BUILDING TECHNOLOGY - past board exam JUNE 2010

B. Use chb all over the building

C. Use chb and minimal glass

1. Identify the board foot of a 2x2x10 (150)?

A. 6000
B. 5000
C. 500
D. 600
2. Why should you put primer on steel before painting?
A. For adhesion
B. To prevent rust to prevent rust
3. Used for bonding ceramic tiles on walls and floors?
A. Contact cement
B. Tile adhesive
C. Grout
D. Lead

9. Due to the weather in our country, what material is

not used as an exterior wall?
A. 6 chb
B. Retaining wall
C. Dry wall
D. Shear wall
10. What should you use as a partition of T&B at
second floor to reduce the sound generated from
flushing of toilet in bedrooms?
A. 6 chb
B. Use drywall and put acoustic material in between
gaps
C. Use RC wall
D. Place the closet adjacent to T&B

4. What door is used for kitchen?

11. Where is the best location of the soil stack in the

building?

A. Door closer

A. Inside columns

B. Double action door

B. In between openings

C. Flush door

C. Away from the exterior wall

D. Panel door

D. In the exterior wall

5. What type of roofing will be used in a heavy

forested area?

12. What is the best thickness of gravel bedding?

A. Very steep roof with singles on a space frame

B. Steep gable roof on metal framing
C. RC roof deck
D. Polycarbonate sheet
6. Aside from screw and nuts, what material is also
used in joining steel?
A. Acetylene torch
B. Contact cement
C. Nail
D. Cement paste
7. Which is not used in joining concrete?
A. Dowel
B. Anchor bolt

A. 10
B. 20
C. 15
D. 30
13. Upon application of Building Permit, what activity
can be done that is allowed by the OBO?
A. Bending of bars
B. Excavation
14. Used in vertical alignment?
A. Astragal
B. Batidura
C. Hulog
D. Metros

C. Expansion bolt

15. Used in doors to prevent smoke from entering the

room?

D. Steel wires

A. Astragal

8. If you are to renovate a glass building, what should

be used in order to minimize the heat generated inside
the building?

B. Batidura

A. Use tinted glass

C. Hulog
D. Metros

16. Used to shape balusters?

A. Jigsaw

24. What kind of window wherein in the morning,

exterior can be viewed and at night, reflection of
yourself can be seen?

B. Router

A. Clear glass

C. Handsaw

B. Float glass

D. Chainsaw

C. Plate glass

17. A building will be erected on a coastal area.

D. Reflective glass

A. Used protruding eaves

25. Kind of door used in fire exits?

B. Provide big balcony

A. Double action door

C. Use roof deck

B. Panel door with panic bar

D. Use ribbed type roofing

C. Panel door

18. Kind of material imitated by PVC.

D. Revolving door

A. Concrete

26. Used in countertops.

B. Wood

A. Granite

C. Metal

B. Vinyl

D. Stone

C. Pebbles

19. A building will be erected on a hilltop, what roofing

system and materials will be used?

D. Rough concrete

A. Use roof shingles

27. This is being built in order to prevent soil erosion

on creeks.

B. Protruding eaves

A. Riprap

C. Metal roofing

B. 6 chb

D. RC roof deck

C. Rc wall

20. Wood used in cabinets?

D. Shear wall

A. MDF

28. Wood not used as construction materials.

B. Gypsum board

A. Palotsina

21. What kind of window is easy to clean?

B. Mahogany

A. Louver

C. Coconut

B. Sliding window

D. Yacal

C. Casement

29. What is S2S?

D. Awning

A. Smooth on 4 sides

22. Which material has a five year warranty?

B. Smooth on 2 sides

A. Roof deck water proofing

C. Rough lumber

B. T&b water proofing

D. Green lumber

C. Laminated flooring

30. Window wherein you have to embed its edges on

openings.

D. Glass window
23. What kind of glass can redirect the suns reflection?
A. Glass blocks
B. Float glass
C. Plate glass
D. Tempered glass

A. Jalousie
B. Sliding window
C. Casement
D. Capis
31. Glass used in commercial establishments.
A. Float glass

B. Tempered glass

C. Wye

C. Reflective glass

D. Elbow

D. Plate glass

E. 1/4 vent

32. Where should you put the heat roofing material?

5. Large footing extending a wide area

A. Under the rafter

A. MAT/RAFT FOUNDATION

B. Over the rafter

B. GRILLAGE FOUNDATION

C. On ceiling

C. SHALLOW FOUNDATION

33. Locks used on main door.

D. COMBINED FOUNDATION

A. Double lock door

E. BENCH FOUNDATION

B. Single lock door

6. A wall that hold back on earth embankment?

34. Locks used on T&B.

A. Retaining Wall

A. Double lock

B. Shoring Wall

B. Lock inside

C. Buttress Wall

C. Single lock

D. Foundation Wall
E. None of the Above

Exam Reviewer Question (board Exam)

Questions and Answers
1. The process of removing concrete forms from the
cured concrete?

7. A watertight structure or chamber within which

work is carried on in building.
A. WELL FOUNDATION
B. PILE FOUNDATION

A. Clearing

C. FOUNDATIONS

B. Deforming works

D. CAISSON'S FOUNDATION

C. Stripping

E. BENCH FOUNDATION

D. None of these

8. Concrete must be placed in position properly

compacted within WHAT minutes after adding water,
then cement setting will start?

E. Cleaning
2. The ultimate strength of the material divided by
allowable working load?
A. Strength limit
B. Maximum strength
C. Safety factor
D. Deflection
E. Proportional limit
3. Beam that project beyond one or both its support?
A. Cantilever beam
B. Continuous beam
C. Intermediate beam
D. Overhanging beam

A. 45 to 60 MINUTES
B. 30 to 60 MINUTES
C. 15 to 30 MINUTES
D. 10 to 20 MINUTES
E. 60 MINUTES to 2 HOURS
9. A horizontal beam supporting a floor joist.
A. GIRDER
B. FLOOR JOIST
C. TAILPIECE
D. LEDGER STRIP
E. HEDGER

E. Grade Beam

10. In concealed construction, a material or member

which fills or seals the open.

4. Type of fitting for yoke vent?

A. DRAFTSTOP

A. Tee

B. FIRESTOP

B. Crowfoot

C. TAILPIECE

D. BACKPAN
E. INSULATION
11. What is TRIMMER?
A. A beam joist or rafter supporting one end of a
header at the edge of the opening in the floor or roof
frame.
B. A short transverse joist that supports the end of the
cut-off joist at stairwell holes.
C. A wood strip nailed to the lower side of a girder to
provide a bearing surface for joist.
D. A horizontal beam supporting a floor joist.
E. Any joist which carries a floor.
12. In lockset, this is the safest door lock
recommended for main entry doors.

16. The placing of concrete using pneumatic pressure

of dry mix concrete or mortars
A. SHOTCRETE
B. PNEUMATIC PLACEMENT
C. BUGGY
D. SPADING
17. Vernacular term for framework?
A. Asintada
B. Rebokada
C. Balangkas
D. Barakilan
E. Asolehos

A. MORTISE LOCKSET
B. UNIT LOCKSET
C. CYLINDER LOCKSET
D. RIM LOCKSET
E. LOCK
13. A type of glass use in constructing vision door
which must be shutter proof to be accident free

18. Vernacular term for wrought iron strap

A. Platsuela
B. Guililan
C. Batidora
D. Espolon
E. Baniera

A. LAMINATED GLASS

19. Vernacular term for cabinet hinge

B. WIRE GLASS

A. Lastilyas

C. PATTERN GLASS

B. Palitada

D. GLASS BLOCK

C. Suban

E. TEMPERED GLASS

D. Espolon

14. In a building frame, a structural element that is

shorter than usual, as a stud above a door opening or
below a window sill is

20. Diagonal bracing in pairs between adjacent floor

joist to prevent the joist from twisting.

A. Wood Stud
B. Stirrup
C. Scarf joint
D. Plastic hose
E. Cripple stud
15. An incomplete form of peeling where the paint
cracks into the large segments, the edges of which
breakaway from the surface while the center remains
attached. Usually due to repeated application of new
coats over old coats.
A. BLISTERING
B. ALLIGATORING
C. CHALKING
D. DEADENING

A. Fire brick
B. Stirrup
C. Cross bridging
D. Cleat
21. STANDARD WIDTH OF A SEAT WITHOUT DIVIDING
ARMS FOR PLACES OF ASSEMBLY
22. TEMPERATURE RATING AT FLASH POINT
23. The responsible for advocating the fair and
sustainable development, welfare and cultural
expression of society's habitat in terms of space forms
and historical context.
A. Consulting Architect
B. Architect
C. Architect-of-record
D. Architect-in-charge

24. Refers to the practice of architecture by a dulyregistered juridical person i.e. an architecture firm,
company, partnership, corporation or association
consisting of two (20 or more natural persons duly
registerd and licensed individually (as natural persons)
to practice the profession of architecture by his/ her
country of origin/birth.

