Arch 100 TEST-QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE
adobe
sun-dried mud brick; dirt, sand, water and straw mixed together and then let dry
thermal mass
how well the wells provide a barrier between internal and external temperatures
composite
using 2 or more materials in 1 structure to perform different structural jobs in design
balloon framing
using many standardized, mass produced units for building
corbel
all layers of masonry are horizontal; as you go up each row, each brick is slightly hanging off the
brick below it towards the center
voussoir
wedge shaped stones for arches
keystone
ornate, large stone and top center of an arch
stereotomy
science of cutting and shaping stones for construction
, pozzolana
natural volcanic ash from Mount Vesuvius near Pompeii that was used for cement
friable
surfaces exposed to air, water, or friction crumble away gradually
opus reticulatum
stone pyramids or flat bricks embedded into wet concrete with pointy side facing in (encasing)
veneer
panels of any type of material covering another material
empiricism
the idea that we learn truth by observing phenomena in the physical world
rustication
stones that stick out on a wall and don't create a smooth surface
pilaster
flattened column attached to a plain wall
faults
decorative elements that embellish plan surfaces
barrel vault
half cylindrical continuation of the round profiles in arches
VERIFIED ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE
adobe
sun-dried mud brick; dirt, sand, water and straw mixed together and then let dry
thermal mass
how well the wells provide a barrier between internal and external temperatures
composite
using 2 or more materials in 1 structure to perform different structural jobs in design
balloon framing
using many standardized, mass produced units for building
corbel
all layers of masonry are horizontal; as you go up each row, each brick is slightly hanging off the
brick below it towards the center
voussoir
wedge shaped stones for arches
keystone
ornate, large stone and top center of an arch
stereotomy
science of cutting and shaping stones for construction
, pozzolana
natural volcanic ash from Mount Vesuvius near Pompeii that was used for cement
friable
surfaces exposed to air, water, or friction crumble away gradually
opus reticulatum
stone pyramids or flat bricks embedded into wet concrete with pointy side facing in (encasing)
veneer
panels of any type of material covering another material
empiricism
the idea that we learn truth by observing phenomena in the physical world
rustication
stones that stick out on a wall and don't create a smooth surface
pilaster
flattened column attached to a plain wall
faults
decorative elements that embellish plan surfaces
barrel vault
half cylindrical continuation of the round profiles in arches
