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This section includes 26 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Civil Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Green carpentry is a specialization in the use of green timber. |
A. | False |
B. | True |
Answer» B. True | |
2. |
Wood with less than 25% moisture (dry weight basis) can remain free of decay for centuries. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
3. |
Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) comes in 1 \(\frac{3}{4}\) inch thicknesses with depths such as 9 \(\frac{1}{2}\), 11 \(\frac{7}{8}\), 14, 16, 18, and 24 inches, and are often doubled or tripled up. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
4. |
Dimensional lumber is lumber that is cut to standardized width and depth, specified in inches. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
5. |
Rough lumber is supplied in standard sizes, mostly for the construction industry. |
A. | False |
B. | True |
Answer» B. True | |
6. |
Wood contains water in three forms- vapour, bound or hygroscopic water and ____________ |
A. | contact water |
B. | capillary water |
C. | free water |
D. | bulk water |
Answer» D. bulk water | |
7. |
The vertical timbers include _______ and wall studs. |
A. | logs |
B. | sheds |
C. | posts |
D. | plank |
Answer» D. plank | |
8. |
A _______________ is a carpenter who does fine and detailed work specializing in the making of cabinets made from wood, wardrobes, dressers, storage chest, and other furniture designed for storage. |
A. | Scenic carpenter |
B. | Log builder |
C. | Trim carpenter |
D. | Cabinetmaker |
Answer» E. | |
9. |
_______________ is a skilled trade in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials. |
A. | Masonry |
B. | Plumber |
C. | Architecture |
D. | Carpentry |
Answer» E. | |
10. |
One among the following is the insect and mollusk which is not responsible for the decay of timber? |
A. | Marine borers |
B. | Snake |
C. | Termites |
D. | Woodboring beetles |
Answer» C. Termites | |
11. |
___________ is a type of wood that has been processed into beams and planks, a stage in the process of wood production. |
A. | Log |
B. | Plank |
C. | Timber |
D. | Trees |
Answer» D. Trees | |
12. |
DIMENSIONAL_LUMBER_IS_LUMBER_THAT_IS_CUT_TO_STANDARDIZED_WIDTH_AND_DEPTH,_SPECIFIED_IN_INCHES.?$ |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
13. |
Wood with less than 25% moisture (dry weight basis) can remain free of decay for centuries.$ |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
14. |
Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) comes in 1 3‚ÅÑ4 inch thicknesses with depths such as 9 1‚ÅÑ2, 11 7‚ÅÑ8, 14, 16, 18, and 24 inches, and are often doubled or tripled up.$# |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
15. |
Box frame is a simple timber frame made of straight vertical and horizontal pieces with a common rafter roof without purlins. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
16. |
Carpenters normally framed post-and-beam buildings until the end of the 19th century; now this old fashioned carpentry is called timber framing. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
17. |
Green carpentry is the specialization in the use of green timber. |
A. | False |
B. | True |
Answer» B. True | |
18. |
The seasoning of lumber is typically either kiln- or air-dried. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
19. |
Rough lumber is supplied in standard sizes, mostly for the construction industr? |
A. | False |
B. | True |
Answer» B. True | |
20. |
Wood contains water in three forms- vapour, bound or hygroscopic water and____________ |
A. | contact water |
B. | capillary water |
C. | free water |
D. | bulk water |
Answer» D. bulk water | |
21. |
The vertical timbers include _______and wall studs. |
A. | logs |
B. | sheds |
C. | posts |
D. | plank |
Answer» D. plank | |
22. |
A _______________is a carpenter who does fine and detailed work specializing in the making of cabinets made from wood, wardrobes, dressers, storage chest, and other furniture designed for storage. |
A. | Scenic carpenter |
B. | Log builder |
C. | Trim carpenter |
D. | Cabinetmaker |
Answer» E. | |
23. |
_______________is a skilled trade in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials. |
A. | Masonry |
B. | Plumber |
C. | Architecture |
D. | Carpentry |
Answer» E. | |
24. |
There are two main natural forces responsible for causing defects in timber: abnormal growth and ____________________ |
A. | rupture of tissues |
B. | insects |
C. | frost |
D. | rain |
Answer» B. insects | |
25. |
One among the following is the insect and mollusc which is not responsible for the decay of timber- |
A. | Marine borers |
B. | Snake |
C. | Termites |
D. | Woodboring beetles |
Answer» C. Termites | |
26. |
___________is a type of wood that has been processed into beams and planks, a stage in the process of wood production. |
A. | Log |
B. | Plank |
C. | Timber |
D. | Trees |
Answer» D. Trees | |