B. DTI
C. SEC
D. DILG
E. None of these

A. Organization

30. Architecture Partnership duly registered with the

SEC and then with the:

B. Group architectural practice

A. DTI

C. Firm

B. BOARD of Architecture

D. Consulting architects

C. Commssion

25. Refers to the firm of an individual Architect

practicing and delivering architectural services, duly
registered with the DTI, Board and the Commission

D. Mayor's

A. Technological Professionals

A. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)

B. Allied Technical

B. Local Government Units (LGU)

C. Firm

C. Commission

D. Sole proprietorship

D. Board

E. None of these

32. Who is directly and professionally responsible and

liable for the construction supervision of the project?

26. Non-architect professionals registered and licensed

by the Commission such as engineers, interior
designers, environmental planners, landscape
architects and the like who are engaged in the planning
and design of the various components of buildings and
their environs.

31. Sole proprietorship duly registered with the:

A. Architect-of record
B. Architect-in-charge
C. Consulting Architect

A. Allied Technical

D. Architect

B. Architectural Entity

E. Project Manager

C. Technological Professionals
D. Association

DIVISION 2 SITEWORKS

27. A sole proprietorship, a partnership, a corporation

or an association registered with proper government
agencies, specially the DTI, SEc and the PRC.

1. Where the ground and second floor level structures

are supported bytheir respective platforms.

A. Professional Firm

B. WESTERN FRAMING

B. Architectural Corporation

C. COMBINATION FRAME

C. Architectural Firm

D. BALLOON FRAMING

D. Allied Technical
28. You decided to have architectural firm a sole
proprietorship, to what commission you should
registered?

2. When installed these lie flush with the

timbersurface. They are used singly or in pairs. In
timber to metalconnections the plate is placed with its
back towards the metal.

A. Mayor's office

A. Split rings

B. DTI

B. Toothed Rings.

C. SEC

C. Claw Plates

D. GPPB

D. Shear Plates

E. DILG

3. Two pieces of timber are squared at their ends and

fitted together.

29. Which may generally refer to companies,

partnerships or corporations registered with the:

A. Halved Splice

A. Board/PRC

B. Scabbed or Fished Splice

A. PLATFORM FRAME

C. Square Splice.

B. Rabbet Joint.

D. NONE OF THE ABOVE

C. Dado Joint.

4. Tiles where one halfcylinder overlaps another

inverted halfcylinder to form a cover and pan (cap and
trough) arrangement.

D. Miter Joint

B. MISSION TILES

10. This is the type of framing used in the Philippines

in which the floor joists are carried by girders, and the
roof trusses or rafters by girts which frame into the
posts. Studs rest on floor sills and extend up the girder
or girt in every floor

C. SPANISH TILES

A. COMBINATION FRAME

5. This type of joint is used for building wooden

framework where great strength and rigidity are all
important. It is made by cutting a hole or mortise in
one piece and a tenon or tongue in the second piece to
fit the hole in the other. The tenon may extend fully
through the other piece or only part of the way.

B. BALLOON FRAMING

A. PANTILES

A. PLAIN JOINT OR LAP JOINT

B. Butt or Square Joint (End Joint)
C. Oblique Joint.
D. Mortise and Tenon Joint
6. This type of joint is made when the two pieces do
not meet at right angles,e.g. bracings. One piece is cut
at an angle to fit the other and the two pieces nailed
securely together.
A. PLAIN JOINT OR LAP JOINT
B. Butt or Square Joint (End Joint)
C. Oblique Joint.
D. Mortise and Tenon Joint.
7. This the lightest form of framing, in which the
studding and corner posts are set up in continuous
lengths from first floor line or sill to roof plate. This
type of frame is lacking in rigidity and is liable to sway
and tremble in heavy winds.
A. BALLOON FRAMING

C. HEAVY WOOD FRAMING

D. PLATFORM FRAME
11. THIS IS THE MAJOR STRUCTURAL SUPPORT FOR
STAIR. THE NUMBER OF THIS IN STIR 2 TO 3 DEPENDS
ON THE WIDTH OF THE STAIR.
A. TRIMMER
B. HEADER
C. PLATES
D. STRINGER
E. CARRIAGE
12. This is similar in shape and purpose to the rabbet
joint. In the dado joint agroove is made in one piece at
right angles to the grain of the other board. If nails
areused, they are needed only at the end piece since
the groove will provide the necessarystrength to hold
the other piece in place.
A. Halved Joint.
B. Rabbet Joint
C. Dado Joint.
D. Miter Joint.

C. COMBINATION FRAME

13. This is a modification of the compression halved

splice. It has an extra notch to keep it from slipping
and is usually used in combination with scabs or
fishplates.

D. HEAVY WOOD FRAMING

A. Halved Splice

8. This joint is made by cutting half the thickness of

the wood from each pieceat the ends to be joined so as
to bring the sides flush. The purpose of this type of
joint isto maintain a level surface at the joint.

B. Scabbed or Fished Splice

B. WESTERN FRAMING

A. Halved Joint.

C. Square Splice.
D. Scarfed Splice.

C. Dado Joint.

14. This doors are used For exterior and interior use.
Normally turns on hinges about a side jamb when
pushed or pulled, but may also be pivoted from head
jamb and threshold

D. Miter Joint.

A. By pass door

9. This joint is made by cutting a shoulder or edge

from one piece to receivethe other piece. It is used in
window or door frames, or in shelf and drawer
construction.

B. Swigging door

B. Rabbet Joint.

A. Halved Joint.

C. Flush door

15. These are toothed and corrugated. They are made

in 2, 2-5/8, and 4 4 in.dia. They are used between two
timber frames for comparatively light construction
A. Split rings
B. Toothed Rings.
C. Claw Plates
D. Shear Plates
16. These are made in sizes of 2-1/2, 4 and 6 in. in
diameter. They are used forheavy construction.
A. Split rings
B. Toothed Rings.
C. Claw Plates
D. Shear Plates
17. The vertical face of a stair step.
A. RISER
B. TREAD
C. RUN
18. The uppermost horizontal member of a window
frame.
A. Plate
B. Head
C. Sill
D. Frame
19. The prominent, usually rounded, horizontal edge
which extends beyond an upright face below; as the
projection of a tread beyond a riser
A. TREAD
B. NOSING
C. RISER
D. RAIL
20. The plain joint is used in very hasty construction
for temporary framing and is made by lapping one
piece over the other and nailing then together. It is not
a very strong joint.

22. The height of a flight of stairs from landing to

landing
A. RISE
B. RUN
C. FLIGHT
23. The girts which support the floor joist are called
______
A. INTERMEDIATE GIRTS
B. DROP GIRTS
C. INVERTED GIRTS
D. FALL GIRTS
24. The function of a _________ is to connect two or
more pieces of timber in such a way that the jointwill
be as strong as a single timber of equivalent size.
Splices are of three types: forcompression, tension and
bending.
A. BOLTS
B. SPLICE
C. PIN CONNECTORS
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE
25. The fixed, non-operable border of a window
designed to receive and hold the sash or casement and
all necessary hardware.
A. Window sill
B. Window frame
C. Window sash
D. Jamb
26. The coped joint is used when fitting one piece of
moulding at right angles to the second piece.
A. Dado Joint.
B. Dovetail Joint.
C. Coped Joint.
D. Miter Joint
27. THE COMMERCIAL WIDTH OF PLAIN G.I. SHEET IS

A. PLAIN JOINT OR LAP JOINT

A. 0.90M

B. Butt or Square Joint (End Joint)

B. 0.80M

C. Oblique Joint.

C. 0.70M

D. Mortise and Tenon Joint.

D. 1.00M

21. The horizontal surface of a stair step; often has a

rounded edge that extends beyond the upright face of
the riser below it.
A. RISER

28. The butt joint is made by placing full thickness of

wood directly against the second piece. The butt end
should be squared and the sides against which it butts
smooth so that the pieces will be perpendicular to each
other. The joint is toe-nailed.

