A principal member of the truss which extends from one end to the other primarily to resist bending is a

A composition of two or more metals fused together usually to obtain a desired property

A commercially pure iron of fibrous nature, valued for its corrosion resistance and ductility is

The Filipino term for horizontal stud is

The Filipino term for riser

The Filipino term for collar plate is

The Filipino term for temper (metal work)

A beam that projects beyond one or both its support

A modern method of installing wood parquet flooring on wooden boards sub-flooring is by

The standard height of window sills for office rooms in upper floors is

The dimension of commercial acoustic boards for aluminum T-runners used for dropped-ceiling in offices is

The total floor area 16 feet wide by 60 feet deep needs one inch (1”) x 4”(commercial size) T & G flooring. Assuming that the available T & G is 1” x 4” x 16” and the effective width is 3.5” , the total board feet needed is

Humidification and condensation in exterior walls can be minimized by

The staircase of a house has a total run of 3 meters and a total rise of 2.16 meters, the tread width is 11 inches and riser is 7 7/8”, therefore, the stringer length is

The riser of a stair is 6 ½ inches. What is the run using formula R/T = tan (R-3) x 8 degrees

A manual method of squaring the corners of a building lines in building layout, is the use of

When dry conditions are demanded of asphalt tile floor finishes on concrete over earth, apply the waterproofing (WP) steps

The SI unit equal to one joule per second or to the power represented by a current of one ampere flowing across a potential difference of one volt

The SI unit of electric charge equal to the quantity of electricity transferred along the conductor by a current of one ampere in one second

A unit of power equal to 1,000 watts

The basic SI unit of electric current, equivalent to a flow of one coulomb per second or to the steady current produced by one volt applied to one resistance of one ohm

The rate of flow of electric charge in a circuit per unit time measured in amperes

That law that for any circuit the electric current is directly proportional to the voltage and inversely proportional to the resistance

A panel in a casing or box that can readily be removed, as by punching, hammering or cutting to provide an opening into the interior

Metal box with hinge & enclosure. House or fuse box

Are complete optical systems in a single bulb. The bulb contains a filament, reflector and lens.

Contains mercury vapor in a clear quartz arc tube, which when electrically excited, produces visible light of characteristically blue-green color. It is suitable only for limited industrial areas, general outdoor applications and street lighting.

A modification of the mercury vapor with an arc of improved color. In addition to mercury, the arc tube contains metallic vapors such as indium iodide, thallium iodide, or sodium iodide. It possesses therefore increased light output, improved color rendition without the use of phosphors, and small source size.

A device to control the amount of light by reducing the voltage or the current; also called a “rayostat”.

Device which changes either amount or color, or both. of light passing through it.

A fixture producing concentrated direct lighting from a single bulb. It may be recessed in or mounted on the ceiling

What type of building wire has a trade name as Moisture and Heat resistant Thermoplastic used for dry and wet locations?

What type of wire or cable with specifications as underground feeder and branch circuit cable single conductor with operating temperature of either 60 or 75 degrees Centigrade?

What is the nominal systems voltage used for the purpose of computing branch circuits and feeder loads?

A type of alternating current where the alternator comprises of windings mounted at right angles to each other, and provided with separate external connections, current waves will be produced, and each of which will be at its maximum when the other is at zero.

Enclosure for housing the hoisting mechanism and power plant

Arrangement of pipes/ tubing in which vaporized refrigerant is liquefied by the removal of heat

Apparatus for raising or lowering a load by the application of a building force

Passageway made of sheet of metal for conveying air

The ability of a material to regain and rebound to original shape when the load is released

The property of a material that enables it to deform in response to an applied force and to recover its original size and shape upon removal of the force

The property of a material that enables it to absorb energy before rupturing, represented by the area under the stress- strain curve derived from a tensile test of the material.   Ductile materials are tougher than brittle materials.

The lateral deformation produced in a body by an external force that causes one part of the body to slide relative to an adjacent part in a direction parallel to their plane contact

An internal force tangenial to the surface on which it acts, developed by a body in response to shear, shearing in a vertical plane necessarily involves shearing in a horizontal plane and vise versa

An applied force producing or tending to produce shear in the body

A net resultant of shear forces that acts vertically upward on the left part of the structure being considered

A net resultant of shear forces that act vertically downward on the left part of the    structure being considered

A bending moment that produces moment that produces a concave curvature at a section of  a structure

A large heavy nail is referred to as