BLDG. TECH 1 FINAL EXAMINATION

These are usually found in broad-leaved temperate and tropical forests. In temperate and boreal latitudes they are mostly deciduous, but in tropics and subtropics mostly evergreen.

• Rain Forrest

• Pine Trees

• SoftWood

• Hardwood

a type of wood that is cut from trees belonging to gymnosperms, such as coniferous trees.

• Lumber

• Pine Tree

• Hardwoods

• Softwoods

a material that, when freshly prepared, polished, or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electricity and heat relatively well. They are typically malleable or ductile.

• Glass

• Wood

• Metals

• Ceramic Tiles

a piece of rock. It is a mass of hard, compacted mineral. The word is often used to mean a small piece of rock.

• Gravel

• Stone

• Clay

• Sand

a non-crystalline, often transparent amorphous solid, that has widespread practical, technological, and decorative use.

• Glazing

• Rock

• Metal

• Glass

a heavy, rough building material made from a mixture of broken stone or gravel, sand, cement, and water, that can be spread or poured into molds and that forms a mass resembling stone on hardening.

• Plaster

• Hollow Block

• Mortar

• Concrete

one of the most important building materials, is a binding agent that sets and hardens to adhere to building units such as stones, bricks, tiles etc.

• Adhesive

• Concrete

• Cement

• Plaster

Aggregates are inert granular materials such as sand, gravel, or crushed stone that, along with water and portland cement, are an essential ingredient in concrete.

• Concrete

• Plaster

• Mortar

• Aggregates

any substance that is capable of holding materials together in a functional manner by surface attachment that resists separation.

• Sealant

• Glue

• Adhesives

• Epoxy

a substance used to block the passage of fluids through the surface or joints or openings in materials.

• Silicon

• Epoxy

• Adhesive

• Sealant