B. TREAD

A. PLAIN JOINT OR LAP JOINT

C. RUN

B. Butt or Square Joint (End Joint)

C. Wood rail-and-stile Doors

C. Oblique Joint.

36. One side is clawed and other smooth. They are

used either singly, in timber tometal connections, or in
pairs in timber to timber connections. Thefemale plate
is adaptable for use when the connector must lie
flushwith the timber surface.

D. Mortise and Tenon Joint

29. SWhen a piece of timber is subjected to bending
as in a horizontal piece supporting a weight, the upper
part is subjected to compression while the lower half
isunder tension
A. Scarfed Splice.
B. Square Splice.
C. Scabbed or Fished Splice
D. Halved Splice
30. Square Splice is a type of splice for
A. Compression
B. Tension
C. Axial
D. Shearing
31. Scabbed or Fished Splice is type of splices for
A. Compression
B. Tension
C. Shearing
D. Axial
32. S-shape tiles where one interlocks with the other
A. SPANISH TILES
B. PAN TILES
C. MISSION TILES
33. Refers to the panes or sheets of glass set in the
sashes of a window.
A. Pane
B. Glazing
C. Rail
D. Mullions

A. Split rings
B. Toothed Rings.
C. Claw Plates
D. Shear Plates
37. One of a number of short vertical members, often
circular in section, used to support a stair handrail or a
coping.
A. BALUSTER
B. HANDRAILS
C. NOSING
D. TRIMMER
38. OIN PLAIN G.I. CORRUGATED SHEET, WHAT GAUGE
IS THE MOST COMMONLY USED FOR ROOFING
A. 14
B. 26
C. 30
D. 20
39. IThe miter is a joint between two pieces which
come together at a corner. It isa finish joint and should
not be used where strength is an important
requirement. It ismade by cutting the two ends at
angles complementary to each other, usually 45,
andthen butting them together. The joint is secured by
clamp nails or finishing nails,corrugated fasteners or
dowels, or by gluing.
A. Halved Joint.
B. Rabbet Joint
C. Dado Joint.
D. Miter Joint

34. PLAIN G.I. CORRUGATED SHEET HAVE ITS

COMMERCIAL SIZE OF

40. Is the horizontal member beneath a door or

window opening, having an upper surface sloped to
shed rainwater.

A. 0.90 M X 2.5 M

A. Jamb

B. 0.90 M X 2.4 M

B. Sill

C. 0.80 M X 2.6 M

C. Head

D. 0.80 M X 2.4 M

D. Frame

35. Panel doors consist of a framework of vertical

stiles and horizontal rails that hold solid wood or
plywood panels, glass lights, or louvers in place

41. Is one of the divisions of a window, consisting of a

single unit of glass set in a frame.

A. Solid Core Flush Doors

B. Wood Framed Flush Doors

A. Pane
B. Glazing

C. Rail

C. 264MM X 164MM

D. Mullions

D. 263MM X 163MM

42. Is either of the two side members of a window

frame.

49. IN BALLOON FRAMING Boards called _________ are

notched and nailed into the studs and corner posts at
the proper height to support the second story joists.

A. Jamb
B. Head
C. Sill
D. Frame
43. Is an additional sill fitted to a window frame to
cause rainwater to drip farther away from a wall
surface

A. BUTTERFLY
B. RIBBONS
C. BATTER
D. STUDS
50. In a stair, and inclined board which supports the
end of the steps.

A. Additional sill

A. TRIMMER

B. Sub sill

B. HEADER

C. Extra sill

C. PLATES

44. Is a vertical member separating a series of

windows or doorways.

D. STRINGER

A. Pane

E. CARRIAGE

B. Glazing

51. Hinged door panels fold flat against one another

when opened, used to subdivide interior spaces

C. Rail

A. Surface Sliding Doors

D. Mullions

B. Folding doors

45. Is a supporting joist which carries an end portion of

a header.

C. Flush door

A. HEADER

D. Pocket Sliding Doors

B. TRIMMER

52. Have a frame of rail and stile lumber covered with

veneer of manufactured boards

C. STUD

A. Hollow Core Flush Doors

D. PLATES

B. Solid Core Flush Doors

E. CARRIAGE

C. Wood Framed Flush Doors

46. In stairways , the horizontal distance covered by a

flight of steps.

53. Have a core of bonded lumber blocks,

particleboard, or a mineral composition. The bonded
lumber core is the most economical and widely used

A. RISE
B. RUN
C. FLIGHT
47. In stair construction, a molding which has the
same profile as the nosing on the stair treads.

A. Hollow Core Flush Doors

B. Solid Core Flush Doors
C. Wood Framed Flush Doors
54. Halved Splice is a type of splices for

A. NOSING STRAP

A. Compression

B. NOSING

B. Tension

C. NOSING STRIP

C. Shearing

D. MOUTH

D. Axial

48. IN ROOF CLAY TILES, USING PLAIN TILE WHAT ARE

THE MEASUREMENTS OF THE OVERALL SIZES.

55. Doors that Slides on an overhead track into and

out of a recess within the width of a wall

A. 266MM X 166MM

A. Pocket Sliding Doors

B. 265MM X 165MM

B. Flush door

C. Swigging door

B. Wood Flush Doors

D. Surface Sliding Doors

C. Folding doors

56. Doors that Surface-hung on an exposed overhead

track that provides access through full width of
doorway

D. Paneled doors

A. By pass sliding door

B. Surface Sliding Doors
C. Swigging door
D. Flush door
57. Doors that Slides on overhead track and long
guides or a track on the floor.
A. Flush door

63. Any framework of a window; may be movable or

fixed; may slide in a vertical plane (as in a double-hung
window) or may be pivoted (as in a casement window);
a pivoted sash also is called a ventilator.
A. Sash
B. Sill
C. Jamb
D. Head

B. By pass sliding door

64. An entire railing system (as along the edge of a

balcony) including a top rail and its baluster, and
sometimes a bottom rail.

C. Swigging door

A. TRIMMER

58. DiviThis type of joint, used for cabinet work and

furniture work, is strong anddurable. It is made by
cutting a pin in the shape of a dovetail in one piece to
fit a groovesimilarly shaped in the other piece.

B. BALUSTRADE

A. Miter Joint

C. HANDRAILS
D. BALUSTER

B. Coped Joint.

65. A tall and more or less ornamental post at the

head or foot of a stair, supporting the handrail.

C. Dovetail Joint.

A. POST

D. Dado Joint.

B. BANISTER

59. Consist of vertical board sheathing nailed at right

angles to cross strips or ledgers

C. PRIMARY POST

A. Panel doors

D. NEWEL POST

B. Batten doors

66. A short transverse joist that support the end of the

cut-off joist at a stairwell hole.

C. Sliding doors

A. HEADER

D. Flush doors

B. TRIMMER

60. Are the upright members framing a window sash

or paneled door.

C. STUD

A. Stiles
B. Mullions
C. Rail
D. Glazing
61. Are metal devices used to provide added strength
at bolted joints. They eliminate complicated framing of
joints, simplify the design of heavy construction, and
save much time and labor
A. Steel connectors
B. Timber connectors
C. Couplings
D. Pins and bolts
62. Are doors with no visible seams on both faces
A. Pocket Sliding Doors

D. PLATES
67. A modification of the old braced frame which was
of heavy timbers with every joint mortised and
tenoned. The modification consists of lighter timbers
and less mortising and pinning to save material and
labor. This type of construction is more rigid than the
balloon frame
A. BALLOON FRAMING
B. WESTERN FRAMING
C. COMBINATION FRAME
D. HEAVY WOOD FRAMING
68. A flush door that have a framework of stiles and
rails encasing an expanded honeycomb core of
corrugated fiberboard or a grid of interlocking
horizontal and vertical wood strips
A. Hollow Core Flush Doors

B. Solid Core Flush Doors

B. ASPHALTIC MACADAM

C. Wood Framed Flush Doors

C. HOT MIX ASPHALT or ASPHALTIC CONCRETE

69. A bar of wood or other material passing from one

post or other support to another; a hand support along
a stairway.

5. A layer of sand with uniform sizeparticles, area must

be large enough toprevent the termite from moving
throughit or prevents its use in "tunnel" construction.

