Instructional Terminology - Construction Technologies

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What is the term for a type of asphalt-saturated organic roofing felt that is used as an underlayment for roofs?

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15# Building Paper

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What is the term for a switch that has (2) brass, (1) black, and (1) green set of screws; two switches that control one light from two different locations?

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3-Way Switch

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What is the term for routes in and out of an area or building; ingress or egress?

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Access

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What is the term for a black pipe used to install DWV Systems?

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Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) piping

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What is the term for a connector used to join two different parts, such as pipes made from different materials or with varying thread sizes?

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Adapter

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What is the term for a substance added to concrete before or during mixing, aside from water, aggregates, cementitious materials, and fiber reinforcement, to modify its properties?

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Admixture

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What is the term for bricks made from molded clay that has been dried in the sun?

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Adobe

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What is the term for an essential component of concrete, combined with water and cement, providing strength, thermal and elastic properties, and helping to reduce cracking and shrinkage?

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Aggregate

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What is the term for a network of ducts in an air conditioning system that recycles air back to the air handler for reconditioning?

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Air Return

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What is the term for arranging in a straight line; adjusting according to a line?

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Align