Building Materials, Fasteners and Adhesives

Wood fibers are bound together by a substance called _____.

• Lignon

• lanolin

• lignite

• lactose

Which of the following is not an advantage of wood as a building material?

• It is relatively light in weight, but durable

• It is easily worked

• It is immune to damage from insects and weather

• It is immune to corrosion.

The term quarter-sawed means _____.

• only one-fourth of the tree is used

• the lumber is classified as softwood

• the lumber is cut with the growth rings at an angle greater than 45 degrees

• the log is cut into four equal lengths before it is cut into lumber

Light framing lumber is classified as _________ lumber.

• dimension

• common

• rough

• shiplapped

Which of these core materials is most common in softwood plywood?

• veneer

• particleboard

• lumber

• fiberboard

Which grade of hardboard can be used in exterior applications?

• standard

• particleboard

• tempered

• pegboard

An engineered wood product that consists of wood particles combined with a binder and is formed into

panels under heat and pressure is classified as _____.

• particle veneer

• plywood

• oriented strand board (OSB)

• particleboard

Which of these types of engineered lumber would be more likely to be used for millwork than as support beams? ( Looks Versus Strength)

• Glulam

• laminated veneer lumber (LVL)

• parallel strand lumber (PSL)

• laminated strand lumber (LSL)

Concrete that has hardened but not yet gained structural strength, is referred to as _____.

• raw

• green

• uncured

• unstabled

A wood I-Beam or I- Joist consists of a web of OSB with flanges bonded to the __________ and ____________.

• Left and right

• side to side

• bottom and top

• end to end