A. HAND SUPPORT

A. Termite Resistant Sand

B. BANISTER

B. Termite Mesh

C. RAIL

C. Vertical barriers

D. POST

6. Almost always applied during construction to the

soil and foundation; or the use of termiteresistant
building products, from drywall to floor joists treated
with borates before use inhome construction.

70. - The shape most commonly associated with

historic clay roofing tiles is probably that of convex or
rounded tiles, often grouped together generically
A. PAN TILE
B. MISSION TILE
C. PLAIN TILE

A. Pre-construction chemical barriers

B. Vertical barriers
C. Horizontal barriers

A. Sands

7. Applied by rodding or trenching around the base of

foundations,plumbing, utility entrances, expansion
joints, and where twoslabs will join, applying 4 gallons
of termiticide per 10 linearfeet; each foot of depth
should receive 4 gallons per 10 linearfeet; for trenches
no wider than 6 inches, apply termiticide tothe trench,
and mix with backfill. Hollow block voids offoundations
should also be treated with 4 gallons of termiticideper
10 linear feet.

B. Fine rocks

A. Pre-construction chemical barriers

C. Fine aggregates

B. Vertical barriers

D. Course aggregates

C. Horizontal barriers

2. A combination of geosynthetic components, usually

sheet or edge drainsconsisting of a prefabricated core
to which a geotextile filter is bonded. The core provides
void space to which water can flow in-plane while the
geotextile filter keeps soil from filling the voids created
by the core.

8. Are hard durable fragments of stone and a filler of

sand or othrfinely divided mineral matter, free from
vegetable matter and lumps of clay, complying with
the following AASHTO METHODS T-11 and T-26 Grading
Requirements

DIVISION 3 CONCRETE
1. (an aggregate larger than in size) consists of
crushed stones,gravel or other inert materials of
similar characteristics.

A. Geomembranes
B. Geocomposites
C. Geotextiles

A. Base Course Materials

B. Granular Fill or Filters
C. Borrow Fill

3. A common specification for grading fine aggregate

requires that ___ to____ shall pass a No. 4 wire cloth
sieve and not more than 30% nor less than 10%shall
pass a No. 50 sieve.

9. Are mainly used to give color to concrete floors.

There are two types: Dry-cast, broadcast or dust-on,
for surface coloring. They are dusted on, usually intwo
coats; after all surface water has disappeared. The
surface is then finished with asteel trowel.

A. 10-50%

A. Hydrated lime

B. 80-95%

B. Colored pigments

C. 30-40%

C. Waterproofing compounds

4. A dark brown to black cementitious material, solid

or semisolid,composed of bitumens which occur in
nature but are obtainedartificially in refining petroleum,
and which when mixed with graded aggregates is used
as paving material by placing, shaping, and
compactingwhile hot over a prepared base.

D. Accelerators

A. COLD MIX ASPHALT OR ASPHALTIC CONCRETE

10. Are manu-factured from stearic acid orts

compounds, mainly calcium steareate, and include
asphalt emulsions. They are introduced usually in the
amounts of 0.1 to 4.0% of the weight of cement. it wills
reduce the capillary attraction of the voids in the
concrete ormortar and while it may decrease water

absorption of the concrete or mortar, it does notrender

concrete waterproof.

D. All of the above

B. Waterproofing compounds

16. Cement shall be Portland cement, conforming to

the Standard Specifications forPortland Cement (ASTM
Designation__________ latest revision) for type 1
Portland Cement.

C. Hydrated lime

A. C-200

D. Colored pigments

B. C-150

11. Are manufactured from such ingredients as rosin,

beef tallow,stereates, foaming agents (soap). They
introduce minute air bubbles throughout theconcrete
which greatly increases the resistance of concrete to
freezing and thawing,increases plasticity and reduces
bleeding. Addition of air-entraining admixtures is
usuallyin the protection of 3 to 6% of the volume of
concrete. These require careful control andmore
frequent slump tests. They may also cause some loss
of strength.

C. C-250

A. Accelerators

A. Retarders,
B. Colored pigments
C. Accelerators
D. Air-entraining agents
12. Are prepared mixtures of Portland cement with
hydrated lime, granulated slag, silica, etc.Small
additions of calcium stereate, petroleum, colloidal clays
and other admixtures with theingredients and
proportions varying widely and usually patented
A. Masonry cements
B. Alumina cement
C. Natural cements
D. Pozzolanic cement

D. C-300
17. Cement should be properly protected after
delivery at the building site from injury through contact
with __________; stored in shed with a wood floor raised
about 12 from the ground
A. Water
B. Termites
C. Dampness
D. Clay
18. Cements made of natural raw materials found
mixed in the correct proportions, needing onlygrinding
and burning in a kiln to produce a cement. Their use
today has largely been replacedby Portland cement.
Natural cements sets more rapidly than Portland
cement and are slowerin developing strength.
A. Masonry cements
B. Alumina cements
C. Natural cements
D. Pozzolanic cement

13. Are tests performed on soils passing the No.40

sieve

19. Compared with broken stone concrete, _________is

usually somewhat more fluid and easier to place,
though it may have a little less crushing strength.

A. Plasticity Index (PI)

A. Gravel concrete

B. ATTERBERG LIMITS

B. Course aggregates

C. Plastic Limit (PL)

C. Fine rocks

D. Liquid Limit (LL)

D. Sand

14. Asphaltic concrete prepared with a relatively light

and slow-curing asphalt, placed over a prepared
surface withoutheat; hardens to a state that is less firm
and durable than hot-mix asphaltic concrete

20. Conncrete without reinforcement is called

A. COLD MIX ASPHALT OR ASPHALTIC CONCRETE

C. Mass concrete

B. ASPHALTIC MACADAM

D. Aerated

C. HOT MIX ASPHALT or ASPHALTIC CONCRETE

A. The forms shall be cleaned and inspected

21. Consist of a continuous extrusion of polymeric ribs,

forming void space throughwhich provide in-plane flow
capacity; available with or without bonded geotextile
filters.Geonets with bonded geotextile filters are
sometimes called composite drainage nets (CDNs).

B. Surfaces wetted or oiled

A. Geotextiles

C. Reinforcement properly secured

B. Geonets

15. Before placing concrete, this consideration must

take placed.

A. Reinforced
B. Light weight

C. Geomembranes

28. Good quality concrete is obtained through:

22. Construction materials consisting of synthetic

components made for use with or within earth
materials generally

A. Careful selection of materials

A. GEOSYNTHETICS

C. Thorough mixing and careful transporting and

placing

B. GEOPLASTICIZED

B. Correct proportioning

C. GEOMORPHOLOGY

D. Proper curing or protection of the concrete after it is

placed

23. Division 3 of Materials Specification

E. All of the above mentioned

A. Concrete

29. Gypsum plaster is rendered more plastic by the

addition of _________. Fiber or hair is alsosometimes
added for greater cohesiveness. The fiber may be
hemp, sisal or jute; the hair is generally cleaned goat
or cattle hair.

B. Masonry
C. General notes
D. Site work
24. EApplying one gallon of termiticide per 10 square
feet, usually by coarse spray at lowpressure. All termite
treatments to slab construction should include
horizontal barriers,which are relatively easy to apply.
A. Pre-construction chemical barriers
B. Vertical barriers
C. Horizontal barriers
25. Esoil materials conforming to above General Fill
requirements and to ASTM C 33, size 67, with a sand
equivalent of not < than 50%, used to prevent the
movement of fine particles out of soils and other
natural materials through seepage.
A. Granular Fill or Filters
B. FILL MATERIALS
C. SMOOTH MATERIALS
D. CLAY MATERIALS
E. Borrow Fill
26. For reinforced concrete work, coarse aggregate
should be well graded in size, from up to a size
which will readily pass between all reinforcing bars and
betweenreinforcement and forms but not exceed __ in
size for reinforced beams, floor slabs,thin walls, etc.,
and may range up to ___ for less highly reinforced parts
of thestructures such as footings, thick /1/walls, and
massive work.
A. 2"/ 1"
B. 1" /2 "
C. 3" /1"
27. Formed by grading and compacting layers of
crushedstone or gravel, then binding the top layer with
asphalt to stabilize the stone, provide a smoother
surface, and seal against water penetration.
A. COLD MIX ASPHALT OR ASPHALTIC CONCRETE
B. ASPHALTIC MACADAM
C. HOT MIX ASPHALT or ASPHALTIC CONCRETE

