Answer✔️✔️-AC/ Heating System, usually round of rectangular
metal pipes installed for distributing warm or cold air
Estimate - Answer✔️✔️-Amount of labor, materials, and other costs that a
contractor anticipates for a project as summarized in the contractor's bid
proposal for the project - factors in materials & labor, overhead, and profit
Footer, Footing - Answer✔️✔️-Continuous (footing) or individual (footer)
reinforced thick concrete pad installed underground which supports the
foundation wall or column
Foundation - Answer✔️✔️-The supporting portion of a structure below the
first floor construction, or below grade, including the footings
Grade - Answer✔️✔️-ground level, or the elevation at any given point; also
the designated quality of a manufactured piece of wood
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Grout - Answer✔️✔️-A wet mixture of cement, sand, and water that flows
into masonry or ceramic devices to seal the cracks between the different
pieces
Hardware - Answer✔️✔️-All of the metal fittings that go into the home
when it's near completion, like door knobs, towel bars, house numbers, etc.
Header - Answer✔️✔️-The horizontal structural member over an opening
(ex: over a door or window)
HVAC - Answer✔️✔️-Heat , Ventilation, Air Conditioning
I-Beam - Answer✔️✔️-A steel beam used for long spans as basement beams
or over wide wall openings
Insulation - Answer✔️✔️-Any material high in resistance to heat
transmission that, when placed in walls, ceilings, o floors of a structure,
will reduce the rate of heat flow
Jamb - Answer✔️✔️-The side and head lining of a doorway, window, or
other opening - includes studs as well as the frame and trim
Joist - Answer✔️✔️-Wooden 2 by 8's, 2 by 10's, 2 by 12's that run parallel to
one another and support a floor or ceiling and are supported in turn by
larger beams, girders, or bearing walls
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