Exteriors Questions Flashcards

Action by which the surface of a liquid, where it is in contact with a solid, is elevated or depressed, depending on the relative attraction of the molecules of the liquid for each other and for those of the solid.

Window and door framing.

To fill a joint with mastic or asphalt cement to prevent leaks.

Essential chemical for process of photosynthesis whereby carbon dioxide and water convert to sugars and oxygen to provide nutrition and energy to plants.

Tank used to catch and store rain water.

Fine textured soil that usually forms hard clods when dry and is sticky when wet. Moist clay soil that is squeezed between thumb and forefinger forms a long, flexible ribbon. Fine clays high in colloids lack plasticity at the moisture levels.

Soil that breaks into clods that are hard when dry. Moist clay loam soil that is squeezed between thumb and forefinger forms a thin ribbon that breaks redily, barely sustaining its own weight. The moist soil id plastic and forms a cast that can bear much handling. When kneaded in the hand, it will work into a heavy compact mass. Clay loam is defined as moderately fine soil.

Window or strip of windows, generally between two levels of roof, that allows light to enter the interior of a building.

Soils that consist of individual particles that are seen by the naked eye, such as sand and gravel. Compacted coarse grained soils are dense with few voids.

A layer of viscous asphalt applied to the base material in which granules or other surfacing materials are embedded.

Reduction of voids under a load.

Excessive decrease in volume of soft soil and under load.

The force being applied to the wood grain. Example with a waterbed in the center span of a floor joist, the top edge is in compression and the bottom edge is a tension.

Mixture of hydraulic cement, fine aggregate, coarse aggregate, and water, with or without an admixture.

Feel of the foil and ease with which a lump is crushed by the fingers.