A. Plasticizer
B. Hyrdated lime
C. Retarder
D. Lime
30. In arbitrary proportion, the proportion of concrete
For slabs, beams, columns, arches, stairs, walls of
100mm (4) thickness
A. Class AA 1 : 1.5 : 3
B. Class A 1 : 2 : 4
C. Class B 1 : 2.5 : 5
D. Class C 1 : 3 : 6
31. In arbitrary proportion, the proportion of concrete
For walls thicker than 100mm (4), footings, steps,
reinforced concrete slabs on fill.
A. Class AA 1 : 1.5 : 3
B. Class A 1 : 2 : 4
C. Class B 1 : 2.5 : 5
D. Class C 1 : 3 : 6
32. In materials specification, what is division 2
A. Site works
B. General notes
C. Masonry
D. Concrete
33. In mixing concrete Water should be free from
what?
A. Oil
B. Acid
C. Alkali
D. Vegetable matter
E. All of the above

34. In mixing concrete, it is a kins of water that is not

prohibited in mixing concrete
A. Sea or brackish water
B. Effluent water
C. Clean water
35. In placing concrete which is not appropriate

40. Is defined as the Liquid Limit minus the Plastic

Limit: LL PL = PI, that is the range of water content
over which sediment behaves.
A. Liquid Limit (LL)
B. Plastic Limit (PL)
C. Plasticity Index (PI)

A. The forms shall be cleaned and inspected, surfaces

wetted or oiled, and reinforcement properly secured

41. Is the oldest, the most commonly used the most

convenient and the least scientific method or
proportioning the concrete mix

B. Concrete should be deposited in approximately

horizontal layers in wall, column and footing forms

A. Water-ratio and slump test.

C. They should not be piled up in the forms which may

result in the separation of the cement mortar from the
coarse aggregate.
D. Concrete should drop freely over 5 ft. for unexposed
work and over 3 ft. for exposed work.
36. In reinforced-concrete work or in structures
exposed to the elements, ______ cement is invariably
employed because of its uniform quality and the high
strength which it rapidly acquires.
A. Portland
B. Slag
C. Pozzolanic
D. Alumina

B. Arbitrary proportions
C. Water-ratio, slump and fineness modulus.
42. Like lime, was used as a plaster by the Egyptians,
Greeks and Romans
A. Pozzolana
B. GYPSUM
C. Ash cement
D. Lime
43. N arbitrary proportion, the proportion of concrete
For slabs on fill
A. Class AA 1 : 1.5 : 3
B. Class A 1 : 2 : 4
C. Class B 1 : 2.5 : 5

37. In storing cement bags in Piles, it should be limited

to how many sacks in height

D. Class C 1 : 3 : 6

B. 12

44. Ncrthe water content at which a silt or clay

material will just begin to crumble when rolled into a
tread approx 3.2mm (1/8 inch) in diameter.

C. 14

A. Liquid Limit (LL)

D. 15

B. Plastic Limit (PL)

38. Inert mineral fillers used with cement water in

making concrete, should be particles that aredurable
strong, clean, hard and uncoated, and which are free
from injurious amount of dusts,lumps, soft and flaky
particles, shale, alkali, organic matter loam or other
deleterioussubstances

C. Plasticity Index (PI)

A. Minerals

B. AASHTO SOIL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

B. Aggregates

C. ASTM SOIL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

C. Clays

46. One of the oldest manufactured building materials

used as a mortar and plaster by early civilizations.

A. 13

D. Sands
39. Involves drilling through the slab floor and
injecting termiticides into the soil at regular intervals.

45. Oclassifies Inorganic soils for suitability as

subgrade materials in terms of good drainage and
bearing capacity.
A. ANSI SOIL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

A. Lime
B. Pozzolana

A. Slab treatment

C. Ash cement

B. Basements and Crawl Spaces

47. Physical barrier that prevents termites from

accessing the wood in a home. There are a variety of
methods.

C. Vertical barriers

A. Chemical Barriers:

D. Forming

B. Physical Barriers

54. The moisture content at which a soil changes from

the liquid state to theplastic state, measured when soil
in a shallow dish flows to close a 12.5 mm groove
after25 drops from 1 cm.

C. Bait System:
48. Soil materials suitable as fill or subgrade, selected
laboratory-approved pit-run gravel, disintegrated
granite, sand, shale, cinders or other similar materials
with not more than 35% fraction passing the No. 200
sieve.
A. Borrow Fill
B. Granular Fill or Filters
C. Base Course Materials
49. Soil, crushed stone, and sand used to raisean
existing grade, or as a man-made-deposit,
generallyused under spread footings, pavers, or
concrete slabs ongrade.
A. CLAY MATERIALS
B. SOIL MATERIALS
C. FILL MATERIALS
D. SMOOTH MATERIALS
E. Granular Fill or Filters
50. Steel mesh product that is fine enough to keep
even tiny termites from passing through it.Termite
Mesh is used in slab construction, also used to wrap
pipes and other accessareas.
A. Vertical barriers
B. Termite Resistant Sand
C. Termite Mesh
51. Continuous polymeric sheets that are
impermeable; the most frequently used for ground
applications and pond lining are thermoplastic products
manufactured from high-density polyethylene (HDPE)
and polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
A. Geomembranes
B. Geotextiles
C. Geocomposites
52. The delivery from the mixer to the forms should be
fairly continuous and uninterrupted, not exceeding_____
minutes.

A. Liquid Limit (LL)

B. Plastic Limit (PL)
C. Plasticity Index (PI)
55. The most common geosynthetics, consist of woven
or nonwoven fabric made from polymeric materials
such as polyester or polypropylene
A. Geocomposites
B. Geomembranes
C. Geotextiles
56. The objective is to continuously attract the termite
workers to forage on slow-acting insect-growth
regulator (IGR) called hexaflumuron to eliminate the
entire workers population and the entire colony. The
system employs baits and monitoring devices installed
where evidence of infestation is found
A. Bait System:
B. Vertical barriers
C. Horizontal Barriers
57. The objective is to establish a continuous
termiticide barrier between soil access routes and the
structure, either killing or repelling subterranean
termites that attempt to reach the structure. A
termiticide is a type of chemical used to control
termites.
A. Chemical Barriers:
B. Physical Barriers
C. Bait System:
58. The process of mixing quicklime with water during
which water is absorbed and heat isenergetically
evolved, driving off much of the excess water in the
form of steam.
A. Slaking
B. Curing
C. Cementing

A. 15

D. Liming

B. 30

D. 10

59. The proportioned mixture of cement, aggregate

and water, which when properly proportioned, is at first
a plastic mass which can be cast or molded into
predetermined size or shape

53. The hardening of concrete is called

A. Cement

A. Setting

B. Aggregates

B. Batching

C. Concrete

C. Curing

D. Water

C. 20

60. The Romans were the first to develop cement

made by mixing slaked lime with pozzolana (volcanic
ash) which hardened under the water, but lost the art
with the fall of the Roman Empire. In 1756, Smeaton,
an Englishman, rediscovered hydraulic cement, but it
was not until 1824 that Aspdin, an English bricklayer
and mason, invented and patented Portland cement.
Today, the word cement generally refers to Portland
cement which is principal type of cement in use.

Retarders also reduce the expansion and contraction of

concrete.

A. Gypsum cement

66. Used for measuring the consistency of a concrete

mix, defined as the state offluidity of the mix, and it
includes the entire range of fluidity from the wettest to
the dries possible mixtures.

B. Hydrated LIme
C. Cement
61. The use of beach sand or lahar shall be _______ in
making concrete

A. Retarders,
B. Colored pigments
C. Accelerators
D. Air-entraining agents

A. Tension test
B. Compression test

A. Productively used

C. Slump test

B. Can be used

D. Water cement ratio test

C. Prohibited

67. Used to speed up setting time and to develop

earlier strength to reducelength of time for protection.
Principal ingredients of accelerators are calcium
chloride.Maximum amount added is 2 lbs. per bag of
cement. Accelerators have disadvantages inthat they
increase the expansion and contraction of concrete;
reduce resistance to sulfateattack, and increases
efflorescence and corrosion of high tension steels.

