Building Construction Worksheet

Distributes the weight of a building over large area.

• footing

• lintel

• pier

• walls

Footing which supports a wall by extending along the entire length of the wall

• cantilever footing

• combined footing

• isolated footing

• wall footing

Footing which supports two-column loads or sometimes three-column loads not in a row

• cantilever footing

• combined footing

• isolated footing

• wall footing

Footing which supports a row of three or more columns

• cantilever footing

• combined footing

• continuous footing

• wall footing

Wooden sticks or posts driven to the ground

• batter board

• level

• stake

• string

Footing which supports a wall by extending along the entire length of the wall

• cantilever footing

• combined footing

• isolated footing

• wall footing

Amorphous silica cement that hardens as silica gel by reacting Chemically with alkali in water

• pozzolan cement

• northern cement

• union cement

• standard cement

The most common type of reinforced concrete floor system

• flat slab

• one-way solid slab

• ribbed floor

• two-way solid slab

Used for establishing reference point

• batter board

• level

• stake

• string

Usually built after the completion of the main structural framework of the dwelling unit

• ceiling

• post

• stairway

• wall construction