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ARCHITECTURE LICENSURE EXAMINATION 2018
CANOY, CHRISTIAN PAUL DE PEDRO

1 Short metal "T" beam used in suspended ceiling systems to bridge the spaces between the main beams. Cross Tee
2 Pantile
Clay roofing tile approximately semi cylindrical in shape laid in courses with units having their convex side alternately up
3 Mission Tile
and down.
4 Groove cut into a board or panel intended to receive the edge of a connecting board. Dado
5 Part of the building foundation which forms the permanent retaining wall of the structure below grade. Foundation Wall
Part of a foundation system which supports the exterior walls of a superstructure and bears directly on the column
6 Grade Beam
footing.
7 Black, tar like waterproofing material applied to the exterior of a foundation wall. Dampproofing
8 System of framing a building in which the studs are continuous to roof supporting second floor joints. Balloon Framing
System of framing a building on which floor joists of each storey rest on the top plates of the storey below and the bearing
9 Western Framing
walls and partitions rest on the subfloor of each storey.
.An exterior security lock installed on exterior entry doors that can be activated only with a
10 Dead Bolt
key or thumb-turn.
11 Rough plaster finish obtained by flinging plaster on a wall with a hand operated machine. Tryolean Finish
12 Principal member of the truss which extends from one end to the other primarily to resist bending. Chord
13 Composition of two or more metals fused together usually to obtain a desired property. Alloy
14 Horizontal distance from the face of a lock or latch to the center of the knob or lock cylinder. Backset
15 Vertical members in a railing used between a top rail and bottom rail or the stair treads. Baluster
An iron alloy usually including carbon and silicon which has high compressive strength but
16 Cast Iron
low tensile strength.
Ferrous metal that offers great resistance to abrassion and finds important use in the cutting edges of heavy digging
17 Nickel Steel
tools.
18 Commercially pure iron of fibrous nature, valued for its corrosion resistance and ductility. Wrought Iron
19 Window or door in which two panes of glass are used with a sealed air space between. Double Glass
20 The wall of Intramuros. Fortification
21 Concrete slab should have a minimum clearance. 15mm
22 Special type of plate girder consisting of tees, angles and multiple web. Hybrid Girder
23 Beam that projects beyond one or both its support. Cantilever Beam
24 Wall (bearing or non-bearing) designed to resist lateral forces parallel to the wall. Shear Wall
25 Modern method of installing wood parquet flooring on wooden boards sub-flooring. Gluing / Pasting
26 Standard height of window sills for office rooms in upper floors. 0.90 mtrs.
27 Dimension of commercial acoustic boards for aluminum T-runners used for dropped-ceiling in offices. 24" x 48" x 1/2"
28 Horizontal exterior roof overhang. Eaves
29 Structural method used for longer span/ interval of columns. Post-tensioning
Building paper sheathing
30 Humidification and condensation in exterior walls are minimized by providing.
and space filled
31 Corrugated metal or concrete barrier walls installed around a basement window to hold back the earth. Area Wells
32 Type of slab when the ratio of short span to the long span of a slab is less than 0.50. One-Way Slab
33 Tar paper. Installed under the roof shingles. Felt
34 Longitudinal beams which rest on the top chord and preferably at the joints of the truss. Purlins
35 The section of which the moment changes from positive to negative. Inflection Point
36 Narrow strip of wood applied to cover a joint along the edges of two parallel boards in the same plane. Batten
37 A wood or plywood piece used to fasten the ends of two members together at a butt joint with nails or bolts. Fish Plate or Gusset Plate
38 The stressing of unbounded tendons after concrete has cured. Post-tensioning
39 The boxing in of covering a joist, beam or girder to give the appearance of a larger beam. Beam Blocking
Pressure exerted against the underground portion of a building created by the
40 Atmospheric Pressure
presence of water in the soil.
Window which projects outside the main line of a building and the compartment in which it is locate
41 Bay Window
extends to the floor.
42 Joint employed to reduce restraint by accommodating movement of masonry walls. Control Joints
43 Joint used for adjoining existing building to new building. Expansion Joint
44 Joint formed when a concrete surface hardens before the next batch of concrete is placed against it. Cold Joint
Joint used when vertical and horizontal surface is reinforced concrete where concreting was stopped
45 Construction Joint
and continued later.

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