62. Three-dimensional prefabricated polymeric

systems ranging from 100mm to200mm high. The
geocell systems are collapsed for delivery to the site,
spread open and filled to form a three-dimensional
reinforced mattress upon arrival at a site. Originally
developed to rapidly stabilize soft subgrades for
mobilization of large equipment, they are now
frequently used for protection and stabilization of steep
slope surfaces and protective linings for channels.
A. Geocells
B. Geonets
C. Geomembranes

A. Accelerators
B. Retarders
C. Air-entraining agents
D. Colored pigments

B. Vertical barriers

68. Utilizes bauxite, the ore from which aluminum is

made, as the major raw material. It is called quicksetting cement and its advantage is that after setting
for 24 hours, alumina cement attains a compressive
strength equal to the strength developed in ordinary
cement only at an age of 28 days. The quick hardening
produces considerable heat advantageous in cold
weather construction.

C. Slab treatment

A. Masonry cements

64. Type of cement made of lime mortar and

pozzolanic material. Various natural materialscontain
active silica, among them pozzolan (volcanic ash),
granulated slag and pumice. Slagcement is a
___________ cement.

B. Alumina cement

63. Trenches are dug around the foundation,

termiticide applied and the trench filled back in.
Chemicals may also be injected into the soil in the
crawl space/basement and around the foundation.
A. Basements and Crawl Spaces

A. Masonry cements
B. Alumina cements
C. Natural cements
D. Pozzolanic cement
65. Used during very hot weather to slow down the
hydration of the cement. Principal ingredients of
retarders include zinc oxide, calcium lignosulfonate,
and derivatives of adipic acid. The use of retarders may
cause some loss of early strength and will therefore
require careful control and more frequent slump tests.

C. Natural cements
D. Pozzolanic cement
69. When a large aggregate of more than 6mm () in
size is added to cement,water and fine aggregate, the
product is
A. Concrete
B. Mortar, stucco or cement plaster
C. Clay
D. Grouts
70. When cement is mixed with water and a fine
aggregate or less than 6mm (), it is known as
A. Putik

B. Mortar, stucco or cement plaster

B. Addmixture

C. Clay

C. Retarder

D. Grouts
71. When one or more courses or layers of asphalt an
asphalt leveling course made of an asphalt and
aggregate mixture of variable thickness tocorrect the
contour of existing surface, are placed on existing
pavement.

78. ________ cement is obtained by finely pulverizing

clinker produced by calcining to incipient fusion an
intimate and proportioned mixture of argillaceous
(silica, alumina) and calcareous (lime) materials with
iron oxide and small amounts of other ingredients.
Gypsum is added in the final grinding process to
regulate the setting time of the cement.

A. ASPHALT OVERLAY

A. Portland

B. HOT MIX ASPHALT or ASPHALTIC CONCRETE

B. Pozollana

C. COLD MIX ASPHALT OR ASPHALTIC CONCRETE

C. Lime

72. Which of the following are added to concrete to

improve workability

D. Gypsum

A. Colored pigments
B. Hydrated lime
C. Accelerators
D. Waterproofing compounds
73. Which of the following is a addmixture that will
accelerate setting or hardening
A. KAOLINE
B. Calcium chloride
C. CELITE
D. COLORCON
74. Which of the following is a addmixture that will
impart color

79. ___________ sands are the best, though sands from

any durable rock are good. A good sand is well graded
from fine to coarse has a minimum of voids, and has a
relatively coarseappearance.
A. Alumina quartz
B. Siliceous quartz
C. Alumina silicate sands
D. Fine silver sand
80. ___________rock is ground fine and heated
(calcined) to between 325 F. to 340 F. when it loses
about three-fourths of its combined water. The
remaining product is Plaster of Paris, if pure gypsum is
used, or hard wall plaster if 39.5 % impurities are
present.
A. Gypsum rock

A. METALICHROME.

B. Igneous rock

B. CELITE

C. Metamorphic rock

C. KAOLINE

D. Marble rock

D. Calcium chloride

81. _____________ and ________ cements are not used

except in unexposed structures where mass and weight
rather than strength are essential features.

75. Which of the following is a admixture that will

impart water-repellant or water-proofing qualities
A. Calcium chloride
B. Kaoline
C. Metallic chrome
76. \Concrete strengthened by having steel embedded
in its called _________concrete.

A. Alumina and Natural

B. Natural and slag
C. Pozzolanic and slag
D. Alumina and Pozzolanic

A. Reinforced

82. (also called stainless cement because it is free of

iron impurities which stain porous marbles, some
granites and limestone and other light-colored stones)

B. Light weight

A. Brown cement

C. Mass concrete

B. White cement

D. Aerated

C.

77. _______ are substances added to cements, mortars,

concrete for the purpose of improving or imparting
particular properties

D. Aluminum cement

A. Plasticizer

Grey cement

83. (an aggregate smaller than in size) consists of

sand, stonescreenings or other inert materials of
similar characteristics.

A. Fine aggregates
B. Course Aggregates

6. That part of the building foundation which forms the

permanent retaining wall of the structure below grade
is a

C. Silica made Aggregates

A. Foundation course

D. Alumina Aggregates

B. Grade beam
C. Foundation wall

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1. Which paint is best use for concrete wall?
A. Latex
B. Acrylic
C. Lacquer
D. Automotive lacquer
2. What is the color makes the interior bright?
A. Light blue
B. Beige
C. Brown
D. Black
3. What floor tile is best use for quality and durability
requiements?
A. Concrete tile
B. Ceramic tile
C. Granite
D. Pavers

Building Technology
1. Do you think this website can be of help for you in
the architecture board exam?

7. Joint employed to reduce restraint by

accommodating movement of masonry walls are
known as
A. Cold joint
B. Control joint
C. Block out
8. A system of framing a building in which the studs
are continuous to roof supporting second floor joints is
known as
A. Post and beam
B. Western framing
C. Balloon framing
9. Rough plaster finish obtained by flinging plaster on
a wall with a hand operated machine is
A. Tyrolean finish
B. Trowel finish
C. Broom stripped finish
10. A principal member of the truss which extends
from one end to the other primarily to resist bending is
a
A. Web member
B. Girt
C. Chord

2. The Filipino term for horizontal stud is

3. The horizontal distance from the face of a lock or
latch to the center of the knob is called a backset.
A. True
B. False
4. A commercially pure iron of fibrous nature, valued
for its corrosion resistance and fibrous nature is called

Building Technology 5 Division 5 Metals

1. Is a soft, nonmagnetic silvery metal characterized
by its light weight (onethird that of iron, brass or
copper), low melting point high thermal and
electricalconductivity (surpassed only by silver and
copper), and moderately high coefficientof expansion.
A. Brass

A. Wrought iron

B. Aluminum

B. Black iron

C. Copper

C. Cast iron

D. Silver

5. A roofing tile which has the shape of an S laid on

its side is a

2. Is a term applied to certain aluminum products and

refers to the protective coating (cladding) applied,
primarily for corrosion resistance, to thin sheets of an
alloy whose corrosion resistance has been decreased
by the constituents added to give strength and other
characteristics. Cladding improves the appearance of
the alloy

A. Pantile
B. Mission Tile
C. French Tile

A. ALCLAD
B. Cladding
C. Alloy
D. ACLAD
3. Aluminum used for roofing, flashing, gutter, etc.
A. ALUMINUM FOIL
B. ALUMINUM SHEET AND STRIP,
C. STRUCTURAL ALUMINUM.
D. ALUMINUM DOORS AND WINDOWS.
4. Which is rolled to a thickness of 0.005 (above
0.005 it is technically considered to be sheet) and is
used mainly for thermal insulation and vapor barriers.
It may serve also as a surface finish material when
laminated to various sheet and board materials. In this
form it also supplies additional insulation value to the
sheet or board.
A. ALUMINUM FOIL
B. ALUMINUM SHEET AND STRIP,
C. STRUCTURAL ALUMINUM.
D. ALUMINUM DOORS AND WINDOWS.
5. This is rigidized sheet fabricated of special
aluminum alloys specifically developed for roofing and
siding purposes. It usually consists of an aluminum
alloy core of one type clad with another highly
corrosion-resistant aluminum.
A. ALUMINUM FOIL
B. CORRUGATED ALUMINUM.
C. STRUCTURAL ALUMINUM.
D. ALUMINUM DOORS AND WINDOWS.
6. When aluminum is used as a structural material,
several important factors enter into the design
considerations, all of them arising from its physical and
chemical characteristics. Aluminum can be extruded,
therefore a structural shape can be produced
economically to meet the specified structural design
requirements.

