ARCH 100 UNIT 3 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WELL SORTED OUT #8
Adobe - correct answer sun-dried mud brick; dirt, sand, water and straw mixed together
and then let dry
Thermal mass - correct answer how well the wells provide a barrier between internal
and external temperatures
Composite - correct answer using 2 or more materials in 1 structure to perform different
structural jobs in design
Balloon framing - correct answer using many standardized, mass produced units for
building
Corbel - correct answer 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 - correct answer wedge shaped stones for arches
Keystone - correct answer ornate, large stone and top center of an arch
Stereotomy - correct answer science of cutting and shaping stones for construction
Pozzolana - correct answer natural volcanic ash from mount vesuvius near pompeii that
was used for cement
Friable - correct answer surfaces exposed to air, water, or friction crumble away
gradually
Opus reticulatum - correct answer stone pyramids or flat bricks embedded into wet
concrete with pointy side facing in (encasing)
Veneer - correct answer panels of any type of material covering another material
Empiricism - correct answer the idea that we learn truth by observing phenomena in the
physical world
Rustication - correct answer stones that stick out on a wall and don't create a smooth
surface
Pilaster - correct answer flattened column attached to a plain wall
Faults - correct answer decorative elements that embellish plan surfaces
Barrel vault - correct answer half cylindrical continuation of the round profiles in arches
WELL SORTED OUT #8
Adobe - correct answer sun-dried mud brick; dirt, sand, water and straw mixed together
and then let dry
Thermal mass - correct answer how well the wells provide a barrier between internal
and external temperatures
Composite - correct answer using 2 or more materials in 1 structure to perform different
structural jobs in design
Balloon framing - correct answer using many standardized, mass produced units for
building
Corbel - correct answer 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 - correct answer wedge shaped stones for arches
Keystone - correct answer ornate, large stone and top center of an arch
Stereotomy - correct answer science of cutting and shaping stones for construction
Pozzolana - correct answer natural volcanic ash from mount vesuvius near pompeii that
was used for cement
Friable - correct answer surfaces exposed to air, water, or friction crumble away
gradually
Opus reticulatum - correct answer stone pyramids or flat bricks embedded into wet
concrete with pointy side facing in (encasing)
Veneer - correct answer panels of any type of material covering another material
Empiricism - correct answer the idea that we learn truth by observing phenomena in the
physical world
Rustication - correct answer stones that stick out on a wall and don't create a smooth
surface
Pilaster - correct answer flattened column attached to a plain wall
Faults - correct answer decorative elements that embellish plan surfaces
Barrel vault - correct answer half cylindrical continuation of the round profiles in arches
