Module 5 Intro to Construction Drawings

Plans that are used to contour the earth in preparation for a job is known as...

• Civil plans
• Architectural plans
• Structural plans
• Exterior plans

The material to be used for building a wall would be found in the ___________.

• Plumbing plan

• Structural plan

• Civil plan

• Mechanical plan

What information in the drawings title block identifies the project?

• Sheet title
• Company logo
• Drawing number
• Revision block

The information needed to identify lines and other symbols on a construction drawing can be found in the __________.

• Index

• Glossary

• Legend

• Scale

For what are break lines used?

• The object will appear in a seperate drawing
• Hidden object
• Object is too big, used to save space
• Not included in Cutting line view

The alphabet of lines, an area not included in the cutting line view is shown with ________.

• section cuts

• object lines

• break lines

• dimension lines

For what are the grid lines used?

• makes it easy to reference the drawings
• indicates an object has been broken off
• Indicate boundaries on a Cite plan
• show where the topography changes

A dimension is defined as...

• a measurement written as a number
• a measurement written as a symbol
• a measurement written as a word
• a measurement written as a range

One way that an engineer's scale differs from an architectural scale is that the ___________.

• Engineers scale is based on units of 10, architects scale is based on feet and inches

• Engineers scale is based on units of 12, architects scale is based on European measurements

• Engineers scale measures like a ruler, architects scale measures like a tape measure

• Engineers scale is used for short measurements, architects scale is used for long distances.

If you are using a standard ruler as an architects scale, with a scale of 1/8"=1 foot, how far would the wall on the drawing be if you measured 1 1/4"?

• 10 feet
• 1 1/4 feet
• 12 feet
• 13 feet 3 inches