8. Pre-fabricated units which are generally

manufactured on modular and non-modular windowwidth dimensions for the exterior of buildings and
generally in 2, 3, and4 widths for interior partitions
and dividers. Panels for the exterior of buildings
primarily consist of an aluminum exterior facing which
may be an aluminum casting, an extrusion or sheet
material whichhas been pressed, stamped or formed
into specially design shapes.
A. ALUMINUM FOIL
B. STRUCTURAL ALUMINUM.
C. ALUMINUM PANELS
D. CORRUGATED ALUMINUM.
9. A sandwich panel, on the other hand, comprises a
system of construction called
A. Face construction
B. Balat construction
C. Skin construction
10. Many kinds of rods, bars, pipes, railings, fittings,
and special shapes are manufactured as stock items
for use in ornamental design of railings, grilles,
screens, etc.
A. ALUMINUM FOIL
B. ALUMINUM PANELS
C. Ornamental aluminum.
D. Aluminum Mesh and Wire Cloth
11. Aluminum finished that a can be obtained by
grinding polishing, scratching, sandblasting,
embossing, or other treatment of the surface to
achieve a desired effect or to provide a base for other
finishes.
A. Mechanical finishes.
B. Chemical finishes.
C. Electrolytic finishes.
D. Electroplating

A. ALUMINUM FOIL

12. Aluminum finishes that are based on chemical

reactions with the aluminum surface to achieve one of
the following results: (a)Floor Panel Wall Panel
Ornamental Aluminum Mesh and Wire Cloth Pig Iron
etching, cleaning, or polishing of the surface to remove
any oxide film or surface irregularity and provide a
design, a clean surface texture, or a polished effect;
and (b) oxidizing of the surface with aluminum or other
metallic oxides that protect the surface or serve as a
base for subsequent treatment, or both. Chemical
finishes permit only limited colors that are not as
satisfying as the color films obtained on electrolyticallyapplied (anodized) oxide films

B. CORRUGATED ALUMINUM.

A. Mechanical finishes.

C. STRUCTURAL ALUMINUM.

B. Chemical finishes.

D. ALUMINUM DOORS AND WINDOWS

C. Electrolytic finishes.

A. ALUMINUM FOIL
B. CORRUGATED ALUMINUM.
C. STRUCTURAL ALUMINUM.
D. ALUMINUM DOORS AND WINDOWS.
7. These are generally fabricated from extrusions and
rolled shapes.

D. Electroplating

B. Roll-up Door

13. Commonly referred to as anodized finishes, these

finishes are based on the specific ability of aluminum
to develop protective coating of oxide on its surface.
The coating formed may be transparent or opaque. It is
hard, yet when colored finishes are desired, it is porous
enough to absorb dyes until the final treatment which
seals the surface. Of the colors used in anodic
treatments, architectural, architectural gold has proven
to be one of the most stable from the standpoint of
fade resistance. Others are blue and, more recently,
brown and black

C. Overhead Swing-up Door

A. Mechanical finishes.

D. Flush Door
2.

Which of the following is not a Sheet Glass?

A. Insulating Glass
B. Window Glass
C. Heavy Sheet Glass
D. Picture Glass

C. Electrolytic finishes.

3. An admixture which is used to speed up the initial

set of concrete. Such a material may be added to the
mix to increase the rate of early-strength development
for several reasons

D. Electroplating

A. Water Reducing Admixtures

14. Aluminum can be covered with a protective or

decorative film or another metal, usually by electrode
position. In the case of copper and nickel, the coating
should be complete and unbroken; otherwise there will
be galvanic action which is destructive to aluminum.

B. Retarders

A. Mechanical finishes.

4. A class of rock composed silica grains. Colors

include gray, buff, light brown and red

B. Chemical finishes.

B. Chemical finishes.
C. Electrolytic finishes.
D. Electroplating
15. This finish forms a hard, resistant surface. It is
available in a broad color range that creates a different
feeling in that colors are glassy, whereas anodic color
is metallic in nature.

C. Damproofers
D. Accelerators

A. Sandstone
B. Granite
C. Marble
D. Limestone

A. Paint

5. What is a steel element such as wire, cable, bar, rod

or strand, or a bundle of such elements, used to impart
prestress to concrete?

B. Electroplating

A. Prestress Cables

C. Porcelain or Vitreous Enamel.

B. Tendon Cables

D. Electrolytic finishes.

C. Tendon

16. Paint, lacquer and enamel can be applied as

finishes to aluminum surfaces that have been prepared
by a suitable chemical treatment finish. Lead base
paints must not be used on aluminum

D. Reinforcement

A. Paint

A. Grading

B. Electroplating

B. Cut and Fill

C. Porcelain or Vitreous Enamel.

C. Site Preparation

D. Electrolytic finishes.

D. Benching

6. What is the act of excavating or filling of earth or

any sound material or combination thereof, in
preparation for a finishing surface such as paving?

7. Vernacular term for rough plastering

Building Technology Part 1

A. Baldosa

1. A door made up of small horizontal interlocking

metal slats which are guided in a track; the
configuration coils about an overhead drum which is
housed at the head of the opening, either manual or
motor-driven.

B. Rebokada

A. Panel Door

8. A type of shutter proof opaque glass used to

construct a door with glass to allow natural light only

C. Asintada
D. Kostura

A. Figured Wired Glass

B. Cement Roughing

B. Etched Glass

C. Concrete Roughing By Chiseling

C. Bevel Glass

D. Scratch Coat

D. Smoked Glass

15. Vernacular term for Concrete Hollow Block (CHB)

laying

9. A paint defect which indicates imperfect adhesion of

paint to the surface, with the film getting stripped off in
a relatively large pieces due to application on damp or
greasy surface

A. Mitsa
B. Asintada

A. Bleeding

C. Palitada

B. Alligatoring

D. Rebokada

C. Peeling

16. An installation method where the cabinet covers is

recessed and flushed with the cabinet sidings

D. Cracking

A. Concealed

10. A type of hands of door where the hinge is at the

left and the door leaf swings inside the room to the left

B. Inset or Interior

A. Right Hand

C. Full Lap or Over Lap

B. Right Hand Reverse

D. Party Wall or Half Lap

C. Left Hand

17. A concrete flooring and finish which transforms

ordinary plain concrete into an elegant and decorative
textured surface. This is done by adding dust-on-color
pigments to the concrete to give a fast color and
imprinted with a patented pattern and texture while
the concrete is still plastic to create the look and finish
of stone, slate or brick

D. Left Hand Reverse11. A type of wood end joint

where both wood are cut at equal angles diagonally
A. Splice
B. Lap
C. Scarf
D. Finger
12. A common and cheap masonry finish wherein dry
consistency mortar mix is sprayed by mechanical or
pneumatic means. The sprayed cement is left to dry
and give a rustic finish. Optional paint coat maybe
required

A. Concrete Block Cushion

B. Text floor-crete
C. Impressio-crete
D. Stucco Floor Finish

A. Stucco Finish

18. What is a round steel bolt embedded in concrete

or masonry use to hold down machinery, steel columns
or beams, casting, shoes, beams plates and engine
heads?

B. Anay Finish

A. Retaining Bolts

C. Spraytex

B. Anchor Bolts

D. Sandblast

C. Foundation Bolts

13. A special coating system with a high gloss shine

while maintaining the natural wood qualities,
maintenance free, used to finish and topcoat wood
flooring

D. Friction Bolts

A. Tile Floor Coating

A. Strap Beam

B. Polyurethane Floor Coating

B. Grade Beam

C. Polyethylene Floor Coating

C. Tie Beam

D. Epoxy Floor Coating

D. Gerber Beam

14. A pretreatment of poured concrete such as walls

beams and columns where a thin layer of lean cement
grout mixed with flexible base additives is splattered
by Tampico brush or masonry spoon to the surface to
give a tooth for excellent plaster adhesion

20. What are piles at an inclination to resist forces that

are not critical?

A. Splash Coat

19. What is a concrete beam placed directly on the

ground to provide foundation for the superstructure?

