BTECH STUDY EXAM 2 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 2024/2025
softwood - ANSWERSWood coming out from trees with needle leaves, rather than broad leaves are
called
control joints - ANSWERSJoint employed to reduce restraint by accommodating movement of masonry
walls are known as
balloon framing - ANSWERSA system of framing a building in which the studs are continuous to roof
supporting second floor joints is known as
tryolean finish - ANSWERSRough plaster finish obtained by flinging plaster on a wall with a hand
operated machine is
chord - ANSWERSA principal member of the truss which extends from one end to the other primarily to
resist bending is a
alloy - ANSWERSa composition of two or more metals fused together usually to obtain a desired
property
Backset - ANSWERSThe horizontal distance from the face of a lock or latch to the center of the knob or
lock cylinder
wrought iron - ANSWERSA commercially pure iron of fibrous nature, valued for its corrosion resistance
and ductility is
Pabalagbag - ANSWERSThe Filipino term for horizontal stud is
Muldura - ANSWERSThe Filipino term for riser
, sinturon - ANSWERSThe Filipino term for collar plate is
poleva - ANSWERSThe Filipino term for temper (metal work)
hulog - ANSWERSThe Filipino term for plumb line is
cantiliver - ANSWERSA beam that projects beyond one or both its support
shear - ANSWERSA wall (bearing or non-bearing) designed to resist lateral forces parallel to the wall
gluing/pasting - ANSWERSA modern method of installing wood parquet flooring on wooden boards sub-
flooring is by
0.90 meters - ANSWERSThe standard height of window sills for office rooms in upper floors is
24" x 48" x ½" - ANSWERSThe dimension of commercial acoustic boards for aluminum T-runners used for
dropped-ceiling in offices is
providing building paper sheathing and space filled - ANSWERSHumidification and condensation in
exterior walls can be minimized by
wood - ANSWERSHeat 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
glossy surfaced asphalt saturated paper, 50 lbs or more - ANSWERSA material used to remedy vapor flow
lath and plaster - ANSWERSDry walls do not require appreciable amount of moisture and they are
customarily finished with
ANSWERS 2024/2025
softwood - ANSWERSWood coming out from trees with needle leaves, rather than broad leaves are
called
control joints - ANSWERSJoint employed to reduce restraint by accommodating movement of masonry
walls are known as
balloon framing - ANSWERSA system of framing a building in which the studs are continuous to roof
supporting second floor joints is known as
tryolean finish - ANSWERSRough plaster finish obtained by flinging plaster on a wall with a hand
operated machine is
chord - ANSWERSA principal member of the truss which extends from one end to the other primarily to
resist bending is a
alloy - ANSWERSa composition of two or more metals fused together usually to obtain a desired
property
Backset - ANSWERSThe horizontal distance from the face of a lock or latch to the center of the knob or
lock cylinder
wrought iron - ANSWERSA commercially pure iron of fibrous nature, valued for its corrosion resistance
and ductility is
Pabalagbag - ANSWERSThe Filipino term for horizontal stud is
Muldura - ANSWERSThe Filipino term for riser
, sinturon - ANSWERSThe Filipino term for collar plate is
poleva - ANSWERSThe Filipino term for temper (metal work)
hulog - ANSWERSThe Filipino term for plumb line is
cantiliver - ANSWERSA beam that projects beyond one or both its support
shear - ANSWERSA wall (bearing or non-bearing) designed to resist lateral forces parallel to the wall
gluing/pasting - ANSWERSA modern method of installing wood parquet flooring on wooden boards sub-
flooring is by
0.90 meters - ANSWERSThe standard height of window sills for office rooms in upper floors is
24" x 48" x ½" - ANSWERSThe dimension of commercial acoustic boards for aluminum T-runners used for
dropped-ceiling in offices is
providing building paper sheathing and space filled - ANSWERSHumidification and condensation in
exterior walls can be minimized by
wood - ANSWERSHeat 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
glossy surfaced asphalt saturated paper, 50 lbs or more - ANSWERSA material used to remedy vapor flow
lath and plaster - ANSWERSDry walls do not require appreciable amount of moisture and they are
customarily finished with
