Uses of Construction Materials

_____ is the most available Manufactured board.

• Laminate

• veneer

• Plyboard

• Drywall

Which answer best describes veneers?

• Heavy sheets of cement and fibers containing cellulose.

• Contains wood, fabric and plaster.

• Thin sheets of wood that come from Rotary or slice cutting either hard or softwood.

• Small chips of wood that are used to make up a sheet of plyboard.

Choose the correct thickness manufactured hardboards usually come in.

• 4mm

• 6mm

• 2mm

• 3mm

Which of the following is not a type of plyboard?

• Shuttering

• Marine

• Internal

• Drywall

It is made by bonding together several layers of wood veneers whether softwood or hardwood.

• Drywall

• Gypsum Board

• Plyboard

• Hard boards

This type of board is manufactured from a composite artificial material and is made from pressing together thin layers of paper and plastic resin.

• Hardboard

• Gypsum board

• Laminate

• Plastic Foam board

What does the acronym MDF stand for?

• Most Density Firmboard

• More Density Fireboard

• Medium Density Fireboard

• Medium Density Firmboard

What does the acronym GWB stand for?

• Gypsum Water Board

• Gypsum Wet Board

• Gypsum Weather Board

• Gypsum Wall Board

These synthetic manufactured boards are water resistant, light weight and durable for a very long time.

• Cement Boards

• Plastic Foam Boards

• Laminate boards

• Gypsum Boards

What is another name for Gypsum wall board?

• Drywall

• Hard Wall Board

• Gypsie Board