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83 Cards in this Set
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Name the three types of drawings:
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-Isometric
-Perspective -Multiview |
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Name some line types
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-Object Lines
-Hidden Lines -Centerlines -dimension lines -extension lines -break lines |
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What is a scale?
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Scale is a relative size to which an object is drawn
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What is the most common scale?
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1/4" = 1' -0"
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Name some types of prints
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Plot Plan
Floor Plan Elevations Sections Details |
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What would you find on a title block?
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-Project name and location
-Architect's name, location and seal -completion date -Drafter initials -Sheet Number -Name of sheet |
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Whats a abbreviation?
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Letter(s) denoting
complete words |
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-Symbols
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-Pictorial resprestation of a structural or material component
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What is the symbol for wood framed walls and partitions on plan views?
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Two parallel lines with space between them
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Name some construction materials
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Wood
Concrete Brick Brick veneer Metal |
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Name the electrical system components
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-Panelboards
-fuses -circuit breakers -conductors -cable assemblies or cables -raceways -conduit -boxes -switches -receptacles -luminaries (lighting fixtures) |
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Name some mechanical system components
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-Boilers
-Furnaces and air-conditioners -pipe and tubing materials -ductwork -fixtures -radiators -registers |
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A ____ Degree angle is formed between the axes in isometric drawings
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120 degree
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Cutting planes for sections are generally shown on _____?
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Elevations
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Orthographic projections are also referred to as ____ drawings?
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Multiviews
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Dimensions on a print show ____?
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Size
Location Size relationship of parts |
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_________ s a type of raceway used in residential and light commercial buildings
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-Rigid Metal Conduit
-Flexable metal conduit -Electrical metallic tubing |
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What is the purpose of specification?
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They provide general information for all trades involved in the construction of the building as well as specialized information for the individual trade.
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In what additional way are the specifications particularly useful to the electrical contractor?
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All the items needed for a specific job are grouped together and the type and size of each item is indicated.
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What is done to prevent a plan from becoming confusing because of too much detail?
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The floor plan would be separated by trade
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What is the rule for materials?
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All material shall be new
shall be listed bear the appropriate label of the canadian standards |
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Finished grade is shown on a plot plan with ________ Contour lines?
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Solid
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The conventional representation for stairways on plan views is a series of?
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Parallel lines representing risers
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What are shown on floor plans?
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Location of all exterior walls and interior partitions
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Where is the logical place to begin reading a set of prints?
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Title Block
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Extension lines define
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size or location
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When determining door hand, the viewer is consider to be standing where of the door?
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Outside
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Building __________ specify types of materials that must be used for particular aspects of construction
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codes
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What is a wall-mounted distribution cabinet containing overcurrent and short circuit protection devices?
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A Panel
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What is a device with a current and voltage rating, used to open or close an electrical circuit
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A Switch
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What is a receptacle or device that is temporarily or permanently connected to the water distribution system, demands a supply of potable water, and discharges the waste directly or indirectly into the sanitary drainage system
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Fixture
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What is the distribution system for forced air systems
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Ductwork
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What is a single or multi-conductor assembly, with or without an overall jacket?
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Service entrance Cable
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Where would you find the cutting plane for a floor plan?
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On the floor being shown
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Where would you look to find the name of the consulting engineer?
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Title Block
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Which drawing would be used to determine the height of a particular piece of equipment?
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Elevation
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Which is the most commonly used scale for floor plans?
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1/4" = 1'
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What is a scaled drawing that shows the shape and size of the building lot, location, shape and overall size for a house on the lot and the finish floor elevation.
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Plot View
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What is a scaled plan, elevation or section drawn to a larger scale to show special features
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Detail
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Prints made using the electrostatic method have block lines on what type of backround
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White
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What is a drafting instrument used to draw arcs and circles
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Compass
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A floor plan is a scaled view of the various floors in a house looking directly down from a horizontal cutting plane taken ______ above each finished floor?
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5'-0"
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What is a scaled view looking directly at an object such as a wall
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Elevation
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In print reading, the front view is referred to as the _________ elevation?
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Front
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Dimension lines may be terminated by
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Arrowheads, slashes or dots
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when sketching a horizontal line, the end points are located with what to indicate the position and length of the line
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Dots
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What is the distance from circumference to circumference passing through the center point.
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Diameter
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The abbreviation of R stands for
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Range, Riser or Room
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Electrical switches are shown with letters and numbers, therefore switch is donoted with a
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S
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What is a strip of privately owned land set aside for placement of public utilities
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Easement
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What grade is the slope of the land before rough grading and is represented by dashed lines?
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Natural Grade
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Whats this line?
_______________________________________________ Thick line |
Object line
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Whats this line?
-------------------------------------------- |
Hidden Line
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Whats this line?
_______________ _ _______ _ ____________ |
Centerline
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Whats this line
|<----------------- 3" ------------->| |
Extension and Dimension
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Whats this line?
_________ _ _ ____________ _ _ ____ |
Cutting Plane
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What is a common type of residential construction
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Frame
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Solid core doors at least what thickness are required for exterior openings?
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1 3/4"
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What circuits include all conductors between the service equipment and sub panels?
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Feeder
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Ductwork is made from?
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Galvanized sheet metal
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Dimension lumber measurements are stated in the following order
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Thickness, width and legth
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What walk is a walkway that extends from a driveway or public sidewalk to the front entrance of a building
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Front
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Exterior walls in a platform-framed building consist of
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Bottom Plates
Studs Double top plates |
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Standard what for doors indicate the types of doors, sizes, number of lights in each door and locations
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Tables
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Finish materials include types of siding, concrete, concrete masonry units and
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Insulating concrete forms
brick stone |
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To show a window swing on a plane, what lines are used?
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Dashed
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A forced warm air heating system is a residential heating system that uses a what to draw air (return air) from rooms through return air grilles and ductwork
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Blower
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The major components of a plumbing system is
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Water supply piping
sanitary drainage vent piping |
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Three basic types of pictorial drawings are
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Perspective
Isometric Oblique |
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To show door swing on a plan, what lines are used
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Solid
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Building permits must be obtained after the plans and specifications are completed by the WHO and before the construction begins
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Contractor
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On your job, changes were made from the original drawing. What must you as the electrical contractor submit when the job is complete?
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As built drawings
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What is the purpose of using electrical symbols on plans?
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To graphically represent electrical products and systems
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What type of conductor used for branch circuit wiring is indicated using short lines?
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Ungrounded
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What plan view will most likely have an arrow pointing north?
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Site plan
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What are schedules used for on a drawing sheet?
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Lists of equipment
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What are three types of electrical panels that you could find in an electrical drawing?
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Distribution, Lighting and power
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Which of the following is an architectural drafting symbol used for diagrams?
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Frame
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What type of line is used to show changes in elevation?
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Contour line
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Which of the following is included in a technical drawing?
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Lines
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What are Pictorial drawings
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They are three-dimensional drawings that show two or more surfaces of an object in one view.
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Name three types of scales
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Architects
Engineer Metric |
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What are Shop Drawings
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Shop drawings are used by equipment manufacturers to show details of custom-made equipment for a specific job.
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