A. Batter Piles
B. Slope Piles

C. Guide Piles

A. Cure

D. Fender Piles

B. Permantate

21. How is a 90 degree bend standard hook for

concrete reinforcement constructed

C. Stabilize

A. 90 degree bend plus 12 db extension, at free end of

bar
B. 90 degree bend plus 10 db extension, at free end of
bar
C. 90 degree bend plus 4 db extension, at free end of
bar
D. 90 degree bend plus 6 db extension, at free end of
bar
22. Kalomein door is
A. A Fireproof Door With Metal Covering
B. An Indoor Decorative Door
C. A Door Product of Kuala Lumpur
D. None of These
23. The term to describe the putting up of the skeleton
of the building
A. Roughing-In
B. Stake and Butter boards
C. Shell Work
D. Formworks
24. A vertical space in a building intended for ducts,
pipes, wire and cables
A. Chase
B. Crevice
C. Niche
D. Trench
25. The material used for the process of making
watertight the roof intersection and other exposed
areas on the exterior of a building
A. Flashing
B. Fascia
C. Caping

D. Tempering
28. A wall that serves two (2) dwelling units, known
also as party wall
A. Common Wall
B. Property Wall
C. Exterior Wall
D. Perimeter Wall
29. A wall that holds back on earth embankment
A. Shoring Wall
B. Buttress Wall
C. Retaining Wall
D. Foundation Wall
30. Strips of hardwood, usually 2x2 laid over a
concrete slab floor
A. Sleepers
B. Wood Saddle
C. Leveling Blocks
D. Wood Anchor Blocks
31. The term used to indicate top and lower principal
member of a roof or bridge truss
A. Chord
B. Rafter
C. Tie
D. Beam
32. Lumber specification S4S means
A. Square on Four Sides
B. Smooth on Four Sides
C. Smooth for Surfacing Jobs
D. First Class Lumber

D. Gutter

33. Stakes and batter board in a construction

layouting procedure refers to

26. The hardware on a door to accommodate the knob

and lockset keyhole

A. Initial Formworks done in construction

A. Embellisher

B. Vertical and Horizontal wood sticks and lumber used

to determine the elevation and distances of the
reference points of the proposed building

B. Push Plate
C. Escutcheon
D. Push Plate
27. To allow concrete to dry by keeping it moist to
attain maximum strength

C. A Clich for layouting work

D. Building Components where permanent horizontal
and vertical measurement are indicated

34. Underwater watertight chamber to allow

construction work to be done
A. Submersible Air Chamber
B. Caisson
C. Bent Chamber
D. None of These

A. Run-of-the-Mill
B. Cult
C. Out-Limber
D. None of These
42. The placing of glass in windows or doors
A. Puttying

35. In designing a stair, to find the number of riser

divide the height of the stair by the height of each

B. Glazing

A. Newel Post

C. Glassing

B. Riser

D. None of These

C. Balusters
D. Nosing

43. A horizontal piece of wood, stone, steel or concrete

across the top of door or window opening to bear the
weight of the walls above the opening

36. A large heavy nail is referred to as

A. Transverse Rafter

A. Spike

B. Transome Beam

B. Dowel Rod

C. Lintel

C. Anchorage Hardware

D. None of These

D. None of These

44. A threaded steel bent inserted of masonry

construction for securing wood or metal plates to
concrete construction

37. A vertical board attached on the ends of the

rafters. It is a part of the cornice
A. Decorative Board
B. Facia
C. Construction Board
D. Face Over
38. The internal angle formed by the two roof slopes of
a roof is called
A. Ridge Cap
B. Canal
C. Valley
D. Gutter

A. U-Bolt
B. Gusset Plate
C. Anchor Bolt
D. Strut
45. A structural member spanning from truss-to-truss
or supporting rafters
A. Girts
B. Purlin
C. Girder
D. Floor Joist

39. A joint produced by lapping two pieces of materials

46. The process of removing concrete forms from the

cured concrete

A. Dado Joint

A. Clearing

B. Butt Joint

B. Stripping

C. Lap Joint

C. Dismantling

D. Sandwiched Joint

D. Deforming Works

40. Another word for handmillon a stair construction

47. Stone placed on a slope to prevent erosion

A. Banister

A. Embankment

B. Hand Guard

B. Flag Stone

C. Balustrade

C. Rip-Rap

D. Stringer

D. Border Stone

41. A rejected building material because of its below

standard grade is called

48. A kind of roof that has four sloping sides

A. Hip Roof

A. Mahogany

B. Gable Roof

B. Ironwood

C. Lean to

C. Softwood

D. Mansard Roof

D. Hardwood

49. In designing a stair, to find the height of the riser,

divide the height of the stair by the number of

56. An opening in the roof for admitting light is called

A. Balustrade
B. Risers
C. Balusters
D. Newel Post
50. The scientific name for wood is
A. APTG
B. CITEM
C. XYLEM
D. TANG
51. The distance between two structural supports
A. Overall Distance
B. Span
C. Bay
D. Overall Distance
52. A nailer strip incorporated in rough concrete wall
to be plastered to act as guide and support for finish
trim around openings and near the base of the wall
A. Plaster Ground
B. Gravel Stop
C. Trimming Guard
D. None of These
53. The building frame construction system that uses
one piece structural stud from the foundation to the
roof
A. Lath Framing
B. Balloon Framing
C. Upright Framing

A. Ocules Lighting
B. Skylight
C. Natural Lighting
D. None of These
57. Prefabrication refers to
A. Pre-construction of components as a part of a whole
B. A system of materials audit
C. Design of a factory
D. Preliminary building procedure
58. A pit in a basement floor made to collect water
into which a pump is placed to pump the liquid to the
sewer pipe
A. Drain Hole
B. Slump
C. Sump
D. None of These
59. The face or front elevation of a building
A. Front View
B. Facade
C. Face Plate
D. Frontal Approach
60. The total of all the tread widths in a stair is called
A. Total Riser
B. Total Run
C. Winder
D. None of These

D. Wall Framing

61. A beam that projects beyond one or both its

support is called

54. A kind of brick used for high temperature

A. Intermediate Beam

A. Fire Brick

B. Continous Beam

B. Thermal Brick

C. Cantilever Beam

C. Cinder Brick

D. Overhanging Beam

D. Fly-ash Brick

62. The most important component to determine the

strength of a concrete mix is

55. Wood coming out from trees with needle leaves,

rather than broad leaves are called

A. Sand
B. Cement

C. Lime

B. Circular Saw

D. Gravel

C. Coping Saw
D. Cross-cut

63. To find the volume of water in a cylindrical tank,

multiply the area of its base by its

70. Wood defects are heart shake, cup shake, star

shake and

A. Diameter

A. Knots

B. Height

B. Discoloration

C. Radius

C. Deterioration

D. None of These

D. Rotten

64. An expansion joints adjacent parts of a structure to

permit expected movements between them is called

71. The major horizontal supporting member of the

floor system is called

A. Truss Joint

A. Rafter

B. Contraction Joint

B. Girder

C. Conduction Joint

C. Purlin

D. Construction Joint

D. Girt

65. The amount of space measured in cubic units

72. The complete records of test conduction (slump,

compression test, etc.) shall be preserved and made
available for inspection during the progress of
construction and after completion of the projects for a
period of not less than

A. Area
B. Volume
C. Perimeter
D. None of These
66. The distance between inflection points in the
column when it breaks is called
A. Development Length
B. Effective Length
C. Cross Sectional Area
D. Equivalent Distance
67. It refers to the occupancy load which either
partially or fully in place or may not be present at all is
called
A. Dead Load
B. Live Load
C. Distributed Load
D. Concentrated Load
68. Walls that support weight from above as well as
their own dead weight
A. Curtain Walls
B. Shoring Walls
C. Load Bearing Walls
D. None of These
69. The other kind of handsaw other than rip-cut saw
is
A. Diagonal Cut Saw

A. 5 Years
B. 3 Years
C. 2 Years
D. 4 Years
73. A one-way concrete slab are used when
A. The slab has no cantilevered portion
B. The slab is being supported by two parallel beams
C. The concrete slab is sloping to all side
D. The concrete slab is reinforced on the near bottom
side
74. A type of concrete floor which has no beam is
called
A. 2-way Slab
B. Flat Slab
C. Ribbed Floor
D. One Way Slab
75. A wall which supports vertical loads in addition to
its weight without the benefit of a complete vertical
load carrying space frame is called
A. Shearing Wall
B. Bearing Wall
C. Curtain Wall
D. Retaining Wall

Division 07 - Thermal and Moisture Protection

Division 08 - Doors and Windows
Division 09 - Finishes
Division 10 - Specialties
Master Format 1995 Divisions (OLD)

Division 11 - Equipment

Division 01 - General Requirements

Division 12 - Furnishings

Division 02 - Site Construction

Division 13 - Special Construction

Division 03 - Concrete

Division 14 - Conveying Systems

Division 04 - Masonry

Division 15 - Mechanical

Division 05 - Metals

Division 16 - Electrical

Division 06 - Wood and Plastics