when the soil beneath the building is not exceptionally well drained and it is necessary to exclude dampness, the best material to use which is installed beneath the concrete slab is

auger is part of

an expansion joint on adjacent parts of a structure to permit expected movements between them is called

a vault springing from an abutment higher at one side than the other

a climatic factor that is considered in the structural and architectural design of tall buildings

the section of which the moment changes from positive to negative is called

glass block are included in what division of the master specs

one method of leveling batterboards without the transit is the use of

a system of framing a building on which floor joist of each storey rest on the top plates of the storey below and the bearing walls and partitions rest on the subfloor of each storey is known as the

the continuous polymeric sheets that are impermeable used as lining of pools lagoons or canals are called

the filipino term for bottom chord

a high speed rotary shaping hand power tool used to make smooth cutting and curving on solid wood is called

the capacity of a wall to hold moisture is important in the design of dwelling units. select the best material which will reduce moisture in a wall when used

it refers to the occupancy load which either partially or fully in place or may not be present at all is called

the total of all the tread widths in a stair is called

is a suspended ceiling system in which the grid and individual acoustics, illumination and air handling elements are combined to form a single, integrated system

a hard, brittle, chemically inert substance produced by fusing silica together with a flux and a stabilizer that cools to a rigid condition without crystallization is

in the design of a large shopping center where space is required, interval of columns can be wider than the ordinary by adopting a structural method of construction called

instrument or tool capable of vertical and horizontal line check is called

pavements made of unit pavers with spacing in between to accommodate grass or ground covers over a top soil mix

a horizontal piece of wood, stone, steel or concrete across the top of door or window opening to bear the weight of the wall above the opening

a type of concrete floor which has no beam is called

filipino term for horizontal stud is

most economical material

the most widely used flux in floor and wall tiles is the mineral

drywalls are customarily finish with

the scientific name for wood is

it is also known as rock lining which is a constructed layer of stone that is placed to prevent erosion of a structure

the condition reached when all free water in a log passes out or is removed but all the absorbed water remains is called