Construction Terms/ WI Assessor Exam Questions With All Correct Answe
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1. Batten A narrow strip of wood or metal used to cover vertical joints
2. Load Bearing A wall which support any vertical load in a building as well as its own weight
3. Bridging A method of bracing floor joists by fixing lateral members between the joists
4. Built up Roofing Two or more layers of tarred felt, joined with bonding or sealing compound
5. Sandwich Panel A core of insulation covered on both sides with such materials as concrete, metal,
or asbestos
6. Glazed Concrete Concrete block with glossy vitreous material surface
Block
7. Column Vertical structure member to support horizontal members and transmit load to
bearing material at column base
8. Studs A vertical wood or metal framing member to which horizontal boards or laths are
nailed, as the supporting elements in the walls and partitions.
9. Wainscot The lower part of an interior wall when its surface finish is ditterent from that of
the upper
10. Bearing wall A structural System in which the floor and the roof loads are carried directly by the
exterior walls rather than by a structural framing system
11. Joist Any parallel beams that support the subfloor or the ceiling
12. Curtain Wall An exterior wall which encloses but does not support the structural frame of a
building
13. Superstructure The part of the building above the basement or the foundation level
14. Thickened edge
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Latest Update!!!
1. Batten A narrow strip of wood or metal used to cover vertical joints
2. Load Bearing A wall which support any vertical load in a building as well as its own weight
3. Bridging A method of bracing floor joists by fixing lateral members between the joists
4. Built up Roofing Two or more layers of tarred felt, joined with bonding or sealing compound
5. Sandwich Panel A core of insulation covered on both sides with such materials as concrete, metal,
or asbestos
6. Glazed Concrete Concrete block with glossy vitreous material surface
Block
7. Column Vertical structure member to support horizontal members and transmit load to
bearing material at column base
8. Studs A vertical wood or metal framing member to which horizontal boards or laths are
nailed, as the supporting elements in the walls and partitions.
9. Wainscot The lower part of an interior wall when its surface finish is ditterent from that of
the upper
10. Bearing wall A structural System in which the floor and the roof loads are carried directly by the
exterior walls rather than by a structural framing system
11. Joist Any parallel beams that support the subfloor or the ceiling
12. Curtain Wall An exterior wall which encloses but does not support the structural frame of a
building
13. Superstructure The part of the building above the basement or the foundation level
14. Thickened edge
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