Terminology
Section Reviews
Stat Facts
Const Truths
Chapter Review
100

Side view of a building or object, showing height and width?

Elevation Drawing

100

Code books and specifications for a construction project often include the meanings of?

symbols

100

What would you use to clarify any discrepancies in the plans?

Request for Information (RFI)

100

What does HVAC stand for?

Heating , ventilating, and air conditioning

100

The title block generally contains?

Revision blocks

200

The making of a set of construction drawings with the aid of a computer?

Computer-aided drafting (CAD)

200

A description of the symbols and abbreviations used in a set of drawings?

Legend

200

What year was the LEED program launched?

1988

200

What does 1"=20'0". mean on a site plan drawing?

1inch equals 20 feet

200

On a gridline system, a grid divides the area into small parts called?

bays

300

A line on a drawing with a measurement indicating length?

Dimension Line

300

Engineered drawings that show the mechanical systems, such as motorsand piping?

Mechanical plans

300

What drawing is a type of three-dimensional drawing also known as a pictorial illustration. They usually depict objects at a 30-degree angle to provide a three-dimensional perspective rather than a flat two-dimensional view?

Isometric Drawing

300

Where is the Title Block normally found on a construction drawing?

Lower right-hand corner

300

An Engineer's scale is set up in multiples of?

10

400

Drawings that represent a material or component on a plan?

Symbols

400

In common blueprint what does the abbreviations LF stand for?

Linear foot

400

How many basic construction drawing components are there?

6

400

How would find placement of the grills, registers, diffusers, and ceiling devices?

Architectural reflected ceiling plans

400

Electrical plans can include?

Lighting plans

500

A specialized ruler used in making or measuring reduced scale drawings. The ruler is marked with a range of calibrated ratios for laying out distances, with scales indicating feet, inches, and fractions of inches. Used on drawings other than site plans?

Architect's scale

500

Shows where an object has been broken off to save space on the drawing?

Break Line

500

What was the name of the English astronomer who invented blueprints in 1842?

Sir John F. Herschel

500

What are two major truths about piping and instrumentation drawings (P&IDs)?

They are always drawn Not To Scale (NTS) and they do not indicate N,S,E,W

500

The alphabet of lines consists of?

the line types used on a construction drawing