COSC 275 FINAL ACTUAL EXAM PALMER

COSC 275 FINAL (ACTUAL / ) EXAM PALMER

QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS

Sheathing - ----Answers----Plywood, waferboard, oriented strand board, or lumber used to close up side walls, floors, or roofs preparatory to the installation of finish materials on the surface. The sheathing grades of lumber are also commonly used for pallets, crates, and certain industrial products.

Flashing - ----Answers----A thin, impervious sheet of material placed in construction to prevent water penetration or direct the flow of water. Flashing is used especially at roof hips and valleys, roof penetrations, joints between a roof and a vertical wall, and in masonry walls to direct the flow of water and moisture.

Vapor Barriers - ----Answers----Material used to prevent the passage of vapor or moisture into a structure or another material, thus preventing condensation within them.

Bond breakers - ----Answers----A material used to prevent adhesion between freshly placed concrete and the substrate.

Storefront sashes - ----Answers----An assembly of light metal members that form a frame for a fixed-glass storefront

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Curtain walls - ----Answers----The exterior closure or skin of a building that is non-load-bearing and is not supported by beams or girders.

Veneer - ----Answers----A masonry facing attached to the backup, but not so bonded as to act with it under load.

Lintel - ----Answers----A horizontal supporting member, installed above an opening such as a window or a door, that serves to carry the weight of the wall above it.

Shop drawing - ----Answers----what the sub is going to do for the GC that details everything (like an expansion for the drawings).

Mortar is for sticking material together, grout is for filling a space in - ----Answers----Mortar vs Grout

Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan - ----Answers---- SWPPP

Building footprint - ----Answers----where a building sits

P is the power or panel, 11 is the current - ----Answers----ex